Prohibition's End Leaves Bizarre Laws Behind
A look at lingering oddities after repeal shows Maine bars ban sitting while drinking, Nevada allows nightcap at gaming tables, New York requires food with drinks, and Mississippi remains fully dry. Oklahoma repealed prohibition in 1959, Kentucky still has many dry counties, and Michigan bans liquor ads using Santa or Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maine
Florida
North Dakota
Nevada
South
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Iowa
Kentucky
Michigan
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Ben Franklin
Georgia
Water Line Started For Mount Orab
Volunteers began laying 35 miles of eight inch pipe from Lake Grant to Mount Orab to avert a water shortage caused by drought. Mount Orab is declared a disaster area as civil defense lends the pipe. two miles had already been hauled from Marion with the remainder arriving today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Orab
Ohio
Lake Grant
Brown County
Civil Defense
Carroll Dunn
Marion
Sterling Run
Get Life In Cincy Slaying
Three men received life terms after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the fatal February stabbing of George Nassif, a 7-year-old Cincinnati grocer. Moses Monford, his brother John, and Richard A. Mack broke into Nassif’s apartment. Mack stabbed Nassif with shears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Common Pleas
Simon L. Leis
George Nassif
Moses Monford
John
Richard A. Mack
Mack
Nassif
John Mack
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prohibition
America
Cameronia
Glasgow
United States
U.S
Tiajuana
Wets
Drys
New York City
Jerry's
Breiel Rosevelt
Middletown Shopping Plaza
Jerry Abner
Harry Timberman
Brass Rats
Verity Pkwy
the Parkway Motel
Byrnes Conway
Middletown
Oxford State Road
Carthage Fair
Vine Street
Hila Smith
William Henry Smith
Common Pleas Court
Butler County
Joseph T. Kiep
Charlotte F. Hermann
Alton H. Combs
Dominion
Great Getz
Vera
Black Forest
Getz
Big Or
Baby Ben
Westclox
Cemlth
Welby
Covene
Royal Ws Shirt
Zenith
Buy Now Supply Limited
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!