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Claim Count
1
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Date Precision
Exact day
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Display Date
August 1–6, 1945
End Sort Year
1945
Era
Postwar Consolidation
Event ID
101
Evidence Confidence
Strong
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Geography
United States
Historical Significance
The order demonstrates that post-V-E Day whiskey production resumed through narrow, grain-specific administrative windows rather than an unrestricted reopening.
Last Reviewed
September 2, 2026
Publication Status
Published
Record Type
Period
Research Notes
Controlling instrument: WFO 141, issued July 26 and effective August 1, 1945, published at 10 FR 9381–9382. The order barred corn and generally barred grain use for beverage spirits, subject to the stated August exceptions. Complete Federal Register issue preserved and verified.
Scope
American Whiskey Core
Start Sort Year
1945
Summary
War Food Order 141 allows registered distilleries to produce beverage spirits from non-corn grain during August 1–6, while qualifying industrial alcohol plants receive a shorter August 1–3 window.
Thematic Lanes
Agriculture and GrainLaw and TaxationTechnology and Production
Timeline Date
August 1, 1945 → August 6, 1945