Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-12-28
SEPTEMBER


2-Liner Bremen allowed to depart from
6-Roosevelt establishes naval patrol along
Atlantic coast.
11-Presdent lifts quota on sugar to curb
12-Steel plants and railroads call back their
workers.
13-Congress called for September 81.
14-Borah opposes repeal of arms embargo
as likely to put America into war.
18-Soviet purchasing agent tells OF pay
mentS to persons connected with Demo-
cratic national committee.
20-At conference of Republican and Dem
ocratic leaders Roosevelt urges repeal
of neutrality act.
21-Congress convenes in special session;
Roosevelt urges early repeal of arms
embargo provision OF neutrality act.
session in Chicago.
27-SuddeE dissolution of war resources
board causes surprise.
23-AdminiStration's neutrality repeater bill
sent to the senate.
29-Powerful naval fleet ordered to Hawaii.
OCTOBER
2-Debate on repeal of neutrality act begins
in senate.
Army Army as; Places s.,. an order for s29 high
5-Grover c. Bergdoll. draft dodger, sen.
7-Baishfop afp !, Ablewhite sent to prison for fund
10-War department orders IS 900 semi-auto.
matte rifles.
1Z-WllDam Green elected president OF a.
F. of L. for sixteenth time.
17-Brazil orders $5.870,000 rail equipment
from America.
18-PresidenI closes American ports to SUBJ
marines of warning nations.
19-NeW house bill bans financial aid to
warning nations.
20-Roosevelt sets three-nile limit for SUBJ
marines.
23-Indiana endurance flyers descend after
535 hours; new record.
24-Senate adopts cash ana carry amend.
mentS to neutrality bill.
25-GoVernment sues 236 railroads under
Sherman antitrust act.
27-Senate votes, 63 to 80, to repeal arms
embargo provision of neutrality act. Bill
- goes to house,
and slain in his own plane by Ernest
Pletch. arrested.
29-California flyers land after 726 hours in
air-neW record.
30-U. S. assesses Germany so millions for
Black Tom and Kingsiand blasts during
World war
31-United Mine Workers raise So OOO, 900 for
political fight in 1910.
President asks 276 million for added
defense.
NOVEMBER
2-House votes against embargo on arms:
bill goes to conference.
and adjourns.
4-President signs repeal bill and bars war
zones to American shipping.
6-Supreme court rules state cannot tax
Hole mortgages.
7-old age pension plans defeated In Ohio
and California.
AAA will make loans to cotton growers
s-Navy sends sends; marines to Hawaii to
strength strengthen Pacific defense
Panamanian registry.
9-Roosevelt demands Lewis. head of c. 1.
O., resume peace negotiations with A.
12-Dr. Smith, former president of L. s. u.
given 8 to "a years for university scan-
14-Louis Levy. New York lawyer. disbarred
In Marion scandal.
16-Al .Capone, gang leader, released from
federal prison; enters Baltimore hospi-
21-Proportion of civil service employees
reduced under President Roosevelt.
22-U. S. court upholds wage-hour law In
Montgomery Ward case.
Supreme court voids cities ban on hand
27,-Morgenthau declares next congress must
lift legal debt limit.
28-Chrysler company and c. !. o. agree on
basis of peace after auto plants are tied
up SO days.
29-Jury finds German.American bund lead.
er Fritz Kuhn guilty on forgery and
theft charges.
3o-Roosevelt sends sharp note to Russia
asking that bombing OF cities stop.
DECEMBER
2-curtiss plants speed building of war
planes.
3-Winnie Ruth Judd, insane slayer. again
escapes from prison in Arizona.
5-FritZ Kuhn, bund leader, sentenced to
prison for two and half years.
Upward trend seen in several lines of
business.
s-Secretary Hull protests British blockade.
9-Roosevelt orders special naval dis
trict in Caribbean.
11-RFC grants O,OOO 900 loan to Finland.
u. S.. Supreme court bars evidence
gained by wire tapping.
13-TWelve naval captains promoted to be
rear admirals.
14-ICC approves trainload rail rate re-
duction.
18-Garner announces candidacy for Demo.
cratic presidential nomination.
Continued next week.