Show f r t First Prize 0 f rI By RUINATION Prohibition Editor Telegram Telegram-l 1 am not a saint nor a little imp from h h- h I am only one of ot the many girls who have hae fallen tallen by the wayside wayside wayside way way- side but am trying to make good again which Isn't such an easy Job Here Is my story of ot what prohibition prohibition tion did for or me and lots more girls that I know kr of ot Before the state went dry there were twelve of ot us girls called the Lucky Happy Gang We Ve went to parties dances everywhere and had a good time None of ot us Would be seen with a man who was in In- In We never drank smoked nor stayed out late at night We were well respected by everyone BEER EVERYWHERE This kept up until a year ear or so after atter prohibition Then it got so that everywhere w we went vent there was home made beer moonshine or white mule served Everybody seemed to like it and of ot course most of ot us girls thought we were doing something smart to drink it Soon it Jt became a habit to always alwa's carry a bottle or two for tor a party or dance or car rides We Ve thought we were putting It over on op the officers cers by knowing where to get it ft In less than a year nine of ot us girls Iris were ruined by drinking There were more babies born fatherless than ever had been in our small town Five of ot us were married a month or two before our babies were born The Theother other four tour girls are still unmarried trying to make a living with their babies to look after atter ARE HOPELESS But I wonder which are the hap hap- those four tour who ar are not married married mar mar- ried ned or us five Who are for tor our so called husbands who were mostly the cause with their moonshine and white mule are ashamed to be seen taking us out We Ve stay at home waiting for tor our numbered day to come that will take us from this world to another to start our lives over Heres Here's hoping that we dont don't find a a. prohibition law there I do wish that the prohibition amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment would soon be repealed for tor there are lots of ot girls here you can see are going the same path that prohibition put us girls In It has hasca ca caused sed more crimes and sins than anything else in the world I ON ONE OF THE PROHIBITION KNOCKERS |