Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-12-27
The Morgan County Democrat McConneIsvl December o.

tho beginning or vast ysyorsstztl0h
July 22--John Dillinger,. notorious
desperate, shot to death by federal
July 24-President reached Hawaiian
July 25-Pacific coast longshoremen
voted to accept mediation.
July 26-Minneapolis put under mar
tiai law by Governor Olson because of
teamsters' strike.
July 29-Longshoremen's strike on
Pacific coast ended in compromise
Aug. 3-President Roosevelt landed
at Portland, Ore
Aug. Standardization of silver or
dered by the President.
Aug l0--Secretary Wallace. an
nounced virtual abandonment OF crop
reduction program for 1895
Strike of $4,000 employees of Alumi- :
mum Company OF America started
Aug l5-Eugene r. Black resigned
Aug. Ie- United Textile Workers
voted for general strike in cotton tex
tile industry.
Aug. 17-Wool. silk and rayon un-
ions voted to join in textile strike.
Aug lS--Louisiana legisis ture passed
laws making Senator Long and Gov
ernor Allen dictators of the state
Aug. 2f-Twelve bandits took s427,-
Truck drivers strike in Minneapolis
ended in compromise.
Aug 24-Reciprocal trade treaty with
Cuba proclaimed by President Roose
velt
Sept. 1--Director of the Budget Lewis
Douglas resigned.
Sept s-Retail coal code authority
resigned in protest against NRA meth
ods
Sept. 4-Strike of textile workers be-
gan, declared so per cent effective.
Sept 6-Aluminum workers strike
ended by compromise
Sept. 10-Maine reelected Governor
Brann, Democratic, and Senator Hale,
Republican,; and voted repeal of state
prohibition law.
Sept. 11-Senator Huey Longs fac
tion won II Lonlsiana eleetod. eeMed -
evasion charges against Andrew Mel
Sept. 20-Solution of Lindbergh baby
kidnapping begun with arrest in New
York Of Bruno r. Hauptmann with part
OF the ransom money.
Presidents special board offered plan
for ending of textile nnul strike efc,a,. or
dered end of the strike.
Sept. 24-Packers raised pay of l0O.-
600 employees per cent.
Sept. 25-Gen. Hugh S. johnson re-
signed as NRA administrator. effective
Sept. 27-President announced ap-
pointment of boards to conduct the
Sept 30-President Roosevelt declared
In radio address that he would seek
a iabor-industrial truce to end strikes.
Oct. 2-Trial of Samuel Insull and
former associates begun in Chicago.
Oct. S-American Federation of La
Dor convention in San Francisco voted
for 5 day. 80 hour work week.
Oct i2--President ordered 80 hour
week for cotton garment industry.
Oct. 22-American Legion convention
opened in Miami, Fla.
Pretty Boy" Floyd, notorious Okla
l,tt Irt Lxtf
near East Liverpool Ohio.
Oct. 25--American Legion demanded
immediate bonus payment and elected
Frank Belgrano Jr.. of San Francisco,
national commander.
Rayon and silk dyers went on strike.
Oct. 31--Chicago's Worlds Fair
closed
Nov. Collections resulted generally
in decided Democratic victories with
senate gain of 10 seats and loss of 10
seats in house.
Nov. 9-Marriner S. Eccles Of Utah
made governor Of federal reserve board.
Nov. l0-President Roosevelt appoint
ed advisory council for social reforms,
headed by Frank P. Graham.
Martial law declared in Arizona in
states fight against California prof.
Nov. l4-Unemployment insurance
program outlined by President Roose-
Welt before conference on economic se-
curity.
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Washington for Warm Springs via the
Tennessee valley projects.
Nov. 20-Gen. Smedley D. Butler told
congressional committee Of alleged
Fascist plot to seize the government
Nov. 24-Samuel insult and 16 CO.
defendants acuitted OF fraud in Chicago.
Nov. 27-"Baby Face" Nelson, pub
lie enemy No. l, killed two government
agents near Darlington, Ill. and was
himself shot to death.
Dec 1--Katherine Lenroot appointed
chief of the children's bureau, Depart
ment Of Labor.
Dec. 3-United States Supreme court
upheld right of land grant colleges to
make military training compulsory.
Dec 6-President Roosevelt returned
to Washington.
Dec. IO-National conference on
crime prevention opened in Washing
ton.
Dec. 12-President named committee
to draft legislation to end war profirs;:
Dec. 15-President's advisory council
reported unemployment insurance sys-
tenn.
Dec. 16-National resources board
outlines 105 billion dollar public works
program for 90 to 80 years.