Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-07-27 | Page 5 | New York in Dither over Informal Beer Rationing

New York in Dither Over Informal Beer Rationing NEW EW YORK July 21 27 INS INS INS- There Theme was near panic among the boys in the back roo Tuesday Taverns started an Informal rationing rationing ra ra- of beer Brewers revealed the rationing would be on a percentage basis of former sales and was necessitated necessitated by decreased shipments of corn and grain from the midwest Bottle and barrell barren shortages also curtailed production with some manufacturers concentrating on either bottle or barrel The situation was expected to get worse until fall faU grain crops become available