The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-01-05

and federal powers.
e-Philadelphia street cars and buses op.
crate under army control:
Newly developed calculating machine
that will solve problems In higher mathe.
MATES IL announced by Harvard uni
versity.
i2-President returns from visit to Hawaii
and Alaska.
il-Strike Of midwestern truck drivers ends.
following government seizure OF lines.
ie-Army ends censorship Of soldiers read.
2s-U. s. department Of Justice ales anti.
trust suit II Lincoln. Neb.. against ~
western railroads.
2s-secretary Of state Hun and John -! z.
senate PASSES reconversion bill to take
care 81 government surplus sales.
2e-Republican campaign opens with radio
speeches by Governors Warren Of Call
fornia. Green Of Illinois. and Baldwin
Of Connecticut.
ships Of ali types since September I.
September
e-Army announces rehabilitation plans.
More than million men VIII pc dis
charged when Germany Is defeated.
Seventeen processed foods are removed
from ration list.
11-Roosevelt meets Churchill in Quebec for
military discussions.
15-Nineteen coal mines are seized on the
Presidents orders.
2l--Congress recesses until November IA.
2B-Ration controls removed from all farm
so-Birth rate for 1913 increased. census
bureau says.
October
Strike Of Detroit maintenance workers,
affecting 80 war plants and $4,000 work.
G-Super-powered X-ray announced that win
photograph through a foot Of steel.
N. H.. ends sessions. A general frame.
work for peace and security agreed
upon, 1t Is announced.
Il has permitted Ito manufacturers to
resume civilian production.
23-De Gaulle recognized as head OF French
Provisional government by the U. s. and
2s-U. S. and other United Nations resume
diplomatic relations with Italy.
November
e-Dept. of Agriculture announces decline
in farm population In last four years
7-Nationwide elections held. President
Roosevelt reelected by majority Of 3.000,-
winning So States and 432 electoral votes.
Twenty Democrats and IL Republicans
gain senate seats. Democrats elect 242
Tepresentatives and Republicans Up.
governors elected.
14-Congress meets. Supplementary appro.
priations main business.
18-Special committee On wartime living
costs reports to President that rise Is %
per cent over January ], 1871. level.
20-Sixth War loan drive opens.
27-Strke on two electric railroads serving
Chicago area ends after II days.
Edward Stettinius appointed secretary OF
state to succeed Cordel Hull
30-Assistant attorney.general Norman Lit.
tell dismissed by President.
December
Strikes In Detroit and Chicago delay
production Of BIO bomberS.
Achievement hats reconversi0n plans In
125 cities until munition production meets
schedule.
Rear.Adm. Husband Kimmel and Maj.
Gen. Walter Short, Pearl Harbor COM
manders, will not be court.martialed,
war and navy boards rule.
Aviation conference Is completed. and
ready for signatures Of delegates.
7-Sedition trial Of % defendants ends In
Prison revolt Of IS Atlanta convicts
10 Work or fight" order issued by War
Mobilization Director Byrnes. threaten.
ing men In age 26.37 bracket with in
ll-Nobel prizes awarded to five Americans.
i3-War prisoners at Fort. Sheridan, H.. 60
on sit-down strike; 1900 put on bread
iA Prod quotas on machine guns
reduced to release workers for more
critical items.