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Ratification of the repeal of prohibition in New Jersey....
Ratification of the repeal of prohibition in New Jersey....
Item # 723338
June 02, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1933
* End of Prohibition in the state of New Jersey
* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment
Page 21 has a one column heading: "REPEAL IS RATIFIED IN JERSEY SESSION" with subheads. (see images)
Complete in 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
AI notes: On June 1, 1933, New Jersey ratified the Twenty-first Amendment, joining the movement to end Prohibition, which had been in effect since 1920 under the Eighteenth Amendment. The state’s decision reflected growing public frustration with the social and economic consequences of Prohibition, including the rise of bootlegging, speakeasies, organized crime, and widespread violations of the law. Political leaders in New Jersey recognized both the unpopularity of continued prohibition and the potential economic benefits of legalizing alcohol, such as increased tax revenue and job creation in brewing, distilling, and hospitality industries. New Jersey’s ratification was part of a broader wave of state approvals that culminated in the complete ratification of the amendment on December 5, 1933, officially repealing national Prohibition and returning regulatory control over alcohol largely to the states.
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