Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-01-05

May 12-Three billion recovery spending
bill passed by house
May 13-Enactment of naval expansion
bill completed.
May 16-Senate passed bill creating aero.
nautics authority
May 17-Pennsylvania Democratic pri.
didates: Gov. G. H. Earle nominated for
senator and c. A. Jones for governor. Re
publicans renominated Senator Davis and
named A. H. James for governor.
May 21-PresbyterIan church general as.
sembly voted predestination sections out
of confession of faith.
May 25-Dr. a: E. Morgan; first witness
PaSd aad .o V Of
deceit and dishonest management
May 26-Lilienthal and Harcourt Nor.
gan heard in denial of A. E. Morgan'5
charges and counter-a attack
Bloody labor riots in Detroit and Akron.
May 27-President Roosevelt let tax bill
become law without his signature.
May 31-Supreme court denied rehearing
of stoekyards case, rebuking Secretary Wal.
lace and Solicitor General jackson
President signed bill creating 20 new fed
eral judges
Government reorganization bill shelved
June 3-Senate passed the three billion
recovery bill.
June DHouse ousted Representative
jerks, Republican, of New Hampshire, and
Seated Aiphonse Roy. Democrat
June 14-Senate passed the wage-hour act
June 15-Congress passed flood control
June 16-Congress passed relief and
pump printing bill and adjourned.
June 20-Eighteen persons indicted in
New York as German spies.
June 24-President by executive order ex.
tended civil service to all government EN-.
ployees not exempted by statute,
July 6-Dr. A. E. Morgan sued for rein.
statement as chairman of IVA.
July 7-President Roosevelt began trans
continental speechmaking tour,
July 1-President reviewed battleship
feet at San Francisco.
Howard Hughes and four others COM
pleted round-the-World fight started July 10,
setting record of three days. 10 hours. IA
July l5-Elmer F. Andrews, New York.
appointed administrator of wage and hour
Secretary Wallace asked 81 per cent cut in
wheat acreage.
July 18-Douglas Corrigan of Los Angeles
made solo fight it from New York to Dub.
July Ex-Governor of Iowa ordered troops
to Newton. home of strike-bound Maytag
plant.
oil conspiracy case at Madison, Wis.
July 20-Government began anti.monopoly
suit against chief movie companies,
July 22-Federal court of appeals in Chi
cago set aside finding of NLRB in Fansteel
corporation case.
July 25-Puerto Rico nationalist tried to
asSaSSinate Gov. Blanton WinShip.
Aug. 1-Justice department announces in
vestigation of American Medical associa.
ton on charge Of antitrust law violation:
Aug. 2-NeW Dealers defeated in Virginia
and Missouri Democratic primaries.
Aug. civilian c. Dodge. former New
York district attorney, linked with James
President Roosevelt heads back home
after fishing cruise in South Pacific.
Aug. 6-Majority Leader Alben w. Bark
in Kentucky over Gov. A. B. Happy"
Aug. 1i-President Roosevelt asks defeat
of Sen. Walter F. George in Georgia speech.
flies nonstop from Berlin to New York.
Aug. p Tom Girdler. Republic Steel
Relations board and senate civil liberties
committee.
Aug. l3-United States Naziism and Com.
munism investigated by house committee
Aug. 15-President Roosevelt asks de-
feat of Sen. Willard Tydings in "fireside
chat on social security's third birthday.
Trial of James J. Hines on racket charge
opens in New York city.
Ford Motor company calls $4,000 back
Aug i6-John P. Frey. A. F. of L. lead
er, blames Communists for sitdown strike
Aug. Is-President Roosevelt dedleates
new international bridge through the Thou
sand Islands. St. Lawrence river.
Aug. 24-President Roosevelt denounces
G.; o. P. for meddling in primaries.
lands.
Aug. Ex-senator Smith, intended purge
victim. wins in South Carolina primary.
McAdoo, Endorsed by Roosevelt. loses In
California primary.
Sept. 6-Governor Davey of Ohio defies
federal social security board to cut off
states old.age assistance grants.
Senator Pat McCarron defeats two 100 per
cent New Dealers in Nevada primary
Sept. 7-Grand Army of the Republic
holds national reunion in Des Moines
Sept. 9-Granu Jury indicts S. Davis vii.
son. mayor of Philadelphia. in gambling
inquiry.
Sept. thames Roosevelt undergoes 3D.
GRAFTON at Rochester, Mimi
Sept. Ex-senator Tydngs wins in Mary.
land primary: voters defy President by
Judge Pecora declares mistrial in Hines
racket case.
Maine elects Republican governor and all
three congressman.
Sept. Ex-senator w. F. George on the
purge list, wins in Georgia.
Sept. 20-DemocratS defeat J. j. O'Con.
nor in New York; G. o. p. dominates him.
Sept. Ex-senator McAdoo made chairman
of the Dollar ship lines under United States
control
Sept. 29-District Attorney Thomas E.
Dewey nominated as Republican candidate
for governor of New York
Sept. 30-Gov. H. H. Lehman named by
Democrats as candidate for governor Of
New York.
Oct, 4Sweeping graft inquiry started in
Brooklyn.