Evening star., 1951-06-20
Arnold johnson.
Pettis Perry.

to 1923.
Wrote for Daily Worker.
Despite i'll health in the early
1930s she continued active in the
party operations, mainly by writ
ing a bi-weekly column for the
Daily Worker. The column at one
time was called Life of the Party"
Amter. a native of Denver, Colo.
organized the Friends of Soviet
Russia in the United States. Be-
tween 1903 and 1914 he lived in
Germany. In recent years he fire.
quently was a Communist Party
candidate for Governor and Sena-
tor in New York or Mayor of New
York.
Miss Bachrach, a native of Chi
cago, appeared before the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities in December, l948. She
said she was writer for the
Communist Party national Of
flee but refused to say whether
she was party member.
Begun. native of Russia,
taught in the New York City pub
lie schools from 1925 to 1888. He
was dismissed for conduct preju-
dicial to law and order. conduct
unbecoming a teacher"
Worked to Expel BrOwder
Bittelman, a native of Russia,
was described by the FBI as hav-
ing been active in the overthrow
lof the Lovestone- -Gitlow leader
ship of the party in 1923. and for
his work for the expulsion of Earl
EBrowder in 1945.
Charney, a native of Russia, has
degrees from the University OF
Pennsylvania and the New York
University law school. He at
tended Harvard College for a
year. He served in the Army from
1912 to 1945.
Betty Gannett, also known as
Betty Tormey. was born in Poland
and is not a citizen of the United
Estates. A deportation proceeding
has been pending against her since
last November and she has been
free on bond. She was an or
Iganizer of the Young Communist
League and attended the Lenin
School in Moscow in the 1930s.
Gerson, also known as Simon
Gershoesky, native of New York
City, was expelled from the City
College in 1928 for leading an
ianti-militarist movement as a
member of the Communist youth
movement. He has been city edi-
tor of the Daily Worker and cam
Ipaign director for the New York
State Communist Party.
Jerome. native of Poland, ap-
Ipeared before the House Commit
tee on Un-American Activities last
March but refused to answer ques-
Itions he said might incriminate
him.
Johnson Studied for Ministry.
johnson. a native of Seattle
Wash. and a resident of New York
City, has been in Pittsburgh as
Temporary district chairman dur.
ing the illness of Steve Nelson
johnson studied for the ministry
al Union Theological Seminary
in New York but dropped out. He
lalso attended National University
Law School here.
Claudia Jones, a native of Trini-
dad and still a British subject
was ordered deported last Decem-
ber. Her case is still pending.
Lannon, also known as Fran.
cesco Vetere, was born in Brook.
lyn. At one time, the FBI said
he was Communist section or
ganizer of the waterfront in tht
Washington and Maryland dis
Itrict.
Minded, a native of Russia
Ipracticed dentistry in New Yorl
until he started devoting full
time to Communist work in 1880
He formerly directed the Worker
School in New York.
Trachtenberg Attended Yale.
Perry, native of Alabama. ha
written frequent articles on rac'
relations for the party. Trachten
berg, a native of Russia, attended
Yale University. He was one o
the founders of the Daily Worker
He has held many high Offices il
the party. Weinstock, a native o
Hungary. joined the party no
long after his arrival in the Unitet
States in 1924. 3 He managed
Hungarian Communist daily news
paper for several years in Ney
York. Weinstone, a native of Rus
sia, served in the Navy durin
World War I. Besides holdin
positions with the national or
, IeaniZation. he was district organ