" 136-84-557 13- (Copies Continued) 100-145835 (CP, USA, Public Appearances of Party Leaders - 414) Pittsburgh (RM) 100-8571 (CP, State of, West: virginia) : 100-8572 (CP, Ohio. Valley. Section) | 100-8664 . (CP, Membership), | 100-... (ARNOLD: JOHNSON). - ; | 62=° "(Assassination of President KENNEDY) — 4be....(JACK LEON: RUBY). 105-..-.” (LEE HARVEY - OSWALD) . 100-8549 '. (GENNE. KUHN): 100=. .. “CF actionalism)... © 100- “(Political Affaire). 157-.-—s - (LEE M, JOHNSON) 100- (Mass. Organmigations). - 100-14821" (HUGH GILMORE CROCKARD, Jr.) 24- Cincinnati - 10923500. (cP Organization) 134684 ' 6222758 (Assassination | “Of President KENNEDY).." : 44-456 ° (JACK. LEON: RUBY) . 105-2505 "(LEE HARVEY: OSWALD) © 100-7964. _ (CP Membership) «: 100-8227 (Political Activities) . 100-8481 (Factionaliem) 100212701. (Cominfi1 ; “Mass: Organisations) - 100-8359 (Strategy: in Industry) . 100-12483 * (CHARLES: PALER) 1600-12408: ‘(RANDALL GORBY) © 100-9142: (FLOYD: WELLS) .. 100-7006. .. (GENNE: KUHN) © 100212474 (JOHN FABRY)* 1060-12475 (SHIRLEY. FABRY) — 100- -6386 - (FRED WALCHLI)" 100-1910.. (ARNOLD JOHNSON) 100- 1083 - (ANTHONY KRCHMARER) | 157 195. (LEE M.. JOHNSON) 100-14096. ‘CHUGH GILMORE CROCKARD, JR.)- 100-8402 - (Youth Matters) - : 134142) _ -C(ADOLPH, PACIFICO)” 42707. (Cominfil,, ‘Labor® Dotons) HW 53130 DoclId:32190756 Page 3
ne CL 134- 8A~537 - a : 7 Informant *: s report set forth below: "Steubenville, Ohio. ‘December 8, 1963: "on the above date a group from Steubenville, Met at 610 §. Front St..Wheeling,: W. Va. the‘ home” of ‘a Genne — (Crockard) Kuhn. - This was* a Communist. Party Meeting. The persons. who were in. attendance who were recognized Were; 1 -. Floyd Wells: - A Carpenter tna of his’ + local Union from. Steubenville. | 2 ~ CHARLES PALMER: - A steel worker and former - grievance Committeman from the Wheeling Steel Corpn.-: and Member’ of Local Union #1190 U.S.W.A. C.TI. 0. A. F. Le 3 = Randal Gorby: from the Wheeling. Steel Corpa ‘and. a former shop stewart is a Member of Local ‘Union: #1190 U.S.W.A. C.£.0. A.F.L. . 4.- Armold Johnson: ..A. former state chairman of the’ Comunist Party ‘$£ Ohio and who now is a sort¢of jpublic relations man forthe Communist. party- working out 6£- New York City, New York. He secures. speakers for. °. ‘amy engagements such as Colleges and Campus ‘lectures § 5 « Johm Fabrey a Mimer from Smithfield.. He is know -— as the emiling Slovak. ce 6 = Mre. John Fabrey his Wife - nbn ee 7 - Genme (Crockard) Kuhn the hostess is a long time C. party worker former wife of Hugh Crockard Now deceased - and she since Married Emil Kuhn who now resides at her. home. Genne has three children two to her first husband And the other to the. latter. She.has a son. about. 19 yts old who is bein schooldd and worked over by the Cc. party in ‘New Fork. ° Genne Kuhn Continued: The C party wanted to take her son Gill Crockard out of her influence so he ‘could. be taught - 23 | HW 53130 DoclId:32190756 Page 4
mw HW 53130 DoclId:32190756 Page 5 ‘at 134-8A+557 : \ C. party that had done it because Kennedy. was a “friend of. the. Working class but. the work of the. extreme. xgight:. or almost ‘a fascist..act. This: geemed: to: sober. ‘it. They (C.B.S.): wanted him to’go.on:the air with 4 « statement. but he. stated to them. he. would have.to dig’ the letter: out. andsbésure before he Made any statement. =» ~ Randal. Gorby asked. Arnold Johnson if. when ‘he: got. pack. to * New York to look in. the files if hehad a letter frow' @ something, constructiva:. ‘thie G24: cecantiy, ‘a “gw syeate or less:ago. Made a: trip: to. the:: ‘Soviet. ‘Union: ete. ‘on-the’. Youth Conference. ‘Know. asthe’. ‘World: ‘Youth: Conference.' o " He will ‘probably emerge: from the.New York. thing::as*a fall. time organiser in ‘sone: ‘special: ‘field suobqas: ‘youth. “at the! start of. the: Meeting Genne brought out her brief case full’of clipfijiiges .(Newspaper) etc. she . ‘also’ had a lot of penciled notes which she'was undoubtedly. going: to. use. to: show what she: was: ‘doing » “and: to. give. others: shell: for not’ ‘co-operating. with’ ‘Bars. But. the. firet dtscussion by. A. Johnson centered around | pes the ‘late Pres. Kennedy. 