Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-01-02

15-Amerlca releases fastest and most secret
planes to. empires.
fund for warships to billion 10 million
17-secretary Hull warns world that Dutch
East Indies must not be overrun.
22-U. S. Supreme court kills state laws pro-
hibiting picketing
25-President puts neutrality law In effect
for Norway.
MAY
a-House shelves bill to reform wage.hour
law.
s-House refuses Roosevelts plea for air
s-senate passes bill to end buying Of for
4-Bill introduced in house to deport
Bridges.
Senate upholds President in transfer Of
CAA.
16-President addresses joint session of con-
gress; asks billion dollars and $4,000
planes as defense plan.
T-President pardons DR.. F. A. Cook. Arc.
tic explorer.
22-Senate passes 81. .823. .252, ,724 army appro-
priaton bill.
23-Senate passes billion 473 million navy
expansion bill.
28-President appoints Edward R. Stettinius
Jr.. w. S. Knudsen. s. S. Hillman. Ches-
ter c. Davis, Ralph Budd, Leon Hender-
son. and Miss Harriet Elliott on defense
staff.
House passes bill to speed naval build
ing and expand air force.
30-PreSident adds another DILLON collars
to defense program.
JUNE
3-U. S. Supreme court upholds law forcing
school children to salute the flag.
Senate passes bill authorizing II per
cent increase in navy.
4-President presses Mussolini to stay out
of war.
Britain and France ship gold to America
for safety
6-Alles to get u S. army guns; so navy
planes on the way.
7-House votes sweeping reforms in NLRB
and its procedure.
1o-Roosevet assals Mussolini: promises
material aid to allies.
11--Senate approves sale of war machines
to allies.
House passes billion a year tax for de-
tense program.
12-House votes additional billion 7o6 mil
13-House passes bill ordering deportation
Of Harry Bridges.
H-Treasury impounds French assets in
this country
1s-secret release Of 20 u S. war craft to
Britain revealed.
19-U. S. calls conference of 81 nations to
map hemisphere policies.
2O-Frank Knox and Henry L. Stimson. Re-
publicans. enter Roosevelt's war cabi-
National committee reads Knox and
Stimson out of G.. O. P.
Senate passes excess profits corporation
tax.
22-Congress passes defense and tax bills;
takes recess.
24-Pres dent calls off transfer of 20 motor
torpedo boats to Britain.
28-Ships barred from leaving U. S. without
authorization.
29-President signs bill requiring finger
printing of all aliens.
JULY
1-Roosevelt asks congress for "steep" tax
on excess profits.
2-Senator Burton K. Wheeler announces
his candidacy for the Democratic nom-
ination for President.
8-CongresSman James w. Martin of Mas
Sachusetts chosen chairman of the Re-
publican national committee.
9-Senate confirms nomination of Henry l..
Stimson (Rep.) as secretary of war.
10-Roosevelt asks 5 billion more for de-
fense.
House passes Hatch bill to clean up state
politics
11-Senate passes Hatch clean politics bill.
Senate confirms nomination OF Col:
Frank Knox (Rep) to be secretary OF
the navy.
20-President signs billion navy bill.
23-Ex-GoV. Long of Louisiana and four In
dicted in payroll fraud.
25-Roosevelt halts export of oil and scrap
material.
26-Roosevelt reneWs demand for authority
to call the National Guard.