Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-05


Aug. 6-Majority Leader Alben w.
Barkley wins Democratic senatorial
nomination in Kentucky over Gov. A. B.
Aug. 11-president Roosevelt asks de.
feat of Sen. Walter F. George in Geor-
gia speech
Twenty-six passenger German plane
flies nonstop from Berlin to New York.
Aug 12-Tom Girdler, Republic steel
president. blasts c. /. O., National La.
Dor Relations board and senate civil
liberties committee.
Aug. 13-United States Naziism and
Communism investigated by house COM
mittee on un-Americanisin.
Aug 15-President Roosevelt asks de-
feat of Sen. Millard Tydings in fire
side chat on social security's third
Trial Of James J. Hines on racket
charge opens in New York city.
Ford Motor company calls $4,000 back
to work.
leader. blames Communists for sit.down
strike epidemic.
Aug. 18-President Roosevelt dedicates
new international bridge through the
Thousand Islands. st. Lawrence river
Aug. "a - President Roosevelt de-
nounces G. o. P. for meddling in pri-
marieS.
Aug. 26-Secretary Hull sends sharp
note to Mexico on seizure of American.
owned farmlands.
Aug. so - Senator Smith, intended
purge victim, wins in South Carolina
primary.
McAdoo, indorsed by Roosevelt. loses
In California primary.
Sept Ex-Governor Davey of Ohio de-
fies federal social security board to cut
off states old-age assistance grants.
Senator Pat McCarron defeats two 100
per cent New Dealers in Nevada pri-
Sept 7-Grand Army of the Republic
holds national reunion in Des Moines.
Sept 9-Grand jury indcts S. Davis
Wilson. mayor of Philadelphia. in gam
bling inquiry.
Sept i1-James Roosevelt undergoes
operation at Rochester, Mimi.
Sept. Ex-senator Tydings wins in
Maryland primary; voters defy PreSi-
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.
Sept. 20-Democrats defeat j.
O'Connor in New York; G. O. P. nom-
Sept Ex-senator McAdoo made chair
man of the Dollar ship lines under Unit
ed States control
Sept 29-Dstrict Attorney Thomas E.
Dewey nominated as Republican candi-
date for governor of New York.
Sept 30-Gov. H. H. Lehman named
Dy democrats as Candidate lOT SONGInOT
of New York.
Oct ASweeping graft inquiry started
Oct. 5-Two bandits hold up two bank
employees at Ottawa, ILL.,. and escape
Oct. ga F. of L. votes to continue
assessments for fight against c. l. Q.
Oct. 1o-United 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.
Vitation to become visiting professor at
the University of Chicago.
Oct 18-National Eucharistic congress
opened in New Orleans.
Oct. 19-Labor board ordered Repub-
lie Steel to reinstate 5000 strikers.
Oct. 20-Unted States indicted 73 as
WPA grafters in New Mexico.
Oct. 24-Wage-hour law went into ef-
:, Oct. 2s-Blg 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 senator's, 80 representatives
and governors in II states.
Nov. 9-Rise in stocks and heaviest
" doiiiS oliNO wv @As Aooip Aoho" SiSS-
Nov. 10-col Fulgencio Batista. die
tator of Cuba, welcomed to Washington.
Nov 12-Ladies Garment Workers. un.
ion $50 600 strong. WithdraWS from G.
I. o.
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. l. Q. including $4,000. 900 levy.
Nov T-Recprocal trade agreements
signed with Great Britain and Canada.
Nov 18-Attorney General Cummings
announced resignation from cabinet. ef-
Nov 19-Roosevelt recalls Hugh R.
Wilson. ambassador to Germany.
Navy contracts for three new battle
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. 1-Homer Martin reveals far flung
rule Of Reds over c. /. o. at Dies COM
mittee hearing.
labor board for abuse of authority.
Mrs. Elma Lauer. wife of New York
Supreme court justice, indicted for
smuggling.
Dec. Anna NJ. Hahn, Cincinnati poi
son slayer, electrocuted at Columbus.
Ohio.
December 9-United States ambassa.
dor to China recalled for conference.
Dec. ii = 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,
indicted in huge swindle. kills self Three
brothers of Coster, under different
names, arrested on same charge.
Dec 20-Confession of Anna M. Hahn,
electrocuted poison slayer, made public,
in which she confeSses to four murders
Theft of $40O0,000 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.