Prohibition Left its Mark on St. Joseph/Legalization didn't solve everything, Dec. 7, 2008
Entry/Object ID
L9999.999.3401
Description
Prohibition Left its Mark on St. Joseph and companion article Legalization didn't solve everything, St. Joseph News Press, page A1, A9. Dec. 7, 2008. Two articles near the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition on Dec. 5, 1933. The "Prohibition" article details the impact of Prohibition on St. Joseph breweries, M.K. Goetz Brewery, St. Joseph Brewing Company (Nunning), and Peter J. Schenck. Only the Goetz Brewery survived. There is a photo on Page A! of employee at Goetz taken in front of the brewer near the end of Prohibition. Page A9 shows a photo of the police dumping illegal alcohol down a storm drain.
The 'Legalization" article touches on alcoholism and St. Joseph agencies involved in treatment.
4/News Section/Photographs
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LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Prohibition, Breweries
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Alcohol Addiction, Alcoholism, Family Guidance, Alcohol, Business