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Los Angeles as the City of Angels in a moral panic
A preacher labels Los Angeles the center of sin and danger, blaming movies for corrupting youth. The piece follows Remember Steddon and Elwood Farnaby amid religious zeal, secrets, and a town shaken by illness and rumors. Sixteen hundred attend a state farmers convention at State College, with thousands present for the program on July 28–24.
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Los Angeles
Jonah
City of Angels
Moving Pictures
Los Diablos
Satan
Doctor Steddon
Babylon
Pacific Ocean
Remember
Plymouth
Steddon
Elwood Farnaby
Farnaby
Ccstac
Elwood
Seddon
Docor Bretherick
Doctor Breth
Mem
Caugh
Brethevick
Mrs. Steddon
Mamma
State Farmers Convention
State College