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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02
WESTLAND
Many Holiday Visitors

Christmas visitors were: Ebert
RouanzOin and son Donald of Zanes-
vile at Elmer Rouanzoin's; Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman McPeak at Charlie
Newton's at Chesterhill; Mr.. and
and Mrs. Dale VanOster of Malta,
and Mrs. Frank Hooper, at Bert
Rouanzoin's; Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Berry at Ernest Cages, at Bartlett;
Clyde Best and family of Malta at
C. L. Harris: Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Huffman, Mr.. and Mrs. Will God
dard, children David and Ruth of
Chesterhill, Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald
SHOOK, daughter Judith, of Malta,
anS Harold Harris and family at
Frank Miller; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Best of McConnelsville, Raymond
James and family. at Frank Med
leys; Mr.. and Mrs. Nate Wood, Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Wood. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. M. Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Wells. children Robert and Hope, at
Earl Woods at Amesville: Mr.. and
Mrs. Pearl Mincks, children Dwight
and June, at Everett Humphreys:
Otis Ball and family at ARA Balls
at Wrightstown: Harold Best and
family, Henry Abel and family, at
George Miller's; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Strobe, daughter Rachel, at Ho-
bart Miller's: Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Greathouse and Robert Tignor at
John Greenhouses at Pennsville.
Raymond James and family, Rus
sell James, children, Laurabelle and
Paul Edward spent Wednesday ev-
ening with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
James.
Sunday visitors were Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Fitch, son Dwight, at
Raymond Starrett's OF McConnels-
vile route; Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Greathouse and Robert Tignor at
Delmar Earich's at Malta; Mr.. and
Mrs. Pearl Mincks at Paul Wells:
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G. Smith, sons
Francis and George, and Donald
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02
PALMER

The Willing Workers club will
have their oyster dinner for their
families on New Years day at j. F..
Reeds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gale Leget of Glen
ford spent Tuesday evening at E. S.
Wainwright's.
Mr. and Mrs. o. A. Bingham
We're Christmas dinner. guests at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Stoops.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Murdock were
Christmas dinner guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Bing-
ham, of Watertown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Gilliland
had as Christmas dinner guests Mrs.
Kate Hale and Gibson Hale, Mrs.
VIM. Lorenz and daughter Ruth
Marie, and daughter Ruth Gilliland.
e. S. Wainwright and family had
as Christmas dinner guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Cowger of Stockport; Mr..
and Mrs. d. r. Wainwright, Crooks
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Myers of
Waterford; an afternoon caller was
Johny Harra of Pine ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hale had as
week end guests, Mr.. and Mrs Ver-
Ion Ellis and three sons, from Can
ton.
Frank Jobes and son Harlan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lannie Jobes and
children have gone to Florida for a
two weeks vacation.
Miss Anna Laura Wainwright
spent Friday with Miss Madaline
Padgitt, of Waterford
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Cowger enter
tanned on her 73rd birthday, the
following dinner guests. Mr.. and
Mrs. e. S. Wainwright and daughter
Anna Laura, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Massey and daughter Paula Ann and
son James, Mrs. Perley Massey and
Henry Wainwright, all of McCon-
nelsville; Mr.. and Mrs. J. O. Vain
wright of Stockport; Mrs. Josephine
Musgrave and Clarence Musgrave
and sons of Center Bend. After
noon callers were Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Myers, of Waterford.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02
NEUROLOGY

