Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...icially ended the boycott, so it technically continued up until his death. New York State Exhibitor, vol.6 no. 22 07/25/1934 While the boycott failed to have the staying power that Dougherty hoped for, it did have a large impact on the movie industry. In June of 1934, the Motion Picture
An “Un-American Invention”?: Catholics and the Issue of Prohibition
...c Prohibition League (CPL) held its first meeting in 1914 in Niagara Falls New York, where they declared their goal was for the creation of a dry and saloonless nation.[9] During CPL’s convention, they challenged the Catholic Total Abstinence Union for not opposing the liquor traffic and saw themselves as
Pilgrimage of Hope
...the earliest Christians. There are several catacombs scattered around the city, but all outside the Aurelian Wall. The reason for this is, in Roman times, people could not be buried within the city limits. Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls The apse and arch over the