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- ↑ "A Bulletin of Information of anti-Jewish Agitation and Counter Activities" (PDF). The Jewish American Committee. 1937. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ↑ Jeansonne, Glen. (1996). Women of the Far Right: The Mothers' Movement and World War II. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-226-39589-0.
- ↑ Ross, Steven J. (2011). Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics. Oxford University Press. p. 112. ISBN 9780199911431.
- ↑ "The News of the Week in Review". The New York Times. June 4, 1939. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Ickes Bars U.S. Grounds to Anti-Semitic Group". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. May 31, 1939. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ↑ "GENTILE LEAGUE HEAD IS BARRED BY THE ARMY; Donald Shea to Take Up New Home in the Midwest". The New York Times. October 13, 1943. Retrieved March 3, 2020.