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In 1934, how could Fay Brown legally sell beer at his Hutchinson restaurant? By Jim Potter Steve Harmon, Hutchinson, Kansas, historian, called me recently to help him solve a mystery about state prohibition that was triggered by one of his incredible, local, historical photographs. Steve couldn’t explain how a Hutchinson restaurant on Main Street in 1934 could advertise beer, when state legislation permitting the sale of 3.2% beer (by weight) wasn’t passed until 1937, when it … [Read more...] about In 1934, how could Fay Brown legally sell beer at his Hutchinson restaurant?