PROCLAMATION: WHEREAS, the City of Portland being recognized as a truly American Community, has been selected as one of the first cities in the entire Country to hold a public theatre presentation of the motion picture LAND OF LIBERTY and WHEREAS, the Princess Theatre has been selected as the scene of this engagement, to take place on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, April 23-24-25 and sponsored by our local unit of the American Legion Aux. WHEREAS, all net profits accruing from all showings of this production are to be devoted to British welfare work and among soldiers and sailors of our own Country, and WHEREAS, LAND OF LIBERTY is a stirring and dramtic film, put together by fifty-0ne Hollywood producers and featuring 139 famous stars, which tells the story of our Country`s heroic progress during the past 150 yrs. THEREFORE, as the Mayor of Portland, I do proclaim that the period of March 23-24-25, shall be known in Portland as LAND OF LIBERTY DAYS, and respectfully urge every citizen to attend a showing of this motion picture, both as a patriotic gesture and as a tribute to a really great American film undertaking. LUTHER HAMMITT, Mayor of Portland.--- March 18, 1941
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