Biography
John Rasefske was arrested with organizer Joe Murphy in a police raid on a National Miners Union committee meeting in Canonsburg. The November 20 dispatch says Rasefske and Brigish were charged with gambling for carrying union raffle tickets, fined $7 and given five-day sentences when they refused to pay. No exact physical admission or release day, jail institution or actual time served is supplied. The name is preserved as printed. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1931/v08-n281-NY-nov-23-1931-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2
