The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-04
SOUTHERN FnAN

4-Governors' conference ends, after issu-
ing statement defining limits OF state
and federal powers.
6-Philadelphia street cars and buses op-
crate under army control.
Newly developed calculating machine
that will solve problems in higher mathe.
mates is announced by Harvard uni
VerSity.
12-President returns from visit to Hawaii
and Alaska.
14AStrike of midwestern truck drivers ends,
following government seizure OF lines.
16-Arrny ends censorship of soldiers read
Ing matter.
2s-U. S. department of justice files anti.
trust suit In Lincoln Neb., against At
western railroads
25-Secretary of State Hull and John r.
Dulles, representing Dewey. discuss for
eign policy.
Senate passes reconversion bill to take
care of government surplus sales.
29-Republican campaign opens with. radio
speeches by Governors Warren OF Cali
fornia, Green of Illinois, and Baldwin
of Connecticut
30-Navy reports the construction of S. 900
ships of all types since September !,
1899
September
6-Army announces Rehabilitation plans.
More than million men viii be dis
charged when Germany Is defeated.
Seventeen proeessed 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.
21-Congress recesses until November IA.
28-Ration controls removed from all farm
machinery except corn pickerS.
30-Birth rate for 1943 increased, census
bureau says.
October
rib - oil
affecting SO war plants and $4,000 work.
erS, ends.
8-Super.powered X-ray announced that will
photograph through foot Of steel
Peace conference at Dumbarton Oaks,
N. H., ends sessions. A general frame.
work for peace and security agreed
upon, it is announced:
18-War Production board announces that
it has permitted LILO manufacturers to
resume civilian production.
23-De Gaulle recognized as head of French
Provisional government by the U. S. and
25-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
amounting to 4,748. 900.
7-Nationwide elections held. President
Roosevelt reelected by majority Of $1,000.
600 votes, or So per cent of popular vote,
Twenty Democrats and Is Republicans
gain senate seats. Democrats elect 242
representatives and Republicans 1885,
Eighteen Republican and Is Democratic
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 /, 1941. level.
20-Sixth War loan drive opens.
27-Strike on two electric railroads serving
Chicago area ends after II days.
Edward stettinius appointed secretary OF
state to succeed Corden Hull.
S0-Assistant attorney.general Norman Lit
tell dismissed by President
December
1-Strikes In Detroit and Chicago delay
production Of B-29 bombers
2-Government halts reconversion plans IN
125 cities until munition production meets
schedule
Rear-Adm. Husband Kimmel and Mai
Gen. Walter Short, Pearl Harbor COM
manders, will not be court-martialed,
war and navy boards rule.
4-Draft of agreement of International Civil
Aviation conference is completed, and
ready for signatures Of delegates.
7-Sedition trial of 20 defendants ends in
mistrial
Prison revolt of IS Atlanta cOnvicts
ended.
1o-"Work or fight order issued by War
Mobilization Director Byrnes, threaten
ing men in age 1851 bracket with in
duction who are not in war jobs.
11-Nobel prizes awarded to five Americans.
13-War prisoners at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, go
on sit-down strike; 1900 put on bread
and water.
14-Production quotas on machine guns
reduced to release workers for more
critical items.