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Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...nal Dougherty,” 08/23/1934, MC 78- 81.184, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7869. [6] James Foley, “Letter to Cardinal Dougherty,” 03/30/1936, MC 78-81.183; https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7894. [7] Cardinal Dougherty, “Letter to Margaret Grudy,” 01.04/1935, MC 78- 81.184; https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7896. [8] Christina Casey, “Letter to Cardinal Dougherty,” 04/04/1938, MC 78-81.183; https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/sh...
Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home
...rst year about 200 men visited the club each day and by 1943 that was up to 800.[11] The women volunteers, called the Morale Corps, would organize various themes for the dances as well as staff the offices and service desks and serve food and refreshments. The military men described