Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-01-02
snt. sune .sSed iS-H1use p passed AAA ~ amend

June 1s-House passed AAA amend
ments asked by administration.
| June 19-President told to congress-
MS plan to break up great fortunes and
redistribute wealth through taxes. -.
Senate passed the social security bill.
House passed the Wagner-Connery la
Dor disputes BILL
senator Couzens gave federal govern
ment $550,000 for Industrial workers
homo colony in Detroit area.
June 25-Gen. Hugh Johnson made
works relief director for New York.
| 600 from works fund to provide jobs
| for youth Of nation.
July N-President handed $91, ,000, 900
to Rexford Guy TugweI for rural reset
July 2-House passed utilities bill
without death sentence clause, and
then ordered investigation Of lobbying
for and against the measure.
July 16-AAA processing tax de-
| clared unconstitutional by Federal Ap-
peals court in Boston.
Haute shut off all food supplies: Ma
tional Guard called out.
July 23-Senate passed AAA amend
President Roosevelt named l. W.
Cramer to succeed Paul Pearson as gov
ernor of Virgin islands.
Terre Haute general strike called OF
July. 24-House passed liquor con-
july 2s-senate passed bank bill as
James O'Neili resigned as head of
MIRA, effective August 1.
July 31-Congress passed bill restor-
Ing $46.0oo.ooo in Spanish war veterans
| Aug. 5-New tax bill passed by
| house.
Aug. e-Rhode Island Republicans
! elected Charles F. Risk as congressman,
| defeating the New Deal candidate
Aug. S-Maj. Gen. B. D. Foulois, head
| of army air corps. voluntarily retired.
| Aug. 9.Enactment Of social security
Aug. 15-Senate passed new tax bill.
House cleared Federal Judge Alschu-
Aug. 19-Senate passed farm mora
torium and railway pension bills and
adopted conference report on banking
House passed Guffey coal bill, rail-
| way pension bill and conference reports
on. banking and rivers and harbors
Aug. 21-congress enlarged powers
| of IVA; senate passed neutrality res
oiution concerning Italo-Ethiopian
Aug. 22-House accepted compro-
mise death sentence" in utilities bill.
Guffey coal bill passed by senate.
House passed resolution for manda-
tory embargo on arms shipments to
Aug. 2s-John q. winant appointed
chairman Of labor relations board.
| aug. z4-SenaC0 accepted conference
reports on utilities. new tax and alcohol
control bills; and approved compromise
neutrality resolution.
Texas voted for prohibition repeal and
| local option.
Aug. 26-Congress adjourned; third
| deficiency appropriation bill killed by
Senator Longs flibuster.
Aug. 2S-James A. Moffet resigned as
federal housing administrator.
Body of John Hamilton, last of
Dillinger gang, found near Ottawa. Ill.
| Sept 5--President ordered inquiry
| into deaths of hundreds of war vet
Grams in Florida hurricane.
| Sept. 6-Stewart Mcdonald appointed
FEDERAL housing administrators.
Louisiana shot and critically. wounded
| in Baton Rouge; assassin killed by
Longs bodyguard.,
A.. R. opened in Grand Rapids. Mich.
Sept: 12-Oley Nelson Of Slater Iowa.
| elected commander in chief of G. A. r.
Sept: 1e-Franklin c. Hoyt appointed
| federal alcohol administrator.
| Sept. 17-Voters Of Pennsylvania and
| New Mexico rejected changes in state
Sept. 2swPresident Roosevelt allo-
Gated $800,000,00o more to WPA.
| American Legion convention opened
James NJ. lands was appointed chair
man of the SEC.
Soft coal miners began strike.
| Sept. 26-President Roosevelt started
| on trip to Pacific coast.
| Strike OF soft coal miners won by
Ray Murphy of Ida Grove. Iowa.
Sept. 29-New budget announced, re-
ducing deficit by more than billion
and quarter.
| regained, control of their railway em-
| pire.
Oct. 2-President Roosevelt sailed on
Cruiser Houston from San Diego:
| Maj. Gen. Malin Craig appointed
Oct. 9-New Jersey Court of Errors
and Appeals upheld death sentence for
Bruno Hauptmann for numbering the
Oct. i6-President Roosevelt in PAN
Oct. 17-vice President Garner and
| Philippines.
Oct. ls-William Green reelected
| president Of American Federation Of
Oct. 2s-President Roosevelt landed
| at Charleston, s. c..
Oct. 2s-Farmers voted by big ma
5ority for retention Of corn-hog pro-
Oct. 27-United States Supreme court
opened fall session in its new home:
Nov. 4--Eastern standard time for
Chicago adopted by council.
Nov. 5-Republicans gained control
of New York legislature and elected
mayors OF Ph1laQelphla ana Cleveland.
A. B. Chandler. Democrat, elected gov
ernor of Kentucky.
Nov. III. n. Darling. chief Of the
biological survey, resigned.
| to interfere in Mexico's church affairs.
Bar association upheld Liberty league
lawyers offer of legal aid.
Nov 20-President Roosevelt went to
Warm Springs, Ga.
Nov 22-United States shipping board
warned American shippers against
shipping war material to Italy and
Nov. 2s-John L. Lewis resigned as
vice president Of A. F. of L.
porary injunction against AAA process
ing taxes on rice.
Nov s0-Federal relief ended with
100000 shifted from FERA rolls to
Dec. 2-George N. Peek resigned as
president of export bank.
Secretary Wallace announced new
corn-hog program.
Dec. 5-Congress of American Indus
try and National Association of Manu-
facturers adopted platform for defeat
Of New Deal and return to American
Dec. s-senator Norris of Nebraska
declared he was not candidate for
Dec. 8-Lawyers' committee of Amer
lean Liberty league declared Guffey
coal act unconstitutional.
Dec. 9-Presldent Roosevelt addressed
the American Farm Bureau convention
in Chicago, defending the AAA, and re-
ceived honorary degree from Notre
Dame In South Bend, Ind.