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"We are one hundred per cent American"

Huntley=Hill Post, No. 2499

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES ROCKLAND, MAINE

Charles D. Barlett South Thomaston, ME State House Box 124 Augusta, Maine

July 12, 1940

Dear Sir:

Enclosed find the names of those Reds and 5th Column folks I spoke of to you at Auburn Wed. nite.

Allti Lehto = Warren, Maine is the leader of Red Party among Finns in Knox County. He just joined the Odd Fellows at Warren, was fired as President of Cooperative Farmers Union because he was a Red.

Otis Cole, Camden, runs a cafe puts Red newspaper over his counter and has boys from the CCC Camps

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in his cafe, teaching them the Red movements.

A Mr. Helderbrant - Winslow Hill Nobleboro, Maine. Flew German flag on June 14th at his house.

Steve Dainels, Rockland Trinty St. or Front St. he talks 5th Column and unamerican, he comes from Italy.

Mr. Polky who lives in Spruce Head at Big Landing road, he is as red as can be.

Harold Look, Mechanic St. owner of Lobster Pound in Rockland he is one of the quiet smart Reds has books on all movements of

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The American House a hotel here in Rockland is a nest of Reds, men who work in the granite works at Long Cove and Clarks Island.

Hermon Aalto, West Rockport he puts out the Red news and is a great Red worker.

Wilfred Erbkila, So. Warren, He is the one who has or was going to put his son in the 240th CAC at Thomaston to know of their movements let me know if he is in the Thomaston Battery.

4 Leroy Wiggin, So. Thomaston ME. A War Veteran, married a German Girl, he talks unamerican and wishes Hitler best of luck and is in favor of his rule. This has been told me by several who have heard him.

John Acli, Liberty, Maine George Killen, Harriman's Store Liberty. These names were turned over to me as 5th Column. Mr. Tabbutt, Thomaston ME he run for Gov. on Red ticket 2 years ago.

As ever Oliver R. Hamlin