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bri?.-.?: «*• fvJsv :., '-*-•* •WT\ « . < v" .« i^W 1 . 4*at. r ,. .L. _.,.. „ - ber 28,1938 ?1* .V - >*«**• f • *•. .,. B »»«I^* "" " V:i. (Cottfaud Frop h|» Two$ -V :;V^,,S • flies from Long Xstsnd •"^14*^ wm% opening trans-Atlantic air andC. I. o. tgni am auto plants arc tied #\. \ -^\ defeats * st of Kansas City s'.vcn champion. in 13 federal prison for Income Ernie rounds. 30--Shaw wins Indianapolis anlo race, averaging 119.035 miles par oar. Roberts killed. myeedBQyman-<unertran bund lead18 moona r Rill Kana |JW| <• f< tax «fMlaB. farm nmropriiUoa bill senate bund leader, indicted ark on theft charges _ _ forgerv and tMt i lis is-- Roosevelt sands ahai* note to Russia asking that bombing at titles stop. DECEMBER 1--CurOss Hants spsad bunding of planes. Winnie Both Judd. V :c '*'* \ JUNE • ; . * i J . - f t e DraftDodger BergCtoll returns to the united States from Germany and is !^..S %* siayer again mwm prison as Arizona 8--Frits Kahn, bundlsadsr, sentenced to orison iotm and * half JUNE years 1--Senate passes bffl lifting long term bond K'ftril Ufiei of tfcoal iebt limit abava $30,000. Hun protests British blockade _ _ a special naval district hi 11--RFC grants lli.W0.Wt loan to Finland. Ut 8. Smm oowt bars evidence * " 'pnmotad to b. Bow rajaeta phi to matte Hyde Park home a matiinrlal ta PtaiMinl Rooeevtil I--Kiag Omhi aad Queen Elizabeth of reat amda eater United states at iagara rut: amdaUy welcomed by ta Hull. Owt Rose Worts, Prop. 3ss»'rt HenV lnokl May serve you in 1940 ai? pleasurably as we^bA?^ throughout 1939. . * ' - inr if; - MARION'S BEAUTY SHOPPE W: -"saw j , • » a \ v - i t * - A • - f. BmStntt mm ,l$r: y WVYiW YEW "PA'S" MffiH John Thennes, Prop. v . We're hurrying to wish yon an excitingly jolly1 New Year, and sincerely hope w% will continue to enjoy your patron* **?£* •pppi II '•Vjf ' ; "• .. IMO -MTHRYN URHiN STYU SHOT Gre^n Street -/ You'll enjoy more good things during 1940 thill fver before -- that's our prohphec}- to you. We hope it will come tree lor you^and those y*m care for. - v- r; H. C. KAMHOLZ^ Hard* - y'7<W'W NEW YFftflS GREtTKGS 1940 Wt? ///, mw/M HOMESTEAD TEA BOOM Mrs. Margaret Beed, Prop. •Sine aad twa at Oraat Britain wel- «amad ta Washtautan by President Hnasivall; attsad snu dhmar a» White ifr -Sow votaa Ms slash in payroU taxes; beneAta are laeraasad. 11--King and quMS aad U. S. visit. ia-Banata maa |M7m(I to depai MsuiMKt to lapwi experts. V. S. monetary (OM stock | Ik. Umi tat ions Mllioa naifc. 13--House votes« -- and queen aaU lor home. lfr--house paaaes taxMB of 1.M4 millions; retains nuisance taw, but revises tsv tes on corporations. 30--Senate committer boosts porlc iarr^i bU! fromJjW^Et, 10P m passe" Vy th* h«w, *1--WlniiiBi lifw* «att charnd is U«- wr lMbornM$nu ' MNBhahd fw feddral benrf in Hilwaukee. 25--Fraud barad at l/wistana nniwrtitv. 26 -Governor L«che steps down and Lm«- tenant Governor l^nj is sworn in in Louisiana. WOO,000 fraud laid to President Smith of the Louisiana university. #--Senate adds T3 million to relief bill and nuif tt #--Bouse hands administration defeat of neutrality bill; indorses embargo on arms shipments. 30--Senate lets Roosevelt's money rule die by preventing legislation to extend. House passes neutrality bill barring arms shipments. JULY S--Senate adopts oonforanoo report at reviving President's1 money powers. W. P. Buckner given two years In prison on Philippine railway bond charges. 10--President gives Paul V. McNutt of Indiana Job as head of the newly created Federal Security administration. 13--Senate votes to fix payroll tax at 1 per cent until IMS. It--President signs bill giving war department power to hide secret new equipment from spies. 20--House passes bill to curb bureaucrats in pontics 24-- House committee shelves President's C,000,000 housing program. lon-wids lottery swindle using name of Will Rogers exposed. 25--One killed, seven shot, In battle over nonunion labor at Boonville. Ind. 28--United States scraps trade treaty with Japan Francis B. Sayre nominated lor high commissioner to the Philippines. 