IDAHO'S BORAH DIES-Brillianity
uniformed pallbe1ers carry the body OF
Senator William E. Borah from the Idaho
state capitol at Boise, to his last resting
place.
JANUARY
s-Rufus c. Dawes, president Of chicago's
Century of Progress.
Ex-senator William E. Borah of Idaho
FEBRUARY
4-Samuel H. vauclain locomotive builder.
11-Lord Tweedsmuir John Buchan). gov
ernor-general of Canada
26-George M. Reynolds. retired Chicago
banker.
MARCH
LDr: Karl Muck. famous wagnerian mu-
scan.
Hamlin Garland. author
6-Maxine Elliott, famed actress.
Edwin Markham. author OF The Man
With the Hoe
15-Samuel Untermyer, lawyer.
APRIL
William Horlick Jr.. matted milk MIL
1o-Mrs Patrick Campbell. actress.
20--Mrs w. K. Vanderbilt ST.
21-Walter Kohler. former governor of Wis
28-Mme Tetrazzini. famous soprano.
MAY
2-George Craig Stewart. Episcopal bishop
13-Emma Goldman. exiled radical leader
JUNE
8-Hugh Rodman. admiral U. S. navy. re-
22-Mal. Gen. smedley Butler. former U. S.
Marine chief.
3o-John E. Andrew, national commander
JULY
ben Turpin, crosseyed comedian
1-Robert WadloW, 22-year-old Alton Ull.)
giant
AUGUST
5-Dr Frederick A. Cook who claimed dis
covery of North pole
6--Talbot Mundy, author.
18-Walter P Chrysler Jr. motor car man.
ufacturer.
21-Leon Trotsky. exiled Bolshevist leader
Il MsTie9 ye2 oags maFaerfd Enssb scientist and
SpirtualiSt.
26-Duke of Guise. pretender to the French
throne.
SEPTEM BER
2-David F. Houston. former secretary of
agriculture.
Gatti-Casazza. grand opera impresario
14-Wilam b. Bankhead, speaker OF the
house of representatives.
29-Courtney Ryley Cooper. writer (suicide).
OCTOBER
6-Henry Horner governor of Illinois,
9-Sir Wilfred GrenfeH. good Samaritan of
Labrador.
12-W. H. Dietrich former senator from ILL.,
noiS
23-George B. Corteyou. inancier and for
mer cabinet member.
NOVEMBER
10-Neville Chamberlain, former prime min
lister of Great Britain.
Sen. Key Pittman of Nevada.
24-Viscount Craigavon. prime minister OF
Northern Ireland.
Prince Salonji. last of Japanese elder
statesmen.
26-Lord Rothermere. British journalist.
DECEMBER
5-Jan Kubelik. violinist
12-Lord Lothian. British ambassador to
U. S.
19-Kyosti Kallio. foremost Finnish states.
man.
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02
20--Navy awards SO
sion contracts.
as IN plant expan-
NATIONAL ELECTION

THIRD TERM TRADITION BROKEN
First U. S. executive to be elected three
times. FDR is pictured here as he, Mrs.
Roosevelt iUiih Vice President and Mrs.
Henry Wallace, arrived in Washington
shortly follotOing the election.
JUNE
2ERepublican national convention meets in
Philadelphia.
27-Wendell Willkie of New York named as
candidate for President.
Ex-senator Charles L. McNary named for
vice president.
JULY
15-Democratic national convention meets
in Chicago
17-President Roosevelt unanimously nom-
mated for third term.
18-Henry A. Wallace named for vice pres
ident.
NOVEMBER
5-Roosevelt and Wallace carry 38 states
in national election. with total of 449
electoral votes.
Wilkie and McNary carry 10 states.
with 81 electoral votes.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02

1s-New York Rangers win Stanley cup in
1s-Baseball season opens; Bob Feller,
Cleveland pitcnes no-nit game against
ls-Kid Mccoy. old-time boxer. commits
suicide
MAY
4-Gallahadion. IS to 1. wins Kentucky
1o-Lew Jenkins stops Ambers in third
2e-Craig Wood wins Metropolitan open with
3o-Wibur Shaw wins 5O0-mile automobile
race at Indianapolis.
JUNE
5-Altus Allen knocked out Johnny Pay.
chek in tenth round.
6-Buddy Baer knocks out Valentine Cam.
polo in first round
9-Lawson Little beats Gene Sarazen In ma.
tional open golf playoh.
12-Dodgers get Joe Medwick and Curt Da-
Wis from Cardinals.
2O-Joe Louis stops Godoy in eighth round.
30-Babe Didrickson Zaharias wins women's
open golf title.
JULY
second round.
9-National league all-stars defeat Ameri-
can league all-stars to 0.
H-Armstrong stops Jenkins in sixth round
AUGUST
6-Dr Eddie Anderson elected head coach
of the AllAmerican football team. =,
29-Green Bay Packers defeat College All.
Stars As to %.
SEPTEMBER
2-Byron Nelson wins professional golf title.
6-Billy Conn knocks out Bob Pastor in
13 rounds.
14-Dick Chapman wins American amateur
golf title
2e-Max Baer stops Pat Comiskey in the
z7-Detroit Tigers clinch pennant in Ameri-
can baseball league.
OCTOBER
5-Fritzie Zivic wins welterweight boxing
crown from Armstrong.
6z-Chicago White Sox win city baseball Sc
ries from Chicago Cubs.
8-Cincinnati wins worlds series. defeating
Detroit games in z.
NOVEMBER
13-Frank Mccormick of Cincinnati voted
"Gabby' Hartnett let out as manager
:, Of the Chicago o,s Cubs; ubs, n.n,ed genera,
manager of the Chicago Cubs.
H-Jimmy Wilson appointed manager OF the
Chicago Cubs.
DECEMBER
8-Chicago Bears defeat Washington Red.
skins for professional football champion
ship 70 to 0.
Red Sox Washington and Cleveland in.
wolves seven players.
16-Joe Louis wins over AL Mccoy on tech
nical knockout In sixth round.
17-Ohio State accepts resignation OF Francis
Schmidt. football coach.
20-Captain Wood leaves Army coaching ]on'
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02
FOREIGN

