According to the latest research, Gustave Slutte was hired in October 1933 by the Lion Brewery, a brewery founded in 1895 and which was relaunched by the sale of beer that became officially legal again on April 7, 1933 at the end of prohibition.
Research by Verdoeft and Gebeurtenis is progressing. Upon their arrival in November 1933, Gustave & Elisabeth Slutte moved to central New York with Germaine and her 3 sisters. The family discovers their first New York winter.