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Joseph Meak

Era:1930s
State:New Jersey
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Biography

Joseph Meak, an International Upholsterers union member from Passaic, was arrested Monday, July 9, 1934 while picketing Metro Art Inc. in Jersey City. The July 10 dispatch says Judge McGovern held him on $250 bail on a disorderly-conduct charge, with a hearing planned for July 17 and Abraham Isserman conducting the defense. That hearing is prospective, and physical release and complete duration are unestablished. Daily Worker, July 11, 1934, page 2. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1934/v11-n165-jul-11-1934-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2

Case

Charges: Disorderly conduct while picketing Metro Art Inc.
Arrested: Jul 9, 1934
Sentence: Joseph Meak, an International Upholsterers union member from Passaic, was arrested Monday, July 9, 1934 while picketing Metro Art Inc. in Jersey City. The July 10 dispatch says Judge McGovern held him on $250 bail on a disorderly-conduct charge, with a hearing planned for July 17 and Abraham Isserman conducting the defense. That hearing is prospective, and physical release and complete duration are unestablished. Daily Worker, July 11, 1934, page 2. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1934/v11-n165-jul-11-1934-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2
Judge: McGovern