PAN AMERICAN CONFERENCE-
General scene OF assembled delegates from
81 american Republics participating, as
this important defense congress opened
in HdUand, Cuba.
JANUARY
22-Japanese warn America against exert.
28-Japah tghtens blockade on British.
French concessions at Tientsin.
31-China proposes that sixyear- r-old boy be
named ruler of Tibet
FEBRUARY
Japan prepares for difficulties" In re-
lations with United States.
11-Belfast police fight 1000 I. R. A. rioters
two hours.
2e-Welles hands Mussoiini message from
2s-Ancient Egyptian kings tomb yields
vast riches.
MARCH
LGermany stops deportation of Jews to
district in Poland.
13-Sir Michael oDwyer, British India lead
er, assassinated by native gunman-
19-French cabinet resigns in body.
2o-Paul Reynaud seeks to form new caoi-
26-Russia recalls ambassador to Paris.
Az IL IL
1O-Iceland takes control of own foreign
affairs.
19-Jugo-Slavla smashes Nazi plot to over
turn government.
MAY
30-Rumania votes state control over all
businesses.
JUNE
22-Workers' coup results in new govern
ment for Estonia.
JULY
9-Duke of Windsor appointed governor Of
Bahamas.
A-Fulgencio Batista elected president OF
Cuba.
23-Dr Benes heads new Czech regime rec
ognized by British.
resist Nazi influence in Western hemi'
sphere.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02
of Malta at Carlos Har
ris'
WiIfOrd GreathOuSe Weds

ris'.
Wilford Greathouse Weds
Harvey Greathouse received the
announcement of the marriage of
his nephew, Wilford Greathouse and
Thelma Cooperrider of Thornville
which took place Christmas eve at
the Lutheran church at ThOrnville
Mr. Greathouse is the son of Walter
and Carrie Boles Greathouse, both
former residents of Morgan county.
Mrs. Jessie Miller and Miss Rach-
ell Strobe spent the last of the week
in Columbus, where Miss Strobe
consulted an eye specialist. She
had the misfortune to get her eye
scratched while playing with a pup.
Frank Medley and family, Estel
Dawson and family, Russell James
and family, Raymond James, sons
Clifton and Claude Allen, spent
Thursday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
o. T. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Drake and
son Dalton of Xenia, spent Wednes-
day night and Thursday at the Lew
is James home,
Stanley Benjamin who has spent
the past several weeks at Ceryl
Hotchkiss' near London, o., spent
from Tuesday until Monday with
home folks He spent the week end
with his friend, Kenneth Ray, near
Ringgold.
Installation of officers at West
land grange Friday was well attend
ed. There were 20 from Malta
grange In attendance.
Estel Dawson and family were
Tuesday supper guests of George
Benjamin and family.
Dwight Mincks underwent tom
sil and adenOid operation at Ma
rietta hospital, Friday. He and his
sister June are spending until New
Years with their grandparents, at
Beverly
Mrs. d. d. Adams visited relatives
In GAINESVILLE, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Carr, son
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02
DISASTERS

