From the Archives: Control of Liquor Sales Was States’ New Job in 1933
In 1933, only nine states had laws for regulation of spirits, but the end of Prohibition meant changes needed to be made. (U.S. News & World Report)
Valley Communities No Stranger to Bootlegging, Illegal Liquor Sales During Prohibition
The traffic of illegal liquor across the river in Northumberland County (Pa.) was a matter of everyday headlines in the early part of the 20th century, noted Ed Slavishak, a professor of history at Susquehanna University, and author of an online document called Booze in the Valley. Tales of shootouts on riverside roads, hearses used to run booze in Sunbury, camouflaged shipments on train cars, basement caches in houses and bars, violent beer parties and crates of “raisin jack” (homemade raisin wine) hidden in school buildings regularly appeared in local newspapers, Slavishak explained. (Sunbury (Pa.) Daily Item)