31-- Senate lops $1,615,000,000 from Spending bill and passes It. AUGUST (« 1--Army's flying fortress flies coast ta coast in 9>,i hours. 1 House kills President's tending-spending bill. ' ite pa 188 millions. Agreement reached orf social security amendment cutting pay roll tax $900.- 000,000 in next three years. S--Congress adjourns after appropriating more than £13.000,000,000. f--Former Governor Leche of Louislsna and two others indicted in hot oil quiz. 14--President advances Thanksgiving day one week, naming November 23. 15--WPA raises pay of 2,000,000 workers $5,000,000 a month. New York fair asks bondholders for $4,820,000 to meet debts. 1#--Mayor of Waterbury. Conn., among 20 guilty in $1,000,000 graft 1$--u. s. and Canada sign new pact tor air service. 20--Louisiana oil czar, Dr. J. A- Shaw, witness against ex-Gov. B. W. Leche. kills * self. i H--President pleads for peace; cables Hitler, Poles, and king of Italy. 29--German liner Bremen held at Maw York for search. SEPTEMBER J--Liner Bremen allowed ts dspaxt tram New York Roosevelt establishes naval patral along Atlantic coast. 11--President lifts quota on sugar to curb iciency bill Of prices. 12--St< war resources teel plants and railroads call back their workers. 13--Congress called for September 21. 14--Borah opposes repeal of arms embargo as likely to put America into war. 16--Soviet purchasing agent tells of payments to parsons connected with Democratic national committee 20--At a conference of Republican and Democratic leaders Roosevelt urges repeal of neutrality act 21--Congress convenes in special session; Roosevelt urges early repesl of arms embargo provision of neutrality act. 25--American Legion convenes In annual session in Chicago. 27--Sudden dissolution of board causes surprise. 28 - Administra tion's neutrsllty repealer bUl sent to the senate. 29--Powerful naval fleet ordered to Hawaii. OCTOBER 2--Debate on repeal of neutrality act hnflns in senate. 4--Army places an order for J8 highspeed, u<ht tanks 5--Grover C. Bergdoll, draft dodger, sentenced to T\i years In prison. 7--Bishop Ablewhlte sent to prison tor fund shortage. 10--War department orders 65.000 semi-automatic rifles. 12--William Green elected president Of A. F. of L. for sixteenth time. 17--Brazil orders $5,670,000 rail equipment from America. 18--President closes American ports to submarines of warring nations. 19--New house bill bans financial aid ts warring nations. 20-- Roosevelt sets three-mile Umlt for submarines. 23--Indiana enduranc« flyers descend after 535 hours: new record. 24--Senate adopts cash and carry amendments to neutrality bill. 25--Government sues 236 railroads under Sherman antitrust act 27--Senate votes. 63 to 30, to repeal arms embargo provision of neutrality act BUI goes to house. 28--Carl Bevtns, Missouri flyer, kldnsped and slain in his own plane by Ernest Pletch, arrested. 29--California flyers land after 726 hours in air--new record. 30--U. S assesses Germany 50 millions for Black Tom and Kingsland blasts during world war. 31---United Mine Workers raise $3,000,000 for political fight in 1940. President asks 2T6 -wt" for added defense. NOVEMBER 9--House votes against embargo on arms; bill goes to conference. 3--Congress passes neutrality repeal bill and adjourns. 4--President signs repeal bill and bars war approves tratnload rail rate r announces 1 presidential 1*--Garaer announces csodidacjHfor Demozones to American shipping. -Supreme court rules state HOLC mortgages. cannot tax 7--Old age pension plans detested In Ohio snd California. AAA will make loans to cotton growers on new crop. 8--Navy sends marines to Hawaii to Strengthen Pacific defense. Fifteen U. S. oil tankers trsnsferred to Panamanian registry. 9--Roosevelt demands Lewis, head of C. 1. O.. resume peace negotiations with A. F. of L. 12--Dr. Smith, former president of L. S. U.. §iven 8 to 24 years for university scanals 14--Louis Levy. New York lawyer, disbarred in Manton scandal. 