MUNITTON INDUSTRY BLASTS
Several nlunifiOn plants toorking on u. S.
defense orders Were rocked by potoder e1-
plosions. Here is part OF the splintered
urcckage after blast at the kenuil, N. j.,
plant OF the Hercules Pouder Co., in
chich Al mere killed.
JANUARY
3-Eighteen lives lost in Minneapolis apart.
ment hotel fire.
1871 lives lost in West Virginia mine ex.
pOSlon.
23-Army bomber crashes in rainstorm; four
killed.
FEBRU AIRY
15-Wild blizzard grips East; II dead.
20-Fire sweeps circus in winter quarters at
Rochester. Ind. 100 animals perish.
MARCH
12-Tornado kills l3 in South; heavy loss
16--71 trapped in mine at St. Clairsville o.
APRIL
1870 dead. Il, 100 y injured in train wreck at
2l-Eleven killed when two cars hit head-on
in Minnesota.
23-Dance hall fire kills 247 Negroes In
Natchez, Miss.
29-Tornado in Illinois kills 16.
MAY
M-Earthquakes kill 24s in Peru. 5000 in
jured.
JUNE
17-Eleven army fers killed when two army
bombers collide in New York.
JULY
2-Train hits auto in Chicago six killed
15-63 killed in coal mine blast at Sonman,
Pa.
31-4I die when railroad coach crashes
freight near Akron. Ohio.
AUGUST
12-Hurricane batters the coast of Geor.
gia and South Carolina; 35 dead; dam.
age /. the millions.
munitions plant at Kenyil. N. J. -
14-Sixteen lives lost IN floods in four
southern states.
15-Dr Glenn Frank and son killed in auto
accident at Greenleaf, Wis.
23-Nine killed in crash and explosion Of
army bomber near Denver.
5f-Senator Lundeen of Minnesota and -
others die in plane crash in Virginia
during storm.
OCTOBER
12-Tom Mix of silent movie fame killed in
NOVEMBER
4-Airliner hits mountain in Utah during
snoWstorm; 10 killed.
7-Tacoma bridge, third largest In world.
collapses; no lives lost.
10-Earthquake in Rumania takes 1000
lives.
try from the Dakotas to Ohio. 100
killed, damage in the millions.
12-75 sailors lose their lives in storm on
Lake Michigan.
oo-Mjna oyplociop Cadi1 Nbio frape
81 miners.
DECEMBER
4Giant air transport crashes at Chicago
airport; 10 dead, 6 injured.
18-Crash of U. S. army bomber kills six.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02
DECEMBER

1-Southarpton turned into an inferno by
Nazi air raids.
Greeks capture strategic points on cen
trail front.
2-Ten merchant ships attacked west of
Ireland by U-boats and planes.
Greece reports new Italian rout near
Ionian sea.
3-Nazis claim sinking of 20 British ships.
4EBritish cabinets conduct of war crltl-
cized in commons.
Italians withdraw from two bases.
British told they will get $50 u. s.
merchant vessels.
5-Greeks drive into two Italian bases;
both in flames.
Twenty U. S. flying fortresses released
to Britain.
6-Greeks occupy Porto Edda and pursue
Italians northWard.
8-British cruiser sinks German freighter
off Cuba.
Argvrokastron falls to Greek troops.
9-British capture 10000 Italian troops.
British bombers smash at Bordeaux
U-boat raiders.
10-British trap Italian forces in Egyptian
desert.
11-British capture main Italian base OF
Sidi Barrani.
13-British drive Italians out of Egypt.
l4-Petain Gusts Laval: names Flandln, Hit
ler's friend. foreign minister.
Greeks smash Italian mountain defenses.
16-Italians lose two more bases In African
18-Nazi troops mass at two Italian ports.
I9-Britsh close in ca barGia, Llbya.
20-Nazis reported Tying Italian soldiers to
Albania.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02
APRIL


4-Winston Churchill given general super
vision over Britan's fighting strength.
9-Germans occupy Denmark, which SUBJ
mits. and invades Norway which re-
sists. Oslo. the capital is taken
12-Germans capture more Norwegian ports,
while British feet tries to cut supply
line across Sl<a eerrak.
16-BritiSh expedition arrives on Norway
coast and is battered by German bomb
erS.
30-Germans capture Dombaas. key rail
town in Norway.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02
AUGUST

