Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01

January

January
3-New congress opens, seventy seventh.
6-President asks 'all out" aid to democra-
cies in message to new congress.
15-U. S. orders CLIO. to end strikes in de-
fense plants.
2o-President Roosevelt inaugurated for
22-JJustice McReynolds resigns from U. S.
Supreme court.
24-President meets British ambassador In
precedent-breaking greeting off U. S.
coast.
February
3-u. S. Supreme court upholds wage-hour
8-House passes lease-Iend bill, 260-l65.
9-Wendell Willkie reaches U. S. after in
spection trip to British isles; backs U. S.
aid to Britain.
25-CI.O. votes strike at four Bethlehem
Steel plants.
zs-Bethlehem Steel strike ended.
March
1-C.IO. strike shuts Chicago plant of In
ternatIonal Harvester.
11-Soft ccal miners under John L. Lewis
open wage parley in New York with
operators.
President Roosevelt signs lease.lend bill
and flow of arms abroad begins.
12-President Roosevelt asks congress for
$1,000, 600 to aid Britain under lease
Paralyzing cold and high winds sweep
north central U. S.. killing Sc.
19-President Roosevelt appoints super me-
24-Ford's Lincoln plant in Detroit is shut
down because of steel shortage result
ing from Midland Steel strike.
27-President signs $1,000. 900 aid-toBrit-
2a-U; s; aid pledged to Jugoslavia in Axis
3o-U S. seizes 65 Italian, German and
Danish ships in U. S. harbors on charges
OF sabotage.
April
limited Mine, Workers of America begin
2-CI.O. calls strike in huge Ford Motor
company River Rouge plant: $4,000 af'
strike-closed Ford plant in Detroit
4-Ford closes "A assembly plants and
factories.
6-Allis-Chalmer strike definitely settled
9-North Carolina. 35 OOO-ton battleship.
joins U. S. feet. First dreadnaught com.
pleted for navy in 18 years.
1o-U. S. assumes protection of Danish col.
ony of Greenland:
11-cI;o. strike against Ford Motor com.
16-Price of steel is frozen at current 194l
level.
2s-Charles A. Lindbergh resigns commits
serve. Aftermath of dispute with Ed. r.
29-Soft coal strike settled.
May
1-Treasury opens defense bond selling
3-President calls for 24.hour. seven-day
week in defense industries.
5-F.D.R r. orders large increase in produc-
Coastguard a.. s. boards seven Jugo-
slav ships in U. S. ports.
7-U: S. begins roundup OF deportable
15-UAW. workers strike at Hudson Motor
and Chevrolet plants
16-General Motors grants l0-centS an hour
wage increase to avert strike.
26-President Roosevelt signs the 85-per cent
parity loan bill for wheat. cotton. corn
rice and tobacco.
27-President Roosevelt proclaims an un.
limited national emergency during. fire.
side chat. He reasserted the policy OF
the nation to increase its defense efforts.
3o-New Jersey waterfront is swept by $685.,
June
Market quota restrictions on wheat ap.
proved by over 80 per cent OF farmers
in nation
5-Fifth of army plane production tied VI, Up
as CLIO. workers strike at the North
American Aviation company in Califor.
MIA.
9-Army takes over strike.bound North
American aviation plant at Inglewood
on orders of F DIR.
12-Justice Harlan Fiske Stone made chief
justice of Supreme court as Robert jack
son and Sen. James Byrnes get high
court posts.
14-President Roosevelt freezes" all Nazi
and Italian assets.
16-U. S. orderS Naz consulates to close
by July 10.
2o-Thirty- three die in sinking of U. s.
submarine 90.
Ford signs union contract with CLIO.
22-U. S. state department condemns Nazf
attack on Russia
28-Giant Bio successfully completes first
test hop.
July
1-Men who reached the age OF 81 SINCE
October 16, 1910. register for the draft.
7-President Roosevelt informs congress
that U; S. armed forces have occupied
Iceland.
15-Grand jury names German reich In
indicting 33 as spies.
17-Natons second peacetime draft lottery
held.
21-President asks extended term for draft.
eeS.
Nationwide drive for scrap aluminium
opens.
2e-President mobilizes Philippine forces on
wartime basis. :.
3l-President forms economic defense beard
to wage economic war on Axis. Wauscei
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