Beer Ads In Mail Until April 7 Opinion From Post Office
Washington D C March 33 An informal opinion at the postoffice department held that newspapers publishing beer and wine advertisements before midnight April 6 would be violating the law The 1917 act bans any mail ad or solicitation for intoxicating liquors Horace J Donnelly said no formal ruling would be issued unless a case is filed Farley has given no attention to the subject No action planned without a complaint Also an advertising blurb for a rental expert airs in the paper.
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Washington, D. C
Postoffice Department
United States
Horace J. Donnelly
Post Office Department
Farley
Rails to Compete With Tracks in Hauling of Beer
Southwestern railroads seek new rates to haul beer and ale reducing first year charges from 32 percent of existing to 2.12 percent for minimum shipments around 30,000 pounds. The Interstate Commerce Commission was asked to grant immediate effect claiming trucks would benefit and weather would allow lower rail costs. PURSE STOLEN Theft of $16 from a purse at Mrs. Max Sheff’s home, 112 East Gullwood Avenue, reported by police. The Casino Club reported theft of $25 worth of tobacco and cigars.
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Washington, D. C
Southwestern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Max Sheff
East Gullwood Avenue
Chicago Prepares Grand Beer Celebration
Chicago plans a major beer fete with 100000 barrels ready for sale at 1 p.m. April 16 under a 3.2 percent beer permit ruling. Officials say seven licensed breweries will deliver about 200000 barrels aged for the event, with sales beginning one minute after 1 o'clock.
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Chicago
Wholesale Credit Men Elect Betters as Chief
San Antonio Wholesale Credit Men's association elected Betters as president at the annual meeting Thursday. Hudson was named first vice president and Bivins second vice president. Wiemers retires from the presidency. Board members elected include Barret, Graff, Barclay, Pruitt, Summers, Van Hoogenhuyse, Roemer, Smith, Froebel, Merger, Cody, and Schilerer.
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Wholesale Credit Men
Betters
V. Betters
A. B. Frank Couany
San Antonio Wholesale Credit Men's Association
OG. A Hudson
Newton & Weller Company
W. EH. Bivins
San Antonio Cortes Company
ED. Wiemers
John W. Barret
H. W. Graff
Robert Barclay
R. T. Pruitt
T. C. Summers
William van Hoogenhuyse
J. ¥. Roemer
L. R. Smith
H. A. Froebel
B. W. Merger
A. ©. Cody
Herman Schilerer
Henry A. Hirshberg
Special Train to Carry Oklahomaans to Oasis
Oklahoma City March 22 The parched throat special will carry Oklahomans to Joplin Missouri or other points deerward on April 7 announced by W L Huggins Jr local traffic manager for the St Louis San Francisco railway The destination will depend on the crowd s wishes and the train may go as far as St Louis The new 32 percent beer has not been legalized in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City
Joplin
W. L. Huggins Jr
St. Louis-San Francisco
Huggins
Louis
Oklahoma
Prohibition Easing Sparks St Louis Beer Boom
St Louis gears up for legal beer sale with Anheuser Busch and Falstaff investing about 7.2 million. Breweries plan openings at 1 p m on April 7 and other plants across the region prepare to resume or start beer distribution. The saloon equipment trade rises with demand for dispensing gear and parlors, while hotels upgrade bars in anticipation of revived trade.
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ST. Louis
Anheus#c-Busch corporation
Falstaff Corporation
St. Loubang
Plans Set for Fiesta Parade Entries in San Antonio
More than 100 San Antonio firms have registered for entries in the Fiesta de San Ja sinks trades parade with an estimate of 300 total entries. A. G. Todoure, chairman, will report at a 7:30 p.m. association meeting at the Guhter hotel. Ralph Durkee will discuss the Alamo pilgrimage and Merrill Bishop the school queens parade progress. K. E. Livrey will preside.
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San Antonio
Alamo
Merrill Bishop
Queens Parade
K. E. Livrey
Arrests Expected in Wilkens Attack
Police expect to arrest two youths over the February 21 assault on Judge J Ed Wilkens and theft of his automobile. One youth was seized by Radio Patrolman Charles Ogden. another brother and a third youth are being sought. The judge was hailed and struck with an iron pipe as he drove to Flores Street, his car later recovered.
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J. Ed Wilkens
Charles Ogden
Judge Wilkens
Flores Street
City Refuses to Endorse School Board Candidates
Mayor C. K. Quin declared the city would not involve itself in the upcoming school board election. He said reports of city endorsement were circulated, but no overtures were accepted and no city support would be given to any candidate.
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C. K. Quin
Distillery Raided. Prohibition Agents Seize Whiskey
Local prohibition agents raided a distillery 11 miles south of Pleasanton uncovering 74 gallons of whiskey, 415 gallons of mash, and a one r gallon plus a 39 gallon still. Two men face federal liquor complaints as of Thursday.
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Apenta
Pleasanton
Pretzel Bending Champion Foresees Brighter Future
Reading, Pa March twenty three 4 Beers comeback has revived the national championship ambition of Pennsylvania pretzel bending star Helen Hoffer. At 22 she held the state crown by twisting 48 pretzels a minute and now seeks American supremacy. Working daily she bends one and a half times her weight in pretzels and aims for higher records. She has bent 20 million pretzels at her factory job and outpaced thousands of other workers amid a pretzel industry worth millions in Pennsylvania.