16--A1 Capone, gang leader, released from federal prison; enters Baltimore hospital. 21--Proportion of civil service employees reduced under President Roosevelt. 22--U S. court upfcoids wage-hour law in Montgomery Ward case. Supreme court voids cities' ban oa handbills. J7--Morgenthau declares next congress must .Uft legal debt limit. ' --• 11 -- DISASTERS 6--Giants make flv ning lor record. 12--Centennial birthday of baseball celebrated at Ooopamtown. N y.. where it originated. 21--Lou Gehrig. MWjra clinic physicians an- 23--Joe Louis stopr Tony Galento In the fourth roond. Yankees break record with U home ruaa In two gamee en sama day. JULY 8--Alice MarMe wins rtonihip at Wimb 1--American league •--SSfthh wins St. Paul open fqH championship with record soore oclfO. AUGUST »--Lou Ambsrs rngslw _ & "-n^nd tout wlth 39--New York Giants, pr champions, defeated the 0. befora 81.W8 people Is SEPTEMBER SQVALUS SINKS-U. S. navy * diving btU gets first real test rescuing 33 survivors from sunken submarine. Twemtf^kc tffctri dk JANUARY SI--The airliner Cavalier wrecked at sea off Cape May. N. J. three lost, 10 saved. B--Bomber crashes on test hop st Los Angeles: pilot killed. 25--Thirty thousand killed. 10,000 injured by earthquake in Chile; towns wiped out la disaster FEBRUARY {--Japanese submarine sunk in collision. 11--Army mystery plane crashes after coast-to-coast flight at 940-mile rate. MARCH 8--Two hundred killed In sroioaton at munitions dump In Japan; 900 houses destroyed. 18--Ten killed In airplane crash near Tacoma, Wash. 26--Alrliqef APRIta.. 4--Four navy- filers tilled when plsnes col lide in maneuvers. 15--Twenty-eight killed. 50 Injured In train wreck in Mexico. 16--Tornadoes in Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana causa 51 deaths and injurtas to 300. MAY 23--Fifty-nine trapped in sunken submarine Squalus. 24--Thirty-three rescued alive from Squalus. 26 dead. *»•"• :• JUNE / ' 1-- Missing sifti'nailirtlfeuBH wilvqa m mud; 9fl lost. 4--Twenty-two persons killed in Mexican theater fire. If--Seventy-one lives lost In wrack of French submarine. 18--Ten dead. 63 Injured la Minnesota tornado. ' u y * " • • JULY fr--Fifty-three drowned. 47 mtsslhg, in Aood In mountains of eastern Kentucky. 12--Mystery explosion snd f\re damage navy airci ft carrier Ranger. 14--Twetii*-eight perish in mine blast at Providence. Ky 17--Five killed as train bits auto In Chicago suburb. S3--Avalanche on Mount Baker Wash.. two. four missing. AUGUST 11--Nine U. S. army fliers snd two navy fliers killed as two bombers crash, 13--Fourteen killed ss Miami to Rio da Janeiro plane crashes in Rio harbor. Twenty- three killed. 60 injured, when streamliner is wrecked in .Nevada. SEPTEMBER 28--Storm in California $1,000,000 28--Munitions plant OCTOBER %* U-Wreck of school bi«| At Wff, Va^ kills six; 71 injured. -- T NOVEMBER * ; } 14--Five hundred killed SB* ttdtirtd WhSB Are engulfs Venezuelan oil port DECEMBER 3--Typhoon ravages Ave Islands In the Philippines. 5--Roscoe Ttoraer whw air race third time. 35--'Tony Galento stops Nova la 14 rounds. •r> -Booby Rings. Altot Marble win U S. net diles. n--Yankees ciiscfi American le&gue pan- I wuvt SO--Joe Lwls knocks out Bob Pastor In 11 rounds f Conn, light heavyweight champioft, nde<? his titte against Melio in 15 rounds. 28--Cincinnati Re<Js win National league pecehnt. maw 04 OCTOBER 8--YankeM win world's basabaH asrtas In .. C?ur. straifht games. 17--Bucky Walters. Cincinnati pitcher, voted most valuable player In National league. 19--Chicago White Sox defeat Cubs in city baseball series. --Joe DiMagglo wins Amerlcsn league most valuable player award. 29--Harry Thomas, heavyweight fighter, reveals fixed lights. NOVEMBER 1--Al Davi* stops Tony Csaasnarl la third round. 17--Billy Conn, light heavyweight chamilon, successful^ defends tlUe against rounds. plot Lesnevitch DECEMBER 9--Eddie Anderson awarded r'^mt as football coach of year. 10-- -Green Bay Packers whip New York Giants to win professional football title. 