By last week only seven States stood between the 18th Amendment and Repeal. With women Dry workers fruitlessly chanting "Vote the white ribbon ticket" from church steps and outside polling places, Maryland became the 27th consecutive State to approve the 21st Amendment. Minnesota followed suit, though Granite Falls remained 271-to-18 loyal to its Andrew John Volstead. As the 29th Repeal State, Colorado completed the week's balloting.
Between this week and Nov. 7, ten more States will definitely vote. So certain did Repeal appear that Montana's Canadian-born Governor Frank Henry Cooney decided voting would be a waste of time and money....
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