Pool Hall Proprietress Charged with Enabling Minors
A local woman faces charges for allowing youths to play games of chance in her South Tacoma establishment.
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Mrs. A. Grodsky, owner of a pool hall at 1020 South X Street, was arrested by Captain of Police A. S. Read on charges of allowing minors to play games of chance. Her husband, Abraham Grodsky, was previously arrested for the same offense and forfeited $100 in bail. Mrs. Grodsky was released on $50 bail, pending a court appearance.
“Charging her with allowing minors to play games of chance within her rooms.”
The Grodsky case reflects the moral policing of the era, where the city targeted specific operators to curb juvenile delinquency. It offers a clear window into how local authorities attempted to regulate urban youth life through the licensing and policing of independent businesses.
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