This small collection consists of three items seeking support against an upcoming Prohibition bill: an explanatory letter, a blank petition form against the bill, and a newspaper article reprint about the Dry Movement. 

The letter is addressed to "Friends of our industry," and is signed by James John "J.J." Carroll (1892-1949), vice president and general sales manager of the Brewery Division at Anheuser-Busch. Carroll became the general sales manager in 1933 and was vice president by 1944; he retained both positions until his death on November 10, 1949. In the letter, he asks for support against the bill, encouraging recipients to obtain signatures on the enclosed petition form and to write for more forms if needed.

The petition form contains the header, "Petition Protesting Against the Enactment of Any and All Prohibition Legislation." The body of the text describes the Bryson bill (H.R. 2082), the negative effects of national Prohibition from 1920 to 1933, and potential similarly poor outcomes from any prohibition legislation. There is space on the bottom for signatures, addresses, and occupations. 

The Bryson bill (H.R.2082) was legislation that would have prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transport of alcoholic beverages in the U.S. until World War Two was over and troops demobilized. By suspending the alcoholic beverage industry for the duration of the war the bill sought to reduce absenteeism, conserve manpower, and speed the production of materials that would aid in the war effort. 

The article reprint is titled, "Drys Scheme to Put Over Prohibition Bit by Bit Before Opposition Wakes," by journalist Edward A. Harris (1910-1976). It ran in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Harris won the Pulitzer Prize in 1946. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is a regional newspaper based in St. Louis, Missouri, serving the St. Louis metropolitan area. It is the largest daily newspaper in the metropolitan area in terms of circulation.