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tm ~ 1, 1935, page 10, column 1. Her photograph accompanied this article. . _ te ae he a ents i Te etl te te cll te a ee ele a ee ee. eet te a 1000-18676 © woe. BACKROWD, scrrviTsEs, AFFILIATIONS anD tora 10 7 2) STATES: os In a biographical sketch appearing in meekly Reviews tor ° a February 3, 1942, page 5, column 1, CIAUDIA JONES was mentioned as having - been born about 1915. She joined the Young Communist League about 1935... At one time she was head of a youth paper of the Federated Youth Club of | Harlem, and was a writer for a youth column for a New York Negro youth - ~-. paper. She was mentioned as having been a past Harlem Section Organiser, 323. New York County Chairman and New York State Editorial Director of the YCL. This article aaid she wasthen a member of the National Council of the YCL.: CLAUITA JQNES was one of 29 indi viduala who were introduced’ bs 5 mentert cot the “Daily Worker® staff in an article by JOSEPH NORTH, 9° = now editor of "New Messes*, which appeared in the "Yaily Worker" for May ag She was listed as a member of the Young Communist League | in ‘the “Daily Worker * for Apri *s 19379 1 page 6 and 2 Septenber 15, 1937, — . page Se cee Ce eg game According to the Young commund. at League Review for October. me i 1938, page 6, column 2, subject was chairman of the New r York county YCh.- . and a nenber’ of the National Gounod}. TCLs :. ee : . ees a NUNIT 7 York cite, reflected thet CLADEIA saves and coe » ucing business as the Club Ashford, 139 Weet l2sth =~ . Street, New York City, were sued on May 25, 1940 by PHILIP LEAVITT, attorney, © 342 Madison Avenue, New r York, ae in behalf o£ 139 8 West 125th Street, » Toy. ; for $150.05. : . a - : - a a he ae - me . - cae ~ : wave, ae ‘ i -_ —— It is to be observed that Club ‘Ashford 1 was named for ‘the * aa late JANES ASHFORD whe, until his death several years ago, was the -~ 20 205... Organizer and leader of the Young . Comminist League in Harlem. ASHFORD, ~ _——- bbe wen we dee, FS oe rece oan ee ee a ne Ero, is oné of Wig aru Tre or the ¥ 16ung Communist Leas WH Le nane is’ used frequently in connection with negro activities of ti YCLe The 'Review'for June 24, 1940, page 4, column 2, mentioned CIAUDIA JONES as a leading member of the New York State YCL.