Repeal marks fifth birthday amid sober nation after years of liquor
Five years after repeal, America still faces alcohol related woes. Tax revenues from liquor approach 600 million annually while per capita consumption and social costs rise. Keeley Institute notes growing female drinkers and shifting alcohol problems from saloons to homes amidst overall prosperity.
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Joseph W. Labine
America
United States
Keeley Institute
Dwight
Martin Nelson
Nelson
A Day in the Life of Ziggy and Repeal Reflections
Ziggy the assigned household watchdog jokes about his boss Frankie Masters while the article shifts to commentary on Prohibition repeal. It notes continued bootlegging despite legalization, cites stills and tax fraud cases, and discusses law enforcement, tavern violations, and studies on drinking behavior with a skeptical view of social responsibility amid lingering alcohol issues.
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Ziggy
Frankie Masters
Yowre
Poe
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
New York
Chicago
John Barleycorn
America
Roosevelt's Possible Victory Drive Framed by 1940 Vote
A survey argues Roosevelt would have won a sweeping 1940 victory if running for re election, noting Democrats carried 302 electoral votes and possible 322 if Indiana and Colorado shifts are counted. Southern conservatives emerge as the main threat to New Deal continuation amid multiple state wins and party realignments.
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Roosevelt
Commerce and Labor Departments
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harold Lockes
Senate
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Indiana
Frederick van Nuys
Colorado
Alva B. Adams
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Alfred E. Smith
Herbert H. Lehman
Lehman
Capitol Hill
Corcoran-Cohen
Maryland
Millard E. Tydings
Missouri
Bennett C. Clark
Illinois
Scott W. Lucas
Tydings
Clark
Iowa
George Wilson
Guy M. Gillette
Supreme Court
Augustine Lonergan
Connecticut
Lonergan
Loneman
White House
Herman P. Kopplemann
New Deal
Commerce and Labor
Sen
L. J. Frazier
North Dakota
LaGuardia
Forbidden to Lie in Modern World Sermon
The lesson ethic condemns all lying from perjury to gossip, urging heart cleansing through Christ. It contrasts truth with Satan’s lies like modernism, urging Christians to live honestly in family church and community life, including sermons and finances.
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International Council of Religious Education
God
Satan
L. D. Higley
Lord Jesus Christ
Mr. Higley
Jesus
Christ
Initials Pattern for Linen Embellishments and Stitches
Pattern 6158 offers lazy-daisy and outline stitch initials with a french knot center. Includes two 2%-inch alphabets two 14-inch alphabets and four motifs sized 2% by 234 inches. Transfer shows placement and stitch illustrations. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave New York.
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Sewing Circle
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
Creomulsion Promises Fast Relief For Cough and Chest Cold
Advert says a three days cough signals danger and Creomulsion goes to the seat of trouble to soothe inflamed mucous membranes and loosen phlegm. It claims relief even after other remedies failed and offers a money back guarantee through the druggist.
Expensive Sweet Tooth Tax Takes One Lump In Five
Tax collector pockets hidden levy on sugar sales taking one fifth of each purchase as tax. The crude deduction funds public needs while shoppers face higher prices and reduced sweetness in daily staples.
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Repeal
U. S
Midwest
South
Andrew J. Volstead
Minnesota
Commonwealths
Western Newspaper Union
Mr. Masters
Affairs
van Nuys
Lucas
House
William H. Dieterich
Dewey Short
New Jersey
William H. J. Ely
W. Warren Barbour
Frank Hague
Jersey City
WPA
Ely
Administrator Andrews
Elmer F. Andrews
Andrews
Congress
Bell Syndicate
WNU
E. F. Andrews
Harold L. Lundquist
D. CD. Ean
The
Moody: Bible Institute
Sunny
California
Owners Listing Bureau
Monterey
John R. Baker
Morgan, Downs
Kans
Ing Reiief
Lune
Bacon
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