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Encyclopedia of Rumrunners and Speakeasies: Freeport During Prohibition: P

Post & Daniels

Post & Daniels was one of the first establishments in Freeport to receive a liquor license from the Nassau County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board after the repeal of Prohibition.  The store was located at 43 South Main Street.

Sources:

"80 Permits Given to Sell In Nassau." The Nassau Daily Review. December 6, 1933, 1.  Accessed August 21, 2019. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071428/1933-12-06/ed-1/seq-1/.

Post & Daniels [advertisement]. The Nassau Daily Review. April 20, 1934, 4. Accessed August 21, 2019. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071428/1934-04-20/ed-1/seq-4/.

Researched by Regina G. Feeney, August 21, 2019.

 

Post, Garfield

Garfield Post was arrested in Rockville Centre and fined $50 for driving a truck while under the influence of alcohol.

Source: 

"Drinking and Driving End in Heavy Fines For Two." The Long Island News and Owl. August 20, 1920, Accessed December 20, 2019.  http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn95071443/1920-08-20/ed-1/seq-1/.

Researched by Regina G. Feeney, September 30, 2019.