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GOLDEN VALLEY NEWS
!
HIGH COURT CHANGES
OF THE YEAR
1941
€OMP/L|P BY
EDWARD C. WAYNE
The year began with these im.
portant events:
January
1--Hitler in a speech predicted
"victory in 1941,"
3---New congress convened,
heard President ask "all out"
aid for democracies.
15--CIO ordered by government
to end defense strikes.
20---President Roosevelt inaugu-
rated for third term.
21--Civil rioting broke out in Ru-
mania signaling beginning of
Nazi "putsch" in the Balkans.
January
lHitier predicts 1941 victory.
4--Italian defense in Albania reported
broken,
7--Greeks pusi back crack Italian troops.
llNazls and Russ $1gn new trade pact.
17Russian. Rumanlan clashes disturb Bal.
kans.
Sl--Civll rioting breaks out in Rumania.
27--Rumanlan revolt leaders executes as
civil rioting is ended.
[D--1rltlsh forces sweep on beyond Derna
in Libya.
Hitler declares all "aid.to.Britain" ships
will be torpedoed.
February
W British empire forces capture 8engasi,
last important city in eastern Libya. aft.
er I60-mfle drive in seven days against
• fleeing Italians.
IN-Winston Churchill in world.wide radio
broadcast asks U, S. for "tools, not
men'.' tg_de.eat Axis powers.
Admlxal barton named vice premier and
foreign minister of France as Lava]
loses out.
|0--Great Britain breaks diplomatic ties with
Rumania.
|lRussla reported to have okayed Nagi
thrust into Bulgaria.
Nazis fly army to Balkans.
l-Hritain mines Singapore sea lanes.
18.-Japan offers to mediate European war.
ZlNazi trooms enter Dain (small detach-
ment).
Nazi troops massed near Bulgaria.
• b,.-Nazl army umis reDorten tJ miles m-
side Bulgar!a.
m--Anthony Eden reaches Turkey for war
talks,
March
lBulgarta Joins Axis. German troops on.
tar that nation.
Ib-Turkey closes DardaneLles as Nazis push
through Bulgaria to Greek and Turkish
frontiers,
l-Brttish rush aid to Greece.
13--British smash at Berlin for Rrst time
since December 20, 1940.
l.Crown ©ouncll of Jngoslavia approves
p,ogt'ltm of passive alliance with Axis;
SerbS angared three ministers quit in
urotest.
:! y King Peter takes Jugoslav throne
.. '" "" s Axls is ended in bloodless coup
d 'sial
April
L.Bengast, eastern Lib,.an capital, taken
from British by Nazis and Italians.
--Germany declares war on JugosJav
and Greece. mvasiOn starts.
Addls Ababa. Ethiopian cap/tal, entere
- by British.
l--Japan and Russia sign neutrality pact.
15.-'Worxi bombing" of all time hits Lon.
don.
Jugoslav army collapses.
1--Greeee announces suicide of Premler
Korlzig../]fAng George heads new govern.
merit,
British troops land in lraq to guard
vital oil suppnlies.
J.-Nazis crack both ends of Allied defense
line in Greece and reach history-famed
Thermopylae pass.
aTNazi advance guard enters Athens.
May
llraq protests landing of British forces
to protect oil fields.
lb-Iraq forces fight British. shell important
airport
Ib--Brltlsh troops out of Greece enter Afrl.
can battle.
e--.Briflsh regain control of lraq nil DiVe-
e,
Stalin takes U.S.S.R premlersMp.
1-RudolI Hess noes Germany and lands
in England.
l--Marshal Petain of France agrees to
closer to.operation with Germany.
M}--DuI of Aosta and main Italian for in
Ethl0pm surrender to British.
N--Lart warship afloat. Britain's 42.0D0.
ton Hood, is sunk by new ,000-ton
German battleship Bismarck.
ff/Hritlall navY sinks battleshlp smarok
after thrlllPg sea battle.
June
&-.Gerrnan forces reported in Syria.
&--Br/tish and Free French forces invade
Syria.
]-U. S. freighter Robin Moor reported sun
by Nazi U-bunt in mid.Atlantic.
llt--Trurkey and Germany sign friendshtn
• pact.
lBrltish and Free French in Syria take
Damascus.
.Bermany attacks Russia_
rest-Lltovk, Vllna, Kaunes, Dvinsk
and LwoW fall to Nazis as Russians hold
on north and south fronts
July
B--Stalin orders "scorched.earth" policy for
Rnssla as Germans advance,
8--Britalrt halls U. S. occupation of Iceland
L%.vMt claims see victory over Nazis.
Rt.ia-]ngland sign mutual aid pact.
Armllee stgned in Syria.
18...almnese zorm new cabinet under Prince
K )no3 Ye,
--VichY France accepts Japan's demand
r military control of French Indo-
Crana.
II--Japan's assets frozen by U. S, and Brit.
alr.
.-.00Ip:lg00j00,?=ment break, rela.oos
and
16--Soviet agrees to conference of Russia.
Britain and U. S
24--Russo-British troops Invade lran.
29---Hitler and Mussolini end conference on
"eastern front."
Septcml)er
lPresident Roosevelt calls on U. S. to
crush Axis power.