11--Nile Kinnick, Iowa football star, named No 1 athlete of all sports in annual poll. 13--New York Yankees voted beat team in any sport. ~ NECROLOGY •«|!M PArA m amain kma u. SPORTS IRON MAN STRIKES OUTIjOu Gehrig, "iron man of baseball" retires from New York Yankees tvith paralysis infection after hanging up ywerrf for games played. -- 1 JANUARY 3--Southern California luuit^u team dafeats Duke in Rose Bowl 3--Budge defeats Vines In pro tennis debut. 17--Edward G. Barrow elected president of the New York Yankees. 25--Joe Louis. ' heavyweight champion, stopped John Henry Lewis in first round in New York. * ' t FEBRUARY V ^ 5-- Ken Bartholomew wtais national skating title. 9--National Professional Football league re-electa Joseph Csrr president for 10 years . 23--Tony Galento scores teobnMM knockout over Abe Feldmaa. MARCH 20--Charles Bowfar n^SMd biai Isotball coach at Pitt J-.-' APRIL 2-- Ralph Guldahl wins Masters golf title at Atlanta. Ga. 16--Boston wins Stanley cup. defeating Toronto In hockey playoffs. 17--Joe Louis. heavyweight champion, knocks out Jack Roper in first round. 18--Joey Archibald wins featherweight title from Leo Kodak in 15 rounds. MAY 8--Johnstown won Kentucky derby. 20--Joseph'F. Csrr. National Football leafue president, dies, POPE SVCCVMBS--The devout kneel in prayer before casket eon* raining the body of Pope Pius XI. JANUARY . 11--Prof. Herman OUphant, treasury department counsel, in Washington. 13--Col Jacob Ruppert. owner of the New York Yankees. 26--Former Sen Joseph L Franca of Maryland. In Baltimore. 28--William B. Yeats.' iiMI Mai and stejrwright, in Frsnca. ^ • FEBRUARY 9-- Pope Pius XI. 13--Rt. Rev. J. M. Francis, Episcopalian bishop of Indianapolis. 15--Charles R. Crane, former diplomat. li»-pr. Clarenaa fBP WiMP* ifidtr. MARCH y v 2--Howard Carter, who found King Tut's tomb, in London. 5--Former U. S Attorney General John O. Sargent. 6--Frank W. Stearns, close adviser ta Prsa* Ident Coolidge. 29--Gerardo Machado, former dictator af Cuba. APRIL 2--George F. Harding, Republtcajlt natlaaal committeeman for Illinois. 6--Premier Joseph t^rons of Austrslia. 9--James Hamilton Lewis. U. S. senator from Illinois. Jl--S. S Van Dine, mystery-story writer, real name Willard li. Wright MAY - ; 26--Dr. Charles Maya, famous surgsa*. JUNE 6--George Peabody OSMxr, ttnanc&r. In Boston. t. 19--Miss Grace Abbott, noted welfare worker and University of Chicago professor. 26 - Ford Maddox Ford. Britisn author. JULY ?--Claude A. Swanson. secretary af the navy. 8--Havelock Ellis, scientist and philosopher. 11--Rep. Sam D McReynolds of Tennessee 18--J. Louis Comiskev, owner of Chicago White Sox baseball team. 28-- Dr William J Mayo, co-founder with his brother of tiie Mayo clinic. 11--Former Federal Judge F. A. Gatfsr at Milwaukee. ' AUGUST 14--T. E Powers, famai aartoanlat. SEPTEMBER 4--Charles Donnelly, president of Northern Pacific railway. 18--Charles M Schwab, steel msgnste. 23--Sigmund Freud, originator of psychoanalysis. 14--Floyd Gibbons, wsr correspondent Csrl Laemmle. pioneer movie producer OCTOBER 2--George Cardlnsl Mundelein. archbishop of Chicago. Sen. M M Logan of Kentucky. 3--Fay Templeton. actress. 6--Count Von Bernstorf. German envoy IS U S in 1917. 13--Ford Sterling, movie comedian. 13--Zane Grey, noted writer of western stories 19-Alice Brady, stage and screen atar. NOVEMBER 2--Opie Read, famous author. 8--Dr Livingston Farrand, president emeritus of Cornell university 16- -Pieice Butler. U. S. Supreme court justice 25--Tames Simpson. Chicago business leader. 27--Dr. J. A. Naismith. inventor of basketball. DECEMBER 3-- Alfred Granger, prominent architect Princess Louise, duchess of Argyle, oldest living child of Queen Victoria. •- Marshal Wu Pei-fu. poet-soldier of Repub" can China. J. Butler Wright, American ambassa-' dor to Cuba. 9 -- ° T r r f i n S . H a m m o n d , s p o r t s m a n a n d v soldier. ll--£)jugias Fairbanks Sr.. stage and screen star. Charles R. Walgreen, chain drag store : head. 18--Heywood Broun, columnist. • Released bv Western Newspaper Union.) 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