The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-05

Sept. e-Grand jury indicts S. Davis
Wilson, mayor of Philadelphia. in gam
bling inquiry
Sept. il-James Roosevelt undergoes
operation at Rochester, MINI.
Sept. Ex-senator Tydings wins in
Maryland primary; voters defy Presi-
dent by landslide.
Judge Pecora declares mistrial in
Hines racket case.
Maine elects Republican governor and
all three congressman.
Sept. 1ASen. w. F. George. on the
purge list, wins in Georgia.
Sept. 20-Democrats defeat ]. J.
O'Connor in New York: G. o. p. nom-
mates him.
Sept. ex-senator McAdpo made chair
man of the Dollar ship lines under Unit
ed States control.
Sept. 29-District Attorney Thomas f.
Dewey nominated as Republican candi-
date for governor of New York
Sept 30-Gov. II. II. Lehman named
by Democrats as candidate for governor
of New York.
Oct. 4-Sweeping graft inquiry started
Oct. 5-Two bandits hold up two bank
employees at Ottawa, H.. and escape
with $50 900 in cash
Oct. "a. F. of L. votes to continue
assessments for fight against c. /. o.
Oct. 10-United States Supreme court
refuses to review conviction of Tom
Mooney, serving sentence for bombing
It
Oct. 13-Green reelected president of
a. oct. c i4LGustav u 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. l8-National Eucharistic congress
opened in New Orleans.
Oct. 19-Labor board ordered Repub-
lie Steel to reinstate 5000 strikers.
Oct 20-United States indicted 73 as
WPA grafters in New Mexico.
Oct. 24-Wage-hour law went into ef-
Oct. 2s-Big utilities pledge two bill
lion dollar expansion with federal aid
Nov. 7-President Roosevelt sent con-
gratulations to Soviet Russia on its
tWenty-hrst birthday
Nov. 8-Election results: Republicans
gain eight senator's, 80 representatives
and governors in II states.
Nov. 9-Rise in stocks and heaviest
trading since Oct. 81. 1887. follow elec.
tion results.
Nov. IO-Col. Fulgencio Batista die
tator of Cuba. welcomed to Washington.
Nov. 12-Ladies Garment Workers un-
ion. 250,000 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. /. o. including $1,000 600 levy.
Nov. 17-Reciprocal trade agreements
signed with Great Britain and Canada.
Nov. 18-Attorney General Cummings
announced resignation from cabinet. ef-
fective in January.
Nov. 19-Roosevelt recalls Hugh R.
Wilson. ambassador to Germany.
Navy contracts for three new battle
ShiDS
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. /. o. at Dies COM
mittee hearing.
Dec 5-U. S. Supreme court rebukes
labor board for abuse of authority.
Mrs. Elma Lauer, wife of New York
Supreme court justice. indicted for
Dec. 7gAnna 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.
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 S4,000000 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