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Arthur McEwen

Era:1930s
State:Ohio
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Biography

Arthur McEwen, state secretary of the American Friends of the Soviet Union, was arrested in Cleveland for selling Soviet Russia Today along a peace parade. After ILD attorneys intervened he and Jack Blossom were released without any charge being placed, according to the May 13, 1936 report. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1936/v13-n115-NY-may-13-1936-DW-Q.pdf#page=6

Case

Charges: Arrest for selling Soviet Russia Today along a peace parade.
Sentence: Released without charge by the report; exact calendar endpoints and detention hours unknown.