TEXAS GOES “WET”
LARGE MAJORITY AT POLL.
FEW STATES REMAIN “DRW”
(United Press Association—Copyright)
DALLAS (Texas), August 25
After 16 years of Prohibition, the voters of Texas, which was one of - the few remaining “diry” strongholds, voted to permit the sale of alcoholic drink. Returns from the referendum held yesterday indicated a wet majority of 50,000 votes. The electorate also adopted an oldage pension law by an overwhelming margin.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 269, 27 August 1935, Page 5
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