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Peter C. Rhodes

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on June 28, 1955, that he "surmised" that Rhodes was a "very active Communist sympathizer and partisan of Communist causes." He said, "I did not know Peter Rhodes to be a member of the Communist Party." Burdett said he formed his impression from "my acquaintance with him and particularly his
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While awaiting reassignment, Rhodes spoke at a joint meeting of the Cincinnati Lodge of Elks and the Cincinnati Newspaperman's Club in September 1940. On October 24, 1940, Rhodes was guest speaker along with Publisher
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included Rhodes, who was identified as a "broadcaster for the army in Africa and Sicily," in a list of names she furnished to the
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in October 1952 that Rhodes, a "former Communist," had been "in charge of intelligence for the Military Government in the
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there in June 1934. He was rated as a "very good student, of excellent character and reputation." He then received a
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Rhodes was born on September 18, 1909, the son of Christof Beutinger of Germany and Margaret Claire Abrahams of
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Upon his return to the United States, Rhodes was a speaker on February 28, 1941, at the
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Boulenger was general secretary of the Office International pour l'Enfance in 1938.
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The Battered Wife and Her Five Little Kids All Dressed in White,
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In 1941, he was also chief of the Atlantic News Service of the
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He also worked in London, Copenhagen and Stockholm. He was in
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by Philippe Thoby-Marcelin and Pierre Marcelin. His book
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Baltimore, Maryland, February 7, 1942, page 6, column 8
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Rhodes was next sent to England, where he covered the
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Rhodes was married to Ione Boulenger, a teacher, in
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Kent Jr., "Stops Use of OCD Funds by Actors," 260:about property improvement, was published in 1952. 144:in Paris, and then he was employed in that city by 531:Allentown, Pennsylvania, February 18, 1941, page 5 527:"Newspaperman One of Speakers for C of C Dinner," 522: 520: 518: 516: 227:European Theater of Operations, United States Army 652:Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, January 8, 1941, page 3 438:"Friends Respond With Lumber From Queer Places," 433: 431: 276:which he said had been furnished to him by the " 178:In 1941 he was assigned to the French island of 218:in 1941, the Selective Service records showed. 193:, where Rhodes said he disliked being called a 832:Phi Kappa Psi, Class of 1933, Columbia College 768:"Ex-Spy Queen Names 6 More U.S. Payrollers," 572:"Norse Blame Traitors For Swift Nazi Sweep," 252:published his translation from the French of 8: 368:Richmond, Indiana, December 18, 1916, page 8 189:, Chamber of Commerce, along with Governor 175:at a meeting of the Camden Foremen's Club. 454:Guide to the Spanish Civil War Collection, 116:between 1929 and 1933, when he received a 693:"Classified List of New Books: Fiction," 293:House Committee on Un-American Activities 282:House Committee on Un-American Activities 268:On February 6, 1942, U.S. Representative 366:The Richmond Palladium and Sun-Telegram, 637:Pennsylvania, January 12, 1941, page 10 330: 302:, official, told a subcommittee of the 232:An article by Rhodes about French poet 34:news service and for the United States 798:"News Guild Reds Barred by Burdette," 755:The Kingston (New York) Daily Freeman, 710:The Philadelphia Inquirer Book Review, 695:The Philadelphia Inquirer Book Review, 589:Belvidire (Illinois) Daily Republican, 587:"Says Russia Prepared to Strike Soon" 422:Julius Rosenberg et al., Silvermaster, 378:"Beutinger Killed in Wife's Bedroom," 238:Aragon: Poet of the French Resistance, 723:Joan O'Sullivan, "The Home Grounds," 501:spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu 415: 413: 411: 409: 407: 405: 403: 318:Senate Internal Security Subcommittee 197:but would rather be referred to as a 148:. He covered the early stages of the 7: 132:, where he had an excellent record. 140:In late 1936 Rhodes worked for the 867:Columbia College (New York) alumni 708:"Grim Tragedy in Hills of Haiti," 678:Harry Hansen, "The First Reader," 304:Senate Internal Security Committee 14: 815:Alexandria (Louisiana) Town Talk, 800:The Shreveport (Louisiana) Times, 785:Greeley (Colorado) Daily Tribune, 420:Federal Bureau of Investigation, 216:Federal Communications Commission 87:Amenia, Dutchess County, New York 392:"Mrs. Beutinger Freed by Jury," 772:New York, June 6, 1949, page 3 602:"20 Years Ago In Cincinnati," 254:The Beast of the Haitian Hills 30:and writer who worked for the 20:American journalist and writer 1: 574:The San Bernardino Daily Sun, 712:November 17, 1946, image 147 606:September 17, 1960, image 23 591:July 12, 1940, pages 1 and 3 559:The Jackson (Tennessee) Sun, 440:The Berkshire Evening Eagle, 364:"Refused Access to Mother," 287:In June 1949, FBI informant 63:Jamaica, British West Indies 26:(1909–1965) was an American 338:Social Security Death Index 258:Beautify Your Home Grounds, 883: 813:United Press, "Reporter," 682:December 29, 1945, page 13 544:Daily Republican-Register, 353:City Desk Publishing, 2016 857:American male journalists 697:October 27, 1946, page 15 667:December 27, 1945, page 8 621:October 25, 1940, page 22 542:"Raids Fail on French," 223:Office of War Information 150:German invasion of France 36:Office of War Information 802:June 30, 1955, page 12-A 787:October 14, 1952, page 6 604:The Cincinnati Enquirer, 561:April 21, 1940, image 22 546:December 5, 1939, page 1 396:December 8, 1916, page 1 274:House of Representatives 24:Peter Christopher Rhodes 727:October 8, 1952, page 6 663:"Literary Guideposts," 471:March 16, 1938, image 6 298:John Lautner, a former 270:Richard B. Wigglesworth 187:Allentown, Pennsylvania 142:New York Herald Tribune 623:, with an illustration 576:April 16, 1940, page 1 102:Monroe County, Florida 48: 817:June 30, 1955, page 8 635:The Pittsburgh Press, 467:"Children in Spain," 456:1909, 1925, 1931-2013 424:FBI File No. 65-56402 104:, in September 1965. 83:Knickerbocker Village 44: 757:June 6, 1949, page 5 442:June 1, 1946, page 5 67:Caldwell, New Jersey 665:The Ithaca Journal, 380:The New York Times, 229:) during the war." 212:United China Relief 173:Camden Courier-Post 136:Professional career 114:Columbia University 753:"Buffalo Worker," 469:The Vancouver Sun, 349:George Garrigues, 264:Political position 250:Rinehart & Co. 210:Rhodes worked for 126:Kellett Fellowship 49: 725:The Journal-News, 680:Pittsburgh Press, 619:The Morning Post, 529:The Morning Call, 289:Elizabeth Bentley 248:in 1945. 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journalist
United Press
Office of War Information

Jamaica, British West Indies
Caldwell, New Jersey
Brussels, Belgium
Knickerbocker Village
Amenia, Dutchess County, New York
Monroe County, Florida
Columbia University
bachelor's degree
master's degree
Kellett Fellowship
Oxford University
New York Herald Tribune
United Press
German invasion of France
Narvik
cable
David Stern
Martinique
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Arthur James
blitz
United China Relief
Federal Communications Commission
Office of War Information
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
Louis Aragon

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