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Heinz Silver

Era:1930s
State:Pennsylvania
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Biography

Heinz Silver, a Young Communist League member, was arrested the morning of June 28, 1934 in Philadelphia’s Market Street elevated station while distributing twenty Free Thaelmann stickers. The June 30 report supplies no formal charge, actual discharge, verdict or completed jail duration. Daily Worker, June 30, 1934, page 4. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1934/v11-n156-jun-30-1934-DW-LOC.pdf#page=4

Case

Arrested: Jun 28, 1934
Sentence: Heinz Silver, a Young Communist League member, was arrested the morning of June 28, 1934 in Philadelphia’s Market Street elevated station while distributing twenty Free Thaelmann stickers. The June 30 report supplies no formal charge, actual discharge, verdict or completed jail duration. Daily Worker, June 30, 1934, page 4. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1934/v11-n156-jun-30-1934-DW-LOC.pdf#page=4