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3-Japan protests U. 8. ban on aviation OIL
6-JepaneSe arrest members OF Salvatlon
Army as spies.
7-Rumania passes severe new law against
Jews.
r-Duke Of Windsor is sworn in as Cover.
nor of Bahamas
20--Trotsky attacked by axman In home in
3o-Rumania loses half of Transylvania to
Hungary.
SEPTEMBER
3-Assassins attempt to kill King Carol in
plot to revolt.
king Carol yields power and picks die
tator."
e-King Carol abdicates in favor Of his son
12-Mexico names Gen. Avila Camacho pres
ielent-elect
14-Rumania now totalitarian state under
22-Japs % invade fndo. China; fight French.
OCTOBER
American charge d'affaires at Berlin
ordered home.
NOVEMBER
16-Survey plane hops to British Honduras
in hours, IS minutes.
30-Cuba captures seven Japs In fish boats
with maps of U. S. bases.
DECEMBER
1-Gen Manuel Avila Camacho sworn in
as president of Mexico. pledges to de-
fend Americas.
18-Actual work started on Latin.America
air and naval bases.
20-Five thousand Cuban workers on naval
base 60 on strike
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02
MA Y

3-NorWegian army in central Norway
seeks peace as British and French with
draw
11-Allies rush aid to low countries; Church
i'll succeeds Chamberlain as prime min
ister
14-Dutch armies cease resistance.
16-Nazis mass for Balkan raid; believed
aimed at Rumanian oil.
19-Weygand replaces Gamein as French
commander: Germans within 80 miles
of Paris.
21-Germans reach French channel coast.
cutting off British-Belgian forces.
22-Britain votes dictatorship; Churchill
given supreme power; labor and wealth
to be drafted.
Allies check German drive on 200-mile
front.
24-Germans tighten net around British.
French and Belgian troops.
25-Germans claim Calais.
France shakes up general staff.
27-Belgium gives up on orders OF King
Leopold
3O-Battered British troops reach England
from Flanders.
Belgian cabinet deposes Leopold for
surrender.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02


3-Third session of the 18th congress as.
SembleS. Message asks for additional
taxes to finance expenditures for ma
tional defense.
Archbishop Samuel A. Stritch of Mlwau.
kee named archbishop of Chicago.
4PreSident sends eight and half billion
budget to congress.
Attorney General Frank Murphy named
to Supreme court
James Cromwell named minister to
Canada.
Robert H. Jackson named attorney gen.
eral.
8-Third term not mentioned at Jackson
day dinner.
Clarence E. Gauss named first u S.
minister to Australia.
9-Federal debt passes AZ billion mark;
nearS limit.
12-HouSe votes $264, ,6ll,25 for emergency
defense.
l6-President sends proposal to congress for
financial assistance to Finland;
House committee trims "a millions off
first appropriation bill.
Senate confirms Frank Murphys APP
pointment to the Supreme court
I8-Amercan exporters lose market of $780,.
900 year through British war ban
on tobacco.
22-Oficial Washington pays tribute to Sen.
ator Borah at state funeral in the SEN
Earl Browder, Communist leader, sen.
fenced to four years in prison and fined
s., 900 for passport fraud
24-senate Committee approves bill paving
way for 500. .000. 900 loan to Finland.
30-Witness tells OF plot to link Dies with
Fascists with forged letters.
FEBRUARY
2-House passes farm bill slashed
5-Chicago gets Democratic national con-
vention.
7-Senate committee approves bill to per-
NIT additional loans to Finland and
China
l2-Supreme court decision adds to power
le-House use approves ss65, ,722. 900 naval bill
after slashing liz million.
23--House votes to extend Presidents recip-
rocal trade. powers.
US
27-House committee. rejects Rooseyelts
227 million dollar bid for locks In Pana'
2s-Movie academy awards 60 to Robert
Donat and Vivien Leigh.
MARCH
byrd expedition funds cut out Of house
appropriation bill.
e-British liner. Queen Elizabeth. worlds
largest !. msrchant Ms,i, W ship. makes secret
Remington Arms Co. indicted: violation
Of neutrality act charged.
i1-John Monk Saunders. screen writer.
l2-House approves 6s4 million dollar navy
expansion.
18-Britain to use two liners berthed at New
York as troops ships.
Senate passes Hatch clean politics bill.
21-Secretary Hull upbraids James H. r.
Cromwell, minister to Canada, for
speech at Toronto criticiZing Germany
and lauding empire nations.
Senate adds 80 million more to farm
bill
29-Washington officials deny German
charges that this nation helped bring on
European war.
APRIL
10-Neutrality proclamation issued by Pres
ident bars American ships from Morse
coast.
11--State department arranges to evacuate
United States citizens from Scandinavia.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02

