Biography
Bif Hanlon was arrested while distributing leaflets announcing an American League event, according to the contemporary report.
The paper prints the name as Bif Hanlon in reporting his arrest for distributing leaflets announcing the American League Against War and Fascism’s Wednesday-evening meeting at Long Beach High School. More than 300 participants protested and planned to attend his trial on July 24, 1936. The arrest day, verdict, release and any expanded given name are unresolved. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1936/v13-n177-NY-jul-24-1936-DW-Q.pdf#page=4
