Reading Labor Advocate

(1932-1934)

Introduction

The Reading Labor Advocate was the official organ of the Socialist Party, USA of Berks County, Pennsylvania and of the Federated Trades Council of Reading. Here we present a run of the weekly paper from late 1932 to late 1934.

During that period, Pennsylvania was a major stronghold of the Socialist Party. The Socialist Party chapter in Berks County was the largest and fastest growing party local at the time. Local Berks was also among the most electorally successful and longest-lasting of all Socialist Party locals in US history. By 1929, Reading was the only city in the country whose city council was completely controlled by the Socialist party. In the 1932 election in Reading, Norman Thomas, the Socialist candidate for President, garnered 21% of the vote. Raymond Hofses, editor of The Reading Labor Advocate, garnered 27% of the vote in his race for a Congressional seat.

Read All Over, The Reading Labor Advocate and Socialist Power in Pennsylvania, 1927-1936, by Ian Noah Gavigan

1932
Volume 35, Number 14, November 4, 1932
Volume 35, Number 15, November 11, 1932
Volume 35, Number 16, November 18, 1932
Volume 35, Number 17, November 25, 1932
Volume 35, Number 18, December 2, 1932
Volume 35, Number 19, December 9, 1932
Volume 35, Number 20, December 16, 1932
Volume 35, Number 21, December 23, 1932
Volume 35, Number 22, December 30, 1932

1933
Volume 35, Number 23, January 6, 1933
Volume 35, Number 24, January 13, 1933
Volume 35, Number 25, January 20, 1933
Volume 35, Number 26, January 27, 1933
Volume 35, Number 27, February 3, 1933
Volume 35, Number 28, February 10, 1933
Volume 35, Number 29, February 17, 1933
Volume 35, Number 30, February 24, 1933
Volume 35, Number 31, March 3, 1933
Volume 35, Number 32, March 10, 1933
Volume 35, Number 33, March 17, 1933
Volume 35, Number 34, March 24, 1933
Volume 35, Number 35, March 31, 1933
Volume 35, Number 36, April 7, 1933
Volume 35, Number 37, April 14, 1933
Volume 35, Number 38, April 21, 1933
Volume 35, Number 39, April 28, 1933
Volume 35, Number 40, May 5, 1933
Volume 35, Number 41, May 12, 1933
Volume 35, Number 42, May 19, 1933
Volume 35, Number 43, May 26, 1933
Volume 35, Number 44, June 2, 1933
Volume 35, Number 45, June 9, 1933
Volume 35, Number 46, June 16, 1933
Volume 35, Number 47, June 23, 1933
Volume 35, Number 48, June 30, 1933
Volume 35, Number 49, July 7, 1933
Volume 35, Number 50, July 14, 1933
Volume 35, Number 51, July 21, 1933
Volume 35, Number 52, July 28, 1933
Volume 36, Number 1, August 4, 1933
Volume 36, Number 2, August 11, 1933
Volume 36, Number 3, August 18, 1933
Volume 36, Number 4, August 25, 1933
Volume 36, Number 5, September 1, 1933
Volume 36, Number 6, September 8, 1933
Volume 36, Number 7, September 16, 1933
Volume 36, Number 8, September 22, 1933
Volume 36, Number 9, September 29, 1933
Volume 36, Number 10, October 6, 1933
Volume 36, Number 11, October 13, 1933
Volume 36, Number 12, October 20, 1933
Volume 36, Number 13, October 27, 1933
Volume 36, Number 14, November 2, 1933
Volume 36, Number 15, November 10, 1933
Volume 36, Number 16, November 17, 1933
Volume 36, Number 17, November 24, 1933
Volume 36, Number 18, December 1, 1933
Volume 36, Number 19, December 8, 1933
Volume 36, Number 20, December 18, 1933
Volume 36, Number 21, December 22, 1933
Volume 36, Number 22, December 29, 1933

1934
Volume 36, Number 23, January 5, 1934
Volume 36, Number 24, January 12, 1934
Volume 36, Number 25, January 19, 1934
Volume 36, Number 26, January 26, 1934
Volume 36, Number 27, February 2, 1934
Volume 36, Number 28, February 9, 1934
Volume 36, Number 29, February 16, 1934
Volume 36, Number 30, February 23, 1934
Volume 36, Number 31, March 2, 1934
Volume 36, Number 32, March 9, 1934
Volume 36, Number 33, March 16, 1934
Volume 36, Number 34, March 22, 1934
Volume 36, Number 35, March 30, 1934
Volume 36, Number 36, April 6, 1934
Volume 36, Number 37, April 13, 1934
Volume 36, Number 38, April 20, 1934
Volume 36, Number 39, April 27, 1934
Volume 36, Number 40, May 4, 1934
Volume 36, Number 41, May 11, 1934
Volume 36, Number 42, May 18, 1934
Volume 36, Number 43, May 25, 1934
Volume 36, Number 44, June 1, 1934
Volume 36, Number 45, June 8, 1934
Volume 36, Number 46, June 15, 1934
Volume 36, Number 47, June 22, 1934
Volume 36, Number 48, June 29, 1934
Volume 36, Number 49, July 6, 1934
Volume 36, Number 50, July 13, 1934
Volume 36, Number 51, July 20, 1934
Volume 36, Number 52, July 27, 1934
Volume 37, Number 1, August 4, 1934

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