Believes He Became Mad Police Told
Grand Rapids Mich April 4 43 year old school principal Henry B Bedford hospitalized admitted to officials he strangled Mrs Marie Sue Bengert 28 and her two children 8 and 3 months Then he attempted suicide by gas after finding his lover would not live with him Prosecutor Bartel Jonkman said Bedford confessed he strangled Mrs Bengert and Carl then placed the baby in the gas oven and turned on the stove gas He said I wanted to die A first degree murder warrant will be prepared
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Henry B. Bedford
Marie Sue Bengert
Carl
Bartel Jonkman
Bedford
Bengerts
Jonkman
Beer Sent to White House by Roosevelt In April
Washington April 7 shipments of beer delivered to President Roosevelt were forwarded to the National Press Club with his compliments. Breweries of Washington Baltimore and Milwaukee sent cases of the new brew to the White House. Mrs Roosevelt said beer would be served to those who desired it but she did not care for any herself. The President reserved comment on whether he would drink, but none appears to be going to, he served right away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
National Preen Club
Baltimore
Milwaukee
White House
Retail trade rises as Easter buying boosts sales
New York April 7 Volumes of business in several lines reach new yearly highs per Dunn and Bradstreet. Retail sales this week rise on eastern demand with merchants reporting stronger newspaper advertising responses nearly double last year in some cases. Trade shows steady gains since the banking holiday and Easter buying is expected to lift momentum with spring. Plans for expansion are under way as faith in the financial system strengthens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dunn and Bradstreet, Inc
Hard On Lawns And Gardens In Canon City
In Canon City Colorado on April 7 drought and slow growth drive horses and range cattle onto lawns and gardens near the town. A daily roundup by cowboy policemen is needed to curb the intrusions and protect green forage.
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Canon City
Colo
Forestry Conservation Corps To Be Well Supplied In Camps
Washington April 7 The forestry conservation corps begins mobilization supplying recruits with olive drab workwear and two blankets. Army tents and surplus gear support 200 man camps with state and forest service equipment. Recruits earn 300 monthly, allotting 22 to 25 to dependents, with entertainment planned by Red Cross and other groups.
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Forestry Conservation Corps
Washington
Roosevelt
Robert Fechner
War Department
Forestry and Park Services
Army
The
Red Cross
M.C. A. Knights of Columbus
Akron Survivors Testify On Airship Plunge Details
Three Akron survivors Lieutenant Commander Herbert Wiley Richard Deal boatswain Moody Erwin testified before a House committee in Washington. Wiley described the gust that hit the airship just before rudder controls failed and Erwin said the ship was badly heavy while he struggled to keep it steady at 1600 feet. He noted lightning blinded him and he exited through a cupboard as the ship dropped.
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Washington
Akron
Atlantic
Houses
Herbert ¥. Wiley
Richard. E. Deal
Moody. E. Erwin
Wiley
Vinson
Erwin
Wolf At Door Only Raccoon
Chicago officers chased a so called wolf at the door and found it was a raccoon. Police note that officers have not been paid for months and were dispatched to the scene.
Was Born Under A Lucky Star
ST. PAUL, April 7. Frank Wallace, a local railroad employe, was struck by a freight car and knocked down between the rails. Two cars passed over him, resulting in a broken toe and a torn shoe lace. RICHMOND, Va. April 2. William T. Reed, tobacco plant operator and former head of Virginia's unemployment committee, criticized the Black 30-hour week bill as excessive and likely to disrupt every manufacturing plant in the United States.
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ST. Paul
Frank Wallace
Rains Delay Planting And Local Police Detain Man
Rains have delayed spring planting as fields stay waterlogged for two weeks delaying work. Sherwood Spencer, 27, wanted by Buffalo authorities for alleged abandonment of wife and child, was arrested here by Detective William Peters and Buffalo police said they would come here. A beer delivery mishap on the Public Square broke many bottles when an employer dropped a cage, causing little fuss among onlookers today.
