THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 30, 1933

• Beer, liquor - alcohol returns to Detroit, Michigan
• re. Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment

The front page has a banner headline: "Hundreds Throng Liquor Stores" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 20 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Background: On December 30, 1933, Michigan officially launched state-managed hard liquor sales by opening its first seven government-run stores—including key locations in Detroit—marking a monumental shift from illicit bootlegging to tightly controlled legal commerce in the immediate aftermath of Prohibition's repeal. Coming just weeks after the 21st Amendment's ratification on December 5, 1933, this debut was timed precisely to meet massive public demand for New Year’s Eve celebrations, with Governor William Comstock symbolically purchasing the state's very first legal bottle—a bottle of Old Taylor bourbon. The launch was historically significant because it established the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) and pioneered the state-monopoly system for alcohol distribution, setting a regulatory precedent defined by strict social controls, including bans on standing bar service, restrictions on hard liquor to full-service establishments, and strict limitations on Sunday sales.