Biography
Victor Broucke was a coal miner arrested while presiding over a Lenin memorial meeting in Yorkville, Ohio, on January 21, 1934. A February 1 dispatch published February 3 reports that two deputy sheriffs and the town marshal broke up the meeting, arrested Broucke and farm leader John Marshall, then released Marshall while holding Broucke under $500 bail. Broucke remained detained pending a February 6 trial. His complete custody duration and final disposition are unknown. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1934/v11-n030-feb-03-1934-DW-LOC.pdf#page=3
