Man admits killing wife and children in Grand Rapids
Henry B. Bedford a 43 year old school principal confessed to authorities that he strangled Mrs Maria Sue Bengert 28 and her son Carl 8 and placed the infant in a gas oven before attempting to die by gas. He said he went mad after she rejected him and vowed to be charged with first degree murder.
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Grand Rapids
Midh
Henry B. Bedford
Maria Sue Bengert
Carl
Bartel Jonkman
Bedford
Bengerts
Jonkman
Beer shipments to National Press Club from White House
President Roosevelt forwarded shipments of beer to the National Press Club with compliments. Breweries from Washington Baltimore and Milwaukee sent cases 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 has not commented on whether he will drink, and none is expected to be served immediately.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Press Club
Baltimore
Milwaukee
White House
Retail sales surge as Easter buying period looms
New York April 7. Dun and Bradstreet reports volume of business in several lines has risen to new yearly highs. Retail sales this week driven by eastern demand show strong consumer response to newspaper advertising. Some figures nearly double year ago. Trade improvement expected to gain momentum with spring. Ada retail sales best since September as expansion plans near completion. Review notes confidence in the financial structure stronger than ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dun and Bradstreet, Inc
Ada
Plana
Invasive Livestock Invade Canon City Gardens
In Canon City Colorado on April 7 ranch animals including horses and range cattle have moved onto lawns and gardens due to drought and slow pasture growth. Cowboy police conduct daily roundups to remove the intruders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Colo
Forestry Conservation Corps To Be Well Supplied In Camps
Washington April 7 The forestry conservation corps mobilizes with 200 man camps and Army clothing for all recruits. Recruits receive olive drab jackets denims work suits hats two blankets and two blankets. They may use own clothes if suitable. Monthly allotment from 22 to 25 dollars goes to dependents. rest funds cover personal spending. Equipment mostly from forestry park and War Departments with state private land projects using local gear. Transportation by army trucks buses and rail. Red Cross YMCA and Columbias groups plan welfare programs at camps.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Forestry Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
War Department
Forestry and Park Services
Army
The
Red Cross
M. C. A. Knnetts of Columbias
Akron Survivors Tell of Heavy Airship Plunge
Three Akron survivors Lieutenant Commander Herbert V. Wiley Richard E. Deal and Moody B. Erwin testified before a House committee in Washington detailing their accounts of the Atlant ic disaster. Wiley described a gust striking the airship and rudder controls failing while Erwin said the ship was badly heavy and he struggled to keep it steady at about 1 600 feet until relief. He recalled lightning blinding him and that he escaped through a cupboard as the ship dropped.
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Washington
Akron
Atlantic
Houses
Herbert V. Wiley
Richard E. Deal
Boatawain
Moody B. Erwin
Wiley
Vinson
Erwin
Wolf at Door Turns Out to Be Raccoon
In Chicago on April 7 a caller warned of a wolf at the door. Desk Sergeant Michael Gerben reported officers paid late. a patrol was sent and the animal captured, but it proved to be a raccoon rather than a wolf.
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Chicago
Michael Gerben
Was Born Under A Lucky Star
A fragmented local column notes Frank Wallace a rallie employee struck by a freight car with two cars passing over him resulting in a broken toe and torn shoe lace. The piece also mentions William T. Reed opposing the 40 hour week, rain delaying spring planting, SHerwood Spencer wanted by Buffalo police, and a beer case accident near the Public Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Frank Wallace
Rallie and Employe
Hitler Sets Price of Germany's Rebirth in Speech
Berlin April 7 Hitler told cabinet members and newspaper men the price of Germany’s rebirth is 330 persons slain, 40 000 wounded and 100 000 driven from commercial life. He said the press now marches with the times and warned against destroying a press that prints the truth. He spoke of a Nazi dictatorship in industry and described cultural and church moves as steps toward nationalization. The pope and von Papen were to discuss Catholic church policy in Rome.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Uise
von Papen
Rome
First Beer Hijacking Reported in Chicago Area
Local police recorded the first hijacking of the new three point two beer. Lowell Lombardo of suburban Hillside reported two men in another car forced two beer cases from his vehicle as he drove near Des Plaines, one man brandishing a revolver while the other fled with the beer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lowell Lombardo
Hillside
Lombardo
Des Plaines
Lombardi
Making Ready For Reception Of New Corps
Major General Paul B. Malone, commander of the Third Corps Area, ordered equipment and machinery of the military service for 5,400 civilian conservation corps recruits in the area. Quotas: Philadelphia 1,500 at Fort Hoyle and 2,500 at Fort Mead Md. Washington 500 at Fort Washington Md. Pittsburgh 500 at Fort Monroe. Baltimore 500 at Fort Howard Md, 200 at Holabird Quartermaster Depot, 300 at Fort Humphreys Va. Malone directed organizing recruits into self sustaining units, conditioning, morale, sanitary standards, physical exercise, examinations, and disciplinary control.
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Baltimore
Paul B. Malone
Third Corps
Philadelphia
Fort Hoyle
Fort
George G. Mead
Washington
Fort Washington
Doctors Should Be Dressmakers at Wisconsin
Madison April 7. Co-eds confess to college dressmakers secrets they withhold from doctors. Miss O B M Hefpp, UW dressmaker, says girls are coy about defects, telling dressmakers to make fatties look thin and the thin look fuller.
