Looking Back: Local judge tests out ‘drunkometer’ (1952)
February 18, 2026
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as posted by the channelA local judge was going to drink one bottle of beer on an empty stomach to find out if the “drunkometer” registered him as intoxicated, the Idaho State Journal reported on Feb. 17, 1952.
Article by Brittni Johnson #EastIdahoNews #LookingBack #1950s
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