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Doubleday Fined for Obscene Book Sale
Doubleday and Co. were convicted in a special sessions court of violating state obscenity laws over Edmund memoirs of Hecate Counts. Judge Perlman dissented while Justices Farrell and Oliver supported the guilty verdict. A $1000 fine was imposed, with an appeal planned and publication halted pending resolution. The book gathers stories of suburban life. The Seamen's Church Institute of New York is noted as a major shore organization for merchant seamen.
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New York
Doubleday and Co., Publishers
Special Sessions
Edmund
Hecate
Nathan D. Perlman
William A. Farrell
Frank Oliver
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Seamen’s Church Institute of