The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-01

so-New Jersey waterfront is swept by $685.
100000 fire.
June
proved by over 80 per cent of farmers
in nation.
5-Fifth of army plane production tied up
as CLIO. workers strike at the North
9-Army takes over strike.bound North
American aviation plant at Inglewood
on orders of F.D.R.
12-Justice Harlan Fiske Stone made chief
justice of Supreme court as Robert jack
son and Sen. James Byrnes get high
court posts.
1EPresident Roosevelt freezes" all NaZi
and Italian assets.
16-U. S. orders Nazi consulates to close
by July 10.
20-Thirty.three die in sinking of U. S.
Ford signs union contract with clio.
22-U. S. state department condemns Nazi
attack on Russia.
28-Giant Biz successfully completes first
test hop.
July
MEN who reached the age of 81 since
October is, 1910. register for the draft.
7-President Roosevelt informs congress
that U. S. armed forces have occupied
Iceland.
indicting SO as spies.
17-Nation's second peacetime draft lottery
held.
21-President asks extended term for draft.
Nationwide drive for scrap aluminium
opens.
26-President mobiles Philippine forces on
wartime basis.
31-President forms economic defense board
to wage economic war on Axis. Wallace
named head
Gas stations ordered closed at night in
Eastern Seaboard states.
August
1-Oil shipments to- Japan banned.
6-C.I.O. calls strike at huge Kearny. N. j..
shipyards.
7-Senate passes act extending draft term
by Is months.
s1OPM puts steel under full priority con-
11-Installment buying curbed to check In
fation trend
12-House passes draft extension bill.
15-Gas rationing ordered for eastern states.
16-President returns to U. S. after historic
sea meeting with Winston Churchill.
24-Strike at Kearny. N. j.. shipyards ends
as navy takes over.
September
S-seaate passes largest tax bill in U. $.
11-President orders u S. navy to shoot at
Axis ships sighted in defensive" waters.
18-Congress gets new request for $6.0oo..
Lynn Stambaugh, Fargo, N. D.. attor.
ney. named commander of American lie.
2o-President signs s1s-billion-dollar record
25-Duke and duchess of Windsor visit Wash.
ington. D. c.
October
Jrcra,sa5 t,ves On yn,pv commodities
become effective.
George Hopkins, parachutist, rescued
rom top Of Devils Tower. Wyo.. after
| 11-Navy reports seizing Nazi radio stations
| 17-U. S. destroyer Kearny torpedoed witt
| loss of II lives while on patrol duty of
Iceland.
c1-Government announces sinking Of tive
/ y; s. ships: Le hlSh Tying flying u 5; fl 1a5
| MAN flag off Iceland. All hands saved
,2h--Gasoline sales ban In eastern states
e7-"We'ce at battle stations and 18th.
siiOotirg has started" keynote Presi
dents Navy day address.
sO-strike Of $1,000 miners in captive" Goa Goa
ment after five days.
Of Air Associates, Inc. to keep up pro
duction of vital aviation supplies
Stu. S. destroyer Reuben James torpedoet
land: A saved, 30 missing.
November
2-U. s: coast guard transferred to nav!
1s-House completes congressional action OF
neutrality act allowing, merchan
(armed) ships to sail through war zones
16-Captive coal miners again out on strike
17-President signs order permitting armin
of U. S. merchant ships.
22-Lewis calls off captive coal mine strik
agreeing to mediation.
28-House votes 5-man price control boar
after defeating plan for one-man rigl
control.
December
Rail strike averted by wage boost.
2-Dies committee identities "a Reds a
CLIO officials; 20 with crime. RECORDS
mime workers win union shop in captiv
s-President calls for seven-day week an
| about effort in defense industry VIZ
11-America First Committee disbands.
15-Navy Secretary Knox issues report o
losses at Pearl Harbor.
16-President names Justice Roberts hea
| of Pearl Harbor inquiry board.
1s-Laura ingalls,, famous woman fiel
seized by u. S. as German agent.
January
1.-Two U. s.-canadian reciprocal air Line
. 14-Ecuador rounds UP leftists after riot.