Remembering History: Dec. 5, 1933: The perfect man to toast the return of liquor on Dec. 5 was Theodore A. Metz, who crooned his famous ballad, "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight," to co-ed Claire Sasser at one of numerous repeal parties being held in New York City.

Dec. 5, 1933: The perfect man to toast the return of liquor on Dec. 5 was Theodore A. Metz, who crooned his famous ballad, "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight," to co-ed Claire Sasser at one of numerous repeal parties being held in New York City.

Dec. 5, 1933: The perfect man to toast the return of liquor on Dec. 5 was Theodore A. Metz, who crooned his famous ballad, "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight," to co-ed Claire Sasser at one of numerous repeal parties being held in New York City.