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Buffalo
Sherwood Spencer
N. Y
William Petera
Buffalo Police
Spencer
Ramadotti's
Hitler Sets Price of Germany's Rebirth in Speech
Berlin dispatch reports Chancellor Hitler outlined the cost of Germany's rebirth as 330 killed, 40,000 wounded, and 100,000 driven from commercial life. He told cabinet members and correspondents that these figures reflect the long incipient revolution. The speech also touched on press independence and Nazi control in industry amid broader church-state measures.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Times
First Beer Hijacking Report In Chicago
April 7 police received a report of beer hijacking near Dee Pines Illinois. Lowell Lombardo said two men in another car boxed his vehicle as one pointed a revolver. they transferred two cases of beer and fled, claiming a planned celebration.
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Chicago
Lowell Lombardo
Hillside
Lombardo
Dee Pinines
Lombard
Making Ready For Reception Of New Corps
Major General Paul B. Malone ordered the Civilian Conservation Corps units in the Third Corps Area prepared for 6400 recruits. Quotas by city and fort include Philadelphia 100 at Fort Hoyle and 2600 at Fort George G. Mead. Washington 100 at Fort Washington. Pittsburgh 100 at Fort Monroe. Baltimore 500 at Fort Howard 200 at Holabird Quartermaster Depot and 300 at Fort Humphreys Virginia. Instructions emphasize self sustaining units, physical conditioning, sanitary standards, and morale building under post commanders.
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Baltimore
Paul B. Malone
Third Corps
Civilian Conservation Crps
Philadelphia
Fort Hoyle
Fort George G. Mead
Washington
Fort Washington
Pittsburgh
Fort Monroe
Fort Howard
Holabird Quartermaster Depot
Fort Humphreys
Malone
Civilian Conservation Corps
Doctors Should Be Dressmakers at Wisconsin
Madison April 7. Coeds confess to dressmakers secrets they withhold from doctors. Miss O. B. M. Heipp, UW dressmaker, says girls tell their defects to dressmakers so fat ones look lean and thin ones look more svelte.
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Madison, Wis
O. B. M. Heipp
University of Wisconsin
New York Celebration Dampened by Rain and Beer Shortages
New Yorkers stayed up for the new beer only to face rain and brewer delivery refusals. Some hotels and restaurants supplied New Jersey beer, and a Greenwich Village club offered all you can eat corned beef and beer for $2. Jimmy Durante helped tap the first barrel as 2000 roared, while Harlem crowds watched beer trucks roll by unmet.
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New York
New Jersey
Greenwich Village
Speakeasien
Jimmy Durante
Jack Dempsey
Durante
Harlem
Park Avenue
Maitre di
One Killed By A Beer Truck
In Los Angeles a beer truck crashed into a Hollywood print shop, killing Forrest Myers a 74 year old printer and injuring his 56 year old mother Mamie Myers as they slept inside. Driver Harold Evans 40 said the transmission failed and he jumped clear as a brick building and car were wrecked.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Forrest Myers
Mamie Myers
Harold Evans
Winemakers Experiment With 3.2 Percent Wine for U S Export
Rome reports Italian winemakers are testing a 3.2 percent wine for export to the United States with the first shipment to go out soon. Baltimore officials note beer license revenue on the first day of issue reached 46,125 with net annual profit over 26,090 after salaries.
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Rome
United States
Baltimore
Real beer returns to Hagerstown amid crowds and brisk sales
Real beer flowed again in Hagerstown and Washington county drawing thousands. Hotels and restaurants opened early as bartenders and clerks faced high demand. Brokers reported rapid depletion of early stocks while trucks from nearby breweries stocked up. By noon 86 licenses had been issued, with hotels, restaurants, and grocers securing permits, and prices ranged from 5 to 16 cents per serving.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Edward Oswald
Two Firemen Die In Crash Near Hereford
WHITE HALL Md April 7 Two Hereford Volunteer Fire Company pumpers crew members J Elwood Hicks 34 and Clarence J Almoney 40 were killed when the vehicle left the highway overturned after sliding on rain slick roads near Hereford heading to a Shawsville fire. Seven others were injured including Clarence Pocock 45 hospitalized in Baltimore. coroner W Evans Anderson said no inquest.
