Word: volsteadism
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...first time in the 13 years of national Prohibition a committee of Congress last week took the historic step of proposing to relax the stern mandates of the Volstead Act. To trie Flouse from its Ways & Means Committee was reported a bill (H. R. 13,312) legalizing 3.2% beer?a product about as strong as that sold currently in good speakeasies. After long hearings and solemn consideration the committee had concluded that no one could get drunk on such a beverage, that therefore it was a non-intoxicant under the 18th Amendment. Ostensibly H. R. 13,312 was put forward...
When questioned late yesterday, R. L. Westcott, superintendent of college dining halls, gave no reason why light wines and beers should not be served in the House and other dining halls in the event that the 18th Amendment or the Volstead Act is repealed or modified...
Standbys. As usual, the A. F. of L. was ready to stand by its two legislative standbys: the 6-hr, day and the 5-day week, modification of the Volstead...
...Prohibition, 1,100 breweries operated in the U. S. Today 164 are still legally in existence under Federal permits for the production of near-beer. As near-beer is only real beer de-alcoholized, most of these breweries are ready to turn out real beer five minutes after the Volstead Act is modified. On hand under bond are less than a million barrels of beer which would last the nation less than a week...
...Avenue plant has been kept spic & span through twelve Dry years, was "ready to produce the real stuff on a moment's notice." Other metropolitan breweries?Doelger, Lion, Schaefer, Loewer, Trommer, Piel?began overhauling their plants. Fidelio Brewery advertised its stock for sale with the observation: "Modification of the Volstead Act now seems assured." Conservative Wall Street brokers warned customers that good brewery stock was closely held, that the new issues were highly speculative. At the U. S. Brewers' Academy 22 grown men were attending classes of a technical course which would qualify them as master brewers next spring...