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Ending of prohibition in Michigan... liquor returning...
Ending of prohibition in Michigan... liquor returning...
Item # 720803
April 28, 1933
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 28, 1933
* Prohibition ending in Michigan
* Beer - liquor soon to return soon
* Governor Comstock signs beer bill
The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "State Gets Beer as Comstock Signs; sales in Detroit Likely Within Week" with subheads and large photo of the signing. (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, light toning and a little margin wear, generally in good condition.
AI notes: On April 27, 1933, Michigan Governor William A. Comstock signed a landmark beer bill that legalized the sale of beer containing up to 3.2 percent alcohol by weight, marking one of the first major steps in the state toward ending Prohibition. The signing came shortly after Congress amended the Volstead Act to permit such “near beer” following President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s encouragement of legal, taxable alcohol to stimulate the economy during the Great Depression. Comstock’s approval allowed Michigan breweries to resume production under state regulation, and within days, breweries in Detroit and Grand Rapids were producing beer for the first time in over a decade. The event was celebrated across the state, with citizens toasting what many considered the return of prosperity and personal freedom.
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