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Reading
ambiWona
Pennsylvania
Helan Hoffer
Hoffer
Positive Relief For Itchy Skin
An advertisement touts an ointment that melts into the skin to reach pores and effectively kills itch causing conditions such as tetter ringworm and foot itch. It promises quick relief and offers money back if it fails.
Here's How to Savvy Beer Talk From the Atsocsted Pree
A historical glossary detailing old time beer terminology and their definitions. It covers terms like lager, ale, porter, stout and slang such as suds, growler, stein, and punchy dialects, tracing origins from German words and noting typical alcohol contents and vessel names.
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KR. Wahl
Wahl-Helmus Institute
Jim
United States
America
Alan
Vintners Resist 3.2 Percent Wine Legalization Push
San Francisco dispatch reports vintners in California ignore a law allowing 3.2 percent wine as brewers prep kegs for April 6, while industry leaders insist the product is not wine and vow to press for legalization of naturally fermented light wines around 10 percent alcohol. They store millions of gallons of existing wine and plan continued opposition to the 3.2 percent measure.
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San Francisco
California
Brewers Faced by Barrel Shortage
CHICAGO March 23 Joseph Dubin editor of Brewery Age said today the brewing industry was fazed with a shortage of barrels. The sudden rush for barrels has shown a serious shortage of barrel timber. Ordinarily it takes about six months to properly cure and treat timber.
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Chicago
Joseph Dubin
Brewery Age
Light tremor felt in Los Angeles at 12 40 a m
A slight earthquake was felt in Los Angeles just after 12 40 a m today. The tremor lasted under three seconds and caused no damage.
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Los Angeles
Officer Denies War Secrets in Berlin Affair Trial
The defense contends Lt Dana-Daithew betrayed military secrets to a German woman alias Marie Louise in Berlin. Prosecution produced letters from the woman claiming payment in money tied to the case. The witness said the liaison occurred along a lake district in Berlin with train transport and shared riverbank bathing. he admitted paying for early entertainments before she largely bore costs and failed to learn her true identity.
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Berlin
Tim
Marie Louise
Baillie~ Stewart
Datlie-Gitewart
Sandnurat Military Academy
Prince Henry
Casey
Lake District
Santifie
Direct city police teletype links boost San Antonio crime duty
installation of direct teletype links between state highway patrol HQ in Austin and the San Antonio police broadcasting room enables constant direct contact with police in major U.S. cities. Chief Owen W. Kilday said the system will speed messages to Boston Baltimore Denver New York St Louis and Washington. the setup, including renewed motorcycles with short wave sets, aims to improve locating suspects fleeing to other towns.
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State Highway Patrol
Ab Austin
San Antonio
Austin
Police
Old Mill Operators to Hold Convention in Houston
In Houston on March 2 a joint convention of the National Oil Mill Superintendents' Association and the National Oil Mill Manufacturers and Supply Association will meet May 24 to 26. About 200 delegates are expected to attend.
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Houston
Texas
Natonal Oi Mill Superintendents’ Association
National Oil Mill Manufacurers and Supply Association
April 6 Big Day in U S History
A scrambled historical note marks April 6 as a date of significance with events including George Washington’s election in 1789, the Battle of Shiloh in 1862, Admiral Peary's North Pole claim in 1900, and the U S declaration of war on Germany in 1917, noting time zone differences and OCR errors.
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George Washington
Shitoh
Admiral Peary
North Pole
United States
Germany
Report urges removal of oil proration officer
Oklahoma City March 23 17 TS learned on good authority today the tentative draft of the Oklahoma oil investigating committee report to the Oklahoma legislature recommends immediate removal of Col Cicero I Murray as military proration reinforcement officer in Oklahoma City field We condemn Col Cicero I Murray as not qualified to hold this position of responsibility and trust and urge his immediate dismissal Legislators concede the final report may not include this recommendation Colonel Murray is a distant relative of Governor W H Murrey and is attorney for the oil states advisory committee
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Oklahoma City
Senare Oil Investigating Committee
Oklahoma Legislative
Cicero I. Murray
Murray
W. H. Murrey
Oil States’ Advisory Committee
Massachusetts Beer Bill Reported
The joint legislative committee on legal affairs voted unanimously to report a bill permitting the manufacture and bottling of 3.2 per cent beer in Massachusetts. The measure will be reported to the Senate this afternoon, with hopes of prompt action, and could go before the House of Representatives tomorrow. ENGLISH CLERIC DEAD. Rev David Brook, 79, longtime figure in the English Free church, died today.
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Bostok
Joint Legislative Committee On
Massachusetts
Senate
Home of Representatives
London
David Brook
English Free Church
Prescription bill approved by judiciary committee
Washington report notes the Cellar bill to liberalize physicians prescription of Wanor spirits passed the judiciary committee by 10 to 2. It mirrors the House version with no floor amendment on liquor authorization. The measure targets spiritous and vinous liquors and awaits rules committee privileged status.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Sumners
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