The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-01-05

Sept. s-Grand jury indicts S. Davis
bling inquiry.
Sept. Thames Roosevelt undergoes
operation at Rochester. MINI.
Sept. l2-Senator Tydings wins in
dent by landslide.
Judge Pecora declares mistrial in
Hines racket case.
Maine elects Republican governor and
all three congressman.
Sept. 14-Sen. w. F. George, on the
purge list, wins in Georgia.
o'Connor in New York; G. o. P. NOM
mates him.
Sept. Ex-senator McAdoo made chair.
man of the Dollar ship lines under Unit
ed States control.
Sept. 29-District Attorney Thomas E.
Dewey nominated as Republican candi-
date for governor of New York.
Sept. 30-Gov. H. H. Lehman named
by Democrats as candidate for governor
of New York.
Oct. 4tSweeping graft inquiry started
Oct. 5-Two bandits hold up two bank
employees at Ottawa, ILL.,. and escape
with $780, 900 in cash.
Oct. GA. F. of L. votes to continue
Oct. 10 Omitted States Supreme court
refuses to review conviction of Tom
Mooney, serving sentence for bombing
In San Francisco in 1916.
Oct. 13--Green reelected president of
Oct 14-Gustav Rumrich. army desert
er, pleads guilty to being a German spy.
Oct. 17-Dr. Eduard Benes, former
president of Czechoslovakia, accepts in
the University of Chicago.
Oct. 18-National Eucharistic congress
opened in New Orleans.
Oct. 19-Labor board ordered Repub-
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Oct. 20-United States indicted 70 as
WPA grafters in New Mexico.
Oct 24-Wage-hour law went into eff.
Oct. 28-Big utilities pledge two bill
lion dollar expansion with federal aid.
Nov. 7-President Roosevelt sent con-
gratulations to Soviet Russia on its
twenty-first birthday.
Nov. 8-Election results: Republicans
gain eight senators, 80 representatives
and governors in IL states.
Nov. 9-Rise in stocks and heaviest
trading since Oct 81. 1887. follow cleo.
ton results.
Nov. lO-Col. Fulgencio Batista. die.
tator of Cuba. welcomed to Washington.
Nov. 12-LadieS Garment Workers un.
ion: 100000 strong. withdraws from c.
Nov. 15-Grand jury indictments re.
turned in Chicago charging 81 persons
and firms with conspiracy to fix the
price OF milk and ice cream.
Nov. 16-NeW Deal turns to arms max
ing to supplant job relief.
John L. Lewis retains dictatorial con.
troll of c. I. o. including 81 000. 900 levy.
Nov. 17-Reciprocal trade agreements
signed with Great Britain and Canada.
Nov. 18-Attorney General Cummings
fective in January.
Nov. l9-Roosevelt recalls Hugh R.
Wilson, ambassador to Germany.
Navy contracts for three new battle.
ships.
Nov. 21-President Roosevelt arrived
at Warm Springs. Ga. for two weeks
Wisconsin's retroactive income tax law
upheld by u. S. Supreme court.
Nov. 29-Capt. Ross T. Mcintyre.
White House physician, named surgeon
general of the navy.
Nov. 30-Grand jury investigation of
graft charges against Governor Earle OF
Pennsylvania and IA others ordered
Dec. Homer Martin reveals far flung
rule of Reds over C. I. o. at Dies com.
mittee hearing.
Dec. So. S Supreme court rebukes
labor board for abuse of authority.
Mrs. Elma Lauer, wife of New York
Supreme court justice, indicted for
Dec. 7@Anna M. Hahn. Cincinnati poi.
son slayer. electrocuted at Columbus.
Ohio.
December 9-United States ambassa.
dor to China recalled for conference.
Dec. IL - President Roosevelt an
nounces plan to deed Hyde Park estate
to government to serve as a memorial
to himself
Dec. 13-George Burns, of Burns and
Allen, pleads guilty on smuggling charge.
Dec. 16-F. D. CoSter, head of Nc
Kesson & Robbins drug firm. revealed
as ex-convict, real name, Phillip Musica,
brothers of Coster, under different
names, arrested on same charge.
Dec. Confession of Anna M. Hahn.
electrocuted poison slayer, made public,
in which she confeSses to four murders.
Theft of $4,O00,000 uncovered as
Coster- Musica Swindle grows; huge gun
deals with foreign power linked to
SWindle.
Administration grants indefinite credit
to China against gold held in u. S.
Dec. 21-Inquiry reveals use of large
part of drug fraud millions for nation
wide lobby.
Four medical associations and 81 ply.
sicians indicted on restraint of trade
charges.