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In October 1950, the Huron Temperance Convention in Goderich raised the alarm over the spread of bottle clubs in this officially âdryâ county. According to a temperance spokesman, the bottle clubs were âjust the old speakeasies under a new nameâ and âglorified bootleggersâ joints trying to get around the Canada Temperance Act.
And, indeed they were. The infamous bottle clubs of Huron were an almost legal loophole in the legislation, which was still in effect in 1950s Huron County.
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In October 1950, the Huron Temperance Convention in Goderich raised the alarm over the spread of bottle clubs in this officially âdryâ county. According to a temperance spokesman, the bottle clubs were âjust the old speakeasies under a new nameâ and âglorified bootleggersâ joints trying to get around the Canada Temperance Act.
And, indeed they were. The infamous bottle clubs of Huron were an almost legal loophole in the legislation, which was still in effect in 1950s Huron County.
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In October 1950, the Huron Temperance Convention in Goderich raised the alarm over the spread of bottle clubs in this officially âdryâ county. According to a temperance spokesman, the bottle clubs were âjust the old speakeasies under a new nameâ and âglorified bootleggersâ joints trying to get around the Canada Temperance Act.
And, indeed they were. The infamous bottle clubs of Huron were an almost legal loophole in the legislation, which was still in effect in 1950s Huron County.
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