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The Chickasha Daily Express
Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma
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American Legion in greater New York opposes Blue Sunday laws as un-American and bigoted, led by William F. Deegan's United Service Post in the Bronx. They plan to send lawyers to Washington to fight the Lord's Day Alliance's congressional lobbying, passing a resolution against prejudice and worship restrictions.
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New York, Dec. 22. - American Legion members in all five counties of greater New York are preparing to fight the campaign for the establishment of a Blue Sunday, which they characterize as "un-American" and "bigoted."
United Service Post, of the Bronx under the leadership of State Vice Commander, William F. Deegan, has taken the initiative in the opposition to the Lord's Day Alliance and its associated bodies and will send three of its lawyer members to Washington in an effort to combat the blue law lobbyists in their activities in Congress.
A resolution passed at a recent meeting of the post, expresses the opinion that the blue laws "contain the seeds of prejudice and bigotry" and that they "destroy the freedom of action and the prerogative of every free American to worship God as he sees fit."
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Dec. 22
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American Legion members in greater New York oppose the campaign for Blue Sunday laws, calling them un-American and bigoted. United Service Post in the Bronx, led by William F. Deegan, initiates opposition to the Lord's Day Alliance and plans to send lawyers to Washington to combat blue law lobbyists in Congress. A resolution condemns the laws for fostering prejudice and restricting freedom of worship.