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Prohibition Debates Stew Through Five Southern Legislatures
In five southern states prohibition questions dominated end of sessions. North Carolina tightened laws to conform with the Volstead Act while Tennessee revised statutes making liquor transport a felony. Virginia and South Carolina saw mixed results on alcohol medicine and sales bills. Alabama and Georgia examined related measures but without major action.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
John Barleycorn
North Carolina
Tennessee
State Supreme Court
Virginia
South Carolina Assembly
Hera
Congress
Upshaw
Georgia
Alabama
Virginia Assembly