Prohibition repeal fight gains momentum but faces rocky road
The 1933 debate over repealing the Eighteenth Amendment unfolds with wet and dry camps weighing conforming state laws, convention strategies, and the political cost. Wet leaders push for nationwide repeal while drys mobilize in key states with moral arguments and money, as Congress weighs a new method through state conventions.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Chicago
Wayne B. Wheeler
William B. Borah
Idaho
Illinois House OKs repeal measures and ratification move
The Illinois House passed bills repealing the state search and seizure act and the prohibition law by 120 to 25 and 115 to 29, respectively, with Senate approval and governor signing. A proposal for a state convention to ratify repealing the Eighteenth Amendment was introduced, calling a 25 delegate convention in Springfield on July 10.
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House
Senate
Horner
Khnackenberg
Chicago
Springfield
Denis E. Sullivan
Illinois
Oscar Nelson
Barrett
Quincy
Fred G. Wolfe
A. Clay Williams
Pittsfield
Guy Williams
Havana
Adams
Brown
Calhoun
Cass
Mason
Menard
Pike
Schuyler
War Department
Ilinois
Iinois and
Mississippi Canal
Langley
Tiskkilwa
District 12
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
International
Joseph Draskocy
Draskocy
Cora
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Finance Corporation
State Briefs From Across Illinois and Nearby States
Burns suffered when her home was damaged by fire killing Mrs. Freeman Brown in Galesburg. Ray H. Beebe, 35, assistant manager of the Aurora Chicago Motor Club, was found shot to death in his car near Aurora with a revolver and a note citing ill health. Six Springfield prisoners and two Chicago suspects tied to a kidnap for ransom ring active in northern Illinois and eastern Iowa. Names listed include Michael Talarico, Angelo Vota, Daniel Zook, Jule Weys, Vince Burman, John Castagna. Elmer Rothway, 42, was shot dead in a Alton garage where he worked as a bookkeeper. Payton Abernathy Brown, long resident of Bloomington and reputed oldest and wealthiest Black man there, died in Peoria aged about 124. Peoria reported as healthiest city in week ended February 18 with a 6.4 percent death rate. national average was 12.4 percent.
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Freeman Brown
Galesburg
Ray H. Beebe
Aurora
Chicago Motor Club
Chicago
Springfield
Illinois
Iowa
Ted Patterson
Edward Moore
Michael Talarico
Moline
Angelo Vota
Rockford
Daniel Zook
Jule Weys
East Moline
Vince Burman
Spring Valley
John Castagna
Cherokee
Kan
Elmer Rothway
Alton
Payton Abernathy Brown
Bloomington
Peoria
United States
Bureau of Census
Mutton and Lamb Preparations From Classic Kitchen Guide
A historical cooking piece contrasts mutton and lamb flavors, cuts, and cooking styles. It covers definitions of lamb and mutton, seasonal notes, and recommended preparations including mint sauce and dumplings. The text also provides a detailed mutton stew with dumplings recipe and related accompaniments.
End Serious Coughs With Creomulsion
An advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a fast acting cough remedy that fights germs with modern science. It claims the product is powerful yet harmless and pleasant to take with no narcotics and offers a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
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E. M. Grace
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West 14Th St
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Malden
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Barbara
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