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Mothers win bitter battle on speakeasy
In New York Queens, the Par ent-Teacher Association of public school No 36 wins a campaign to close a nearby speakeasy. Led by Mrs. Ralph L. P. Wallace, PTA members picketed and pressed officials from police to President Hoover, leading to a closed door and a guarded site. The proprietor agreed to sell furnishings and quit.
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New York
Parent-Teacher Association of Public School No
St. Albans
Queens
Prohibition
Department of Justice
Hoover
Law and
Ralph L. P. Wallace
Parent-Teacher Association
Wallace
Central Avenue
Association
Manchester
England
Emmeline Pankhurst
Thomas Malarkey
Jamaica
Inspector Malarkey
United States
Howard M. Amell
Brooklyn
William F. Brunner
Lawrence Mitchell
Youngquist
Woodcock
Brunner
Malarkey
Latte