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White Hall
Herefford
Here
J. Elwood Hicks
Clarence J. Almoney
Clarence Pocock
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Earl Parfists
E. Melvin Burton
Leonard Sheppard
Grant Mays, Jr
Harry F. Armacost
Allen Leight
Hereford
Shawsville
W. Evans Anderson
Delaware Bars Beer Trucks Detour Around State Line
Maryland officials halted ten beer trucks from New York and Philadelphia at the Delaware line, blocking crossing until routed away. E Austin Baughman, Maryland Motor Vehicles Commissioner, granted permission to alter routes for beer haulers after the incident. In St Louis, seven arrests for drunkenness were reported overnight amid return of real beer, with three intoxicated individuals admitting to drinking the new brew and other beverages.
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Baltimore
Maryland
New York
Philadelphia
Delaware
Delaware State Line
E. Austin Baughman
ST. Louis
Duralumin Locker From Akron Found At Sea
U S Destroyer Cole recovered a duralumin locker from the Akron off the New Jersey coast. The locker contained about four dozen torch pots and a covered duralumin cylinder about three feet long. The discovery was confirmed by a message to the cruiser Portland and Naval Headquarters.
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New York
Akron
Cole
Spirit of 3.2 Beer Flown to White House by Air
Two cases of beer from seven Milwaukee breweries arrived at the White House by airplane named The Spirit of 3.2. Flight left Milwaukee at 1:10 this morning, piloted by Frank Ernest and Eddie Hartfel with Lionel C. Moise coordinating for Wisconsin News. A crowd viewed the delivery as it was taken to the executive offices and handed to attaches, accompanied by a long resolution from brewing firms and hotel associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Milwaukee
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Frank Ernest
Eddie Hartfel
Lionel C. Moise
Wisconsin News
Wisconsin State Hotel Association
The
Midwest Airways
Alaska Awaits Its Legal Beer Return
Alaska’s liquor policy moves toward legal beer as shipments resume after a long ban. The territory lacks breweries and relies on Canadian imports. tariffs and supply lines have constrained access, with April 7 marking a pivotal moment in easing restrictions for beer.
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Alaska
Midnight Beer Brings Jubilee Across America
Crowds celebrate the 2.5 percent beer legalization at midnight as 160 million cases and 200000 barrels rush to delivery points. New Yorkers parade past a hearse bearing the banner near beer is dead while hotels and cafes report brisk beer sales. German societies toast President Roosevelt as revelers in Chicago and other cities welcome the "new beer's day."
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District of Columbus
Gmy
White House
Roosevelt
Broadway
New Jersey
Chicago
Bt. Pas
Roosevalt
H. L. Mencken
Baltimore
Mencken Voices on Beer at Rennert Hotel Bar
Baltimore April 7 H L Mencken sampled the first stein of beer at the Rennert hotel bar invited by manager Paul Lake. A group of friends joined him for a terrapin dinner, but Mencken refused to eat. At midnight the beer truck arrived and the bartender read his verdict. Mencken’s reaction drew smiles and a toast, and he said Not bad at all.
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Baltimore
H L. Mencken
Rennert
Paul Lake
Menckes
Maryland
Lake
H. L. Mencken
Barley Shortage Threatens Brewers Across Nation
CHICAGO April 7 Joseph Dubin editor of the Brewery Age warned the brewing industry faces a barley malt shortage. He noted 1932 barley malt production at 3 606 008 bushels and 1917 usage near 80 000 000 bushels, saying contracts may shield brewers but domestic supply could fall short if beer demand returns to pre prohibition levels.
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Chicago
Joseph Dubin
Brewery Age
Dubin
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