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IOWA STATE LIQUOR STORE NO. 26
IOWA STATE LIQUOR STORE NO. 26. The 1959 Dubuque City Directory listed 602 Locust.
March 8, 1934 - Iowa becomes one of the original 'control' or 'monopoly' states and assumes direct control over the wholesale and retail distribution of all alcoholic beverages except beer.
Also effective on this date: the general public is required to obtain a special permit from the Liquor Control Commission and to present a special booklet to purchase liquor (repealed May 16, 1963); and, liquor stores are required to be closed on national, state and municipal election days. (Repealed Jan. 1, 1972.) June 19, 1934 - Iowa's first retail liquor stores are opened in Des Moines, Marshalltown, Mason City, Atlantic and Oelwein.
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Source:
State of Iowa Alcohol Beverage Division. Historical Highlights. Online: www.iowaabd.com/about/division/historical_highlights