Next Congress Faces Bitter Prohibition Clash in 1932 Campaign
The 1932 Congress will debate widespread reform of Prohibition as the wets push for a national referendum on repeal or modification. Proposals seek to submit an amendment to the states or grant Congress power to repeal or adjust the Eighteenth Amendment, with dry lawmakers warning of vetoes and constitutional challenges.
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Congress
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House
Minnesota
Michigan
Wets Lark
Wickersham Commission
American Legion
American Medical Association
American Federation of Labor
Bradstreet
Hoover
Supreme Court
National Grange
Nets
Morris Sheppard
Texas
The Strike Song by Loretta Carroll Bailey to be staged by Carolina Playmakers
A new play The Strike Song by Loretta Carroll Bailey and J O Bailey will be produced December 10 11 and 12 by the Carolina Playmakers in Chapel Hill. The fictional tale of strike disturbances in a southern mill village features an impartial treatment of workers and operators with a cast including Marion Tatum Raleigh Mary Eileen Ewart Hinton W Va etc. Curtis Brown London agents seek production in England.
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Chapel Hill
Loretta Carroll Bailey
J. O. Bailey
Carolina Playmakers
Marion
Gastonia
Danville
Curtis Brown, Ltd
London
England
Duction
Mrs.ley
Marion Tatum
Raleigh
Mary Eileen Ewart
Hinton
W. Va
Hugh Wilson
Haverford
Cross Peace
Henderson
Edward Broadhurst
Greensboro
Harold Baumstone
New York City
J. J. Womble, Jr
Moncure
Ennis Atkins
Martin Fieldman
Elizabeth
N. J
Philadelphia
W. H. Clifford
Dunn
Charles Elledge
Champion
Kenneth Reardon
Norwood
Mass
M. H. Williams
Ada
Ohio
Robert Crowell
Rahway
Henry Anderson
Gilbert Stamper
Forney Rankin
Belmont
George Stone
Walter Carroll
Edward Blodgett
Cortland
N. Y
Tom Folin
Winston Salem
Judge Hess Passes Long Bench With 160000 Cases
Grand Rapids judge Frank A. Hess of the police court sits in for 28 years and has heard about 160000 cases. He says he has given each defendant a square deal, noting many offenders appeared before him repeatedly and he remembers faces and prior charges.
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Grand Rapids
Frank A. Hess
Students Hear Hoover Praised On His Day Stand
Delaware report notes Ohio Wesleyan students hear Charles W. Melick credit Hoover as first Chief Executive to push prohibition enforcement. Melick criticizes Wilson and Harding lax enforcement, cites Detroit bootlegging flow and 1926 liquor entry estimates, and claims federal fines and confiscations yielded $247 million profit.
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Hoover
Delaware
United States
Ohio Wesleyan University
Charles W. Melick
University of Michigan
Wilson
Harding
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Detroit
Melick
Stop Rheumatic Pain with RU-MA Promise
An advertisement touts RU-MA as a blood and organ cleansing cure for rheumatism promising to remove dangerous poisons and relieve swollen joints within a week. It claims internal and external remedies fail and offers a money back guarantee via Mann Drug Co.
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RUMA
Mann Drug Co
Adv
Lecturer Critiques Enforcement of Prohibition Laws
A Detroit lecturer argues much beer sold to American Legionnaires was near beer and urges federal judges to be more energetic and effective in enforcing dry laws. He notes millionaires advocate repeal to tax saloons at a high rate to cut income taxes.
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Detroit
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