0 Arnold: explained that. ‘eince Oswald. was: considered: a Communist then .a wave of. hysteria was about ‘to: “explode. - : against the’ c. party of Amarica but’ by the: time the - baw! ‘ pemactionaries. were. getting started it was. ammounced that it had. been. ‘disclosed that it: seemad-like ‘the - i ‘extreme. ht ‘had. been’ active. This was:.bore.out | ane by the. declaration. of Russia. that.it was. not. the the masses that it. was: the same caliber of people: who. had insulted. ‘Stevenson only. Meeks: before. in Dalles, ' Teas. Arnold. stated. he: was asked by.C.B.S, News about: this Oswald as to a ‘letter he had. written to. the party, he | told them he. gets Lots of letters of enquiry about..the’ _¢. party and he probably answered it as. he. does. hundred” of others and even sent him literature if he requested: * Wm Pokas, formerly from Bellaire, Ohio, ‘and also aii. inmate of Cambridge. Asylum’ fora. period. of. ‘Sime,’ Gerby | | “4 | | 4
Coad “a oo CL «6134-84557 asked Johnson to compare the letter of Pokey's with: Oswald's to .see if they didn't have a lot: in ‘Common, Palmer stated that he thought the statement by the Methodist Minister Covered the situation very good when he stated that the. fact that the Murder of Bill Moore, M Edgar Evers and others in the. south going by without punishment had set the stage for the Assassination of Pres. Kennedy. Everyone readily agreed. Arnold Johnson further stated that no real Marxist Could do such a thing.. There is not Much doubt that since the Soviet Union had expelled him by not ~ giving him a Citizenship im the Soviet Union because they thought him to be an Agent of Fascism. Genne Meanwhile was Chomping at the bit trying to get her story told about the N.A.A.C.P, and CORE, She finally got her Chance to unload. She stated that about the time of the Civil Rigiits March on Washington a few days before she had béen working with CORE and NAACP the reporter from the Wheeling paper Intelligencer had Called and wanted to talk about her. She gave him answers on the phone and finally hung up on him. fron the time this phone conversation was completed She had been quoted in the newspaper and exposed as a Communist _ patty Member, which brought-about her expglsion from the N.A.A.C.P., but simce has been restored to Membership. Then lately a Man. (Negro) by name of Johnson head of the local CORE group was indicted for robbing a bus driver in Steubenville, Ohfo. Genne had got in touch with R. Gorby as she thought Johnson was being ' framed. Gorby found out and told her at this Meeting that he had did the robbing and was Not being framed. The best thing to do stated Gorby was to give him help but do not put:CORE.and the NAACP out. on a limb by doing it. | . xv «= 5 « HW 53130 DoclId:32190756 Page 6
- oe 7 ( — . . SU CI = 134-8A=557 "Palmer stated that it was News to him asthe only thing he Knew about it Was the articles in the paper and. the. first one looked as if Genne had stayed on the phone - too long should have hung up quick: He also stated that in 1948 when he had this trouble everyone Knew about it. and then he got more help and-was successful: in’ defeating the reactionaries. You have to always. work together om these Matters if you will be guccessful. The hour was drawing Near ten o'clock P.M, and the’ Steubenville delegation had to work that Nite. | Lunch was furnished, by each and everyone with the exception of A Johnson and he put away plenty. | Johnson stated that he had been down this way about one week ago and. had Contacted some of his old friends. by phone, one im particular was Adolph Pacifico he © ne wanted to talk to him om a so called Applachian” Coal project _ which has been going on for some time*: Adolph: wanted to — meet with him if he could find time later Was unable to see him at this time. Everyone present asked A. Johnson When he was coming back but he would not state exactly only he would notify the Next time he could make it. No literature - No Collections During the time Genme Kuhn was. belly aching about not getting help from the Valley group it was pointed out ie by A Johnson that some years back when the Wheeling group was a part of W. Virginia group that difficulties existed -+; and now with the Wheeling group in with Ohio Valley. the trouble still exists. He also pointed out thet .distance has a lot to. do with it too. Genme stated that Fred — -Walchli was supposed to show up with the Beer. . She was urged to call him against her wishes but she got no answer on the phone" HW 53130 DoclId:32190756 Page 7