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Madison, Wis
O. B. M. Hefpp
University of Wisconsin
New York Celebrates Eve With Mixed Weather And Beer
New Yorkers staying up past midnight found rain and beer shortages dampening revelry as brewers lagged on deliveries. Some venues in New Jersey supplied beer, while Greenwich Village clubs offered free corned beef and beer for two dollars. Jimmy Durante tapped the first barrel at a Broadway restaurant amid a crowd. Jack Dempsey sampled the brew and praised it. Harlem trussled crowds watched as delivery trucks rolled past 2 am, but some Park Avenue hotels failed to receive stock on time.
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New York
New Jersey
Greenwich Village
Jimmy Durante
Jack Dempsey
Durante
Harlem
Park Avenue
Maitre di
District of Columbia
White House
Roosevelt
Chicago
St - Paul
H. L. Mencken
Baltimore
One Killed By A Beer Truck In Hollywood
A beer truck ran out of control on a steep Hollywood street, crashing into a print shop and killing Forrest Myers, 34, a sprinter, while severely injuring his mother Mamir Myers, 56, who were asleep inside. Harold Evans, 40, leaped clear as the vehicle damaged an automobile and a brick building.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Forrest Myers
Mamir Myers
Harold Evans
River
Italian winemakers test 3.2 percent wine for export
In Rome on April 7 Italian winemakers disclosed experiments with a 3.2 percent wine aimed at export to the United States. The first shipment is expected soon as authorities report progress in the experimental program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
United States
Real Beer Returns to Hagerstown and Washington County
Real beer was welcomed by thousands as it flowed early today in hotels, restaurants, and clubs. Grocery stores saw high orders, with distributors reporting rapid depletion of early stock. By noon, Edward Oswald had issued 86 licenses, and many hotels, restaurants, and groceries had secured permits. Prices ranged from 5 to 15 cents per serving, with some eight ounce glasses at 5 cents.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Edward Oswald
Two Firemen Die In Crash Near Hereford Md
Hereford volunteers lose two firemen in a crash as their pump er overturned after leaving the highway near Hereford. J Elwood Hicks 30 and Clarence J Almoney 40 were killed. Clarence Pocock 45 to Baltimore hospital with serious injuries. Six others injured including driver Harry F Armacost. Road conditions slippery from rain. Coroner ruled no inquest.
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White Hall
Hereford Volunteer Fire Company
Here
J. Elwood Hicks
Clarence J. Almoney
Clarence Pocock
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Earl Palmer
E. Melvin Burton
Leonard Sheppard
Grant Mays, Jr
Harry F. Armacost
Allen Leight
Hereford
Shawsville
W. Evans Anderson
Delaware bars beer trucks detour after state line halt
Maryland trucks carrying beer from New York and Philadelphia could not cross the Delaware line for a time after ten vehicles were halted at the border. Maryland official E. Austin Baughman granted permission to re-route all beer haulers.
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Baltimore
Maryland
New York
Philadelphia
Delaware
Delaware State Line
E. Austin Baughman
Locker from Akron Found by Searchers
New York April 7 A duralumin locker from the dirigible Akron was picked up at sea today by the U S Destroyer Cole as fleets searched the disaster site off the New Jersey coast The Cole sent the find to the cruiser Portland sea headquarters for the search and the Naval radio service made it public by the third Naval district headquarters The message said the locker contained about four dozen torch pots and a kopak covered duralumin cylinder about three feet long.
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New York
Akron
U. S
Cole
New Jersey
Portland
Sea
Naval Radio Service
Third Naval District
Spirit of 3.2 beer flown to White House from Milwaukee
Airplane delivery to President Roosevelt arrives at the White House bearing two cases of beer from Milwaukee. The Spirit of 3.2 sampled by bystanders, the shipment carried products from seven Milwaukee breweries and was escorted by pilots Frank Ernest and Eddie Hartfel. Lionel C. Moise supervised for Wisconsin News, with a signed resolution from brewery firms and industry groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Milwaukee
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Frank Ernest
Eddie Hartfel
Lionel C. Moise
Wisconsin News
Wisconsin State Hotel Association
Midwest Airways
Alaska Awaits Its Legal Beer
Alaska awaits the return of beer as shipments are due from Canada. The territory, lacking breweries, previously faced tariffs that kept beer out and now expects legal beer to arrive next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Juneas
Midnight beer cheers across the nation as law changes
At midnight 3.2 percent beer becomes legal across 19 states and DC drawing jubilation from millions. Crowds celebrate in cities from New York to Chicago while German societies toast Roosevelt. Speakeasies and hotels report brisk sales as celebrations spill into street parades and public gatherings.
Mencken Puts O K On Beer At Rennert Hotel Bar
Baltimore scene as H L Mencken and guests sample the first draft of a newly brewed beer. Mencken receives the stein from the bartender at midnight while a terrapin dinner is offered but declined. Onlookers await his verdict as he declares the beer pretty good and not bad.
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Baltimore
H. L. Mencken
Rennert
Paul Leke
Mencken
Maryland
Lake
Jon
Srinning
Barley Shortage Threatens Brewers Over Malt Supply
CHICAGO April 7 Joseph Dubin editor of the Brewery Age warned the brewing industry faces a barley malt shortage. He cited 1932 barley production at 3,000,000 bushels and noted 1917 usage near 60,000,000 bushels. Although some brewers have contracts, demand near prewar levels could outstrip domestic barley malt availability.
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Chicago
Joseph Dubin
Brewery Age
Dubin
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