4-Britsh fiers bomb Germans maaed
on channel coast for invasion.
6-Italians invade British Somaliland.
7-Brtish liner torpedoed in convoy; ass
saved. 20 lost
Italians march into Zeila. port on Gull
of Alden; capture two towns in British
Somaliland.
12-"Air blitzkrieg'' has started. Britain told.
as NaZis launch third day of mass raids.
Italians mass on Egypt.
13-NaZi aerial Blitzkrieg covers Britain;
industrial heart bombed.
France indicts war guilt chiefs.
H-Germany announces total blockade Of
waters around England.
11-Italy cOnQuers British maitland.
10-Churchill announces plan to lease bases
to United States on British territory ia
Western hemisphere.
H-Axis orders parley after armed clashes
In Balkans.
Germany and Italy force Rumania to
cede part of Transylvania to Hungary.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02

4-Nazis take Dunkirk; Hitler vows to de-
stroy foe.
Last allied troops leave Dunkirk.
8-French forced back by onslaught of
million Germans.
9-Allies evacuate Narvik; Norway surren-
ders to Germany.
10-Italy declares war on the allies. Ger
mans cross the Seine.
13-French decide not to defend Paris. Ger
man troops march in.
14-Germans attack Maginot line in effort
to trap million French.
17-Petain becomes premier of France and
asks Germany for armistice. Britain
declares it will fight on alone.
20-Germans pick Compiegne, scene o.
1918 armistice. for parley.
22-France signs German armistice.
23-Nazi terms strip France of arms and
land: navy interned
French government repudiated by Brit
ain.
2HGermany ends war on France; cease
firing order issued
26-Soviet and Rumania planes clash.
27-Rumania cedes BeSsarabia and north
ern Bukovina to Russia.
28-French colonies in Asia and Africa
give up fight.
Rumanians fight Red troops. kill many.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02

1-Germans occupy two British islands in
channel. Rumania renounces Anglo
French guarantee of her independence.
3-British navy acts to take over scattered
units of French feet, attacking ships that
refuse to surrender.
4-British report seizure of $50 French
naval vessels.
Waves of German raiders blast at new
British naval base.
5-The French government at Vichy, DOM
mated by Berlin. breaks off relations
with Britain.
6-French naval squadron at Alexandria
yields to British.
9-Britlsh and Italian fleets battle in Med
iterranean.
Waves of German bombers attack Eng.
land British strike back.
France votes dictatorship.
14-Churchill declares Britain ready to fight
for years.
15-Gibraltar raided four times.
British fiiers raid parts of Germany.
19-Hitler calls on Britain to give up the
war or face destruction of the empire.
21-Lthuania. Latvia and Estonia, under
pressure from Moscow, vote to join the
Soviet Union.
23-France seizes Dalader and former
aides.
29-Germany launches mass air raids on
britain
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02
FEBRU AIRY

1-Russans start heavy assault on the Man.
nerheim line.
9-President sends Sumner Welles to confer
with rulers of Britain, France, Italy and
Germany.
16-Sweden rejects Finnish plea for aid with
troops.
17-British raid German prison ship in Nor
Wegian waters. rescuing 326 captives.
24-Prime Minister Chamberlain declares
Britain never will conclude peace with
present Reich rulers
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02

lO-British bombs hit Reichstag building In
! heart of Berlin.
l11-Buckingham palace in London damaged
by air bombs.
ll2-Italy opens drive against Egypt.
t14-Italy invades Egypt; takes two towns.
l9--British feet blasts Italian forces invad-
ing Egypt.
23-Britisl1 warships shell West African
port of Dakar.
24-British bomb Berlin for three hours.
i25-Cermans depose King Haakon; end Nor
Wegian monarchy.
27-Germany. Italy and Japan sign war al
lance.
iOCTOBER
2-British planes bomb Krupp plant In
Germany.
! s=-N~vsiaa Chamberlain resigns from Brit
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02
MARCH

1-Russans enter Vipuri key Finnish city.
11-Allies offer full aid to the Firms
12-Soviet-FinniSh peace treaty signed, Rus
sia getting karelian isthmus and naval
base at Hangoe.
17-Nazi bombers raid British anchorage at
Scapa Flow.