&--Nazis claim Russia thwarted on Black
sea.
T--American freighter Seafarer bombed
and sunk in Red sea.
19--Nazis report fall of Kiev,
24-.Anglo-American peace aims and post-
war food pool plans approved by II Al.
lied governments in London.
27--Guerrilla fighting causes Nazis to send
three divisions to Serbia.
29---British-U. S. commission for aid to Rus-
sia opens in Moscow.
October
--Executions reported curbing anti-Nazi
uprisings throughout Europe.
10---Russians admit troops are falling back
toward Moscow.
12---Women and children ordered to leave
Moscow.
16--Japanese cabinet falls and Is replaced
by one more "warlike.'
17--Part of government evacuates Moscow.
21--Russians hurl back attacks on Moscow
front.
Fifty Frenchmen ordered executed inr
slaying of Nazi army offleia] in France.
25--Nazis report fall of important Russian
city of Kharkov.
November
3---U. S, warns Finland to cease fighting
Reds.
8--U-boats will fire on U, S. ships, says
Hitler.
British lose 52 planes in sweeping conti.
neat raids.
12--Finns reject U. S. plea to make peace
with Russia.
13--British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sunk
by torpedo.
20--British launch new surprise offensive in
Libya.
26---Nazis break through to flank Moscow.
Axis troops slow British Libyan drive
29---Russian recapture important city of
Rostov.
December
1--Petain meets Gocring for collabora-
tion talk.
2---Italy t)ares big revolt plan; attempt
to kill Mussolini fails.
#.---Serbian guerrillas create "new front"
in conquered Jugoslavia.
&-Britain declares war on Finland, Hun-
ary and Rumania,
resident Roosevelt announced he had
previously dispatched peace plea to em-
peror of Japan,
7--Japan unleashes devastating surprise at.
tack on Hawaii and Philippines and fol-
lows this with declaration of war on U. S
---U. S. declares war on Japan, as does
Great Britain.
Germans give up winter attempt to win
MOSCOW.
9--Japanese planes reported over San Pron.
cisco bay; "mistake" alarms in N. Y.
Manila bombed: Japs claim capture of
Guam,
10--British admit loss of warships Prince
of Wales and Repulse off Malaya.
ll---Germany, Italy declare war on U. S. and
congress votes declaration against them
within four hours after news is received.
U. S. army bombers sink 29.000.ton Jap
battleship Harnna.
13----Dutch announce sinking of four Japan
transports; 4.000 lost.
15--Russ report Nazis smashed from Baltic
to Black sea.
Ia--TL S. destroys 26 Jap planes in smashing
Philippine landing attempt.
17--Adm. Klmmel. commander of Pacific
fleet, and two top ranking army of Fmers
t Hwefl removed as aftermath of Pearl
Harbor losses,
19--aapanese effect landing at Hong Kong.
January
&--New congress opens, zeventy-seventh.
6---President asks "all out" aid to democra-
cies in message to new congress,
I--U. S. orders C.I.O. to end strikes in de-
fense plants.
20President Boosevelt Inaugurated for
third term.
22---Justice McReynolds resigns from U. S.
Supreme court.
24---President meets British ambassador m
precedent-breaking greeting off U. S.
coast.
February
&-U. S. Supreme court upholds wage-bout
law.
House passes lease-lend bill. 260--165.
Wendetl Wlilkie reaches U. S. after in.
spectlon trip to ]British isles; backs U. S.
aid to Britain.
2-C.I.O. votes trike at four Bethlehem
Steel plants
28---Bethlehem Steel strike ended.
March
I--C.I.O. strike shuts Chicago plant of In-
ternational Harvester.
ll--Soft coal 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
$7.000,000,000 to aid Britain under lease-
lend bill.
Paralyzing cold and high winds sweep
north central U. S.. killing .
19---Pros/dent Roosevelt appoints super me.
distich board to settle labor disputes;
24--Ford's Lincoln I:dant in DetroR is shut
down because of steel shortage result-
ing from Midland Steel strike.
--President signs ST.000.000.000 aid-to-Brit.
ain bill.
--U, S. aid pledged to Jugoslavia in Axis
resistance.
30--U. S. seizes 65 Italian. German and
Danish ships in U. S. harbors on charges
of sabotage.
April
1--United Mine Workers of America begin
soft coal strike.
--C.I.O. calls strike in huge Ford Motor
company River Rouge plant; .OOO af.
fected Plant closed
--Scores hurt in bloody skirmishes at
strike.closed Ford plant in Detroit. ,
b.-Ford closes 44 assembly plants ano
factories
6--Allis-Chalmers strike definitely settled
by mediation,
g---lorth Carolina, .000-ton battleship,
oins U. S. fleet. First dreadnaught com.
pleted for navy in 18 years.
10--U. S. assumes protection of Danish col-
ony of Greenland
II---C.LO. strle against Ford Motor com.
nan.v is settled.
16.--Prlce of steel is frozen at current 1941
level.
28Charles A. Lindbergh resigns commis-
sion as colonel in U, S. air corps re.
serve. Aftermath of dispute with F.D.R
29---Soft coal strike settled.
May
lTreasury opens defense bond sellin#z
drive,
3---President calls for 24.hour. seven-day
week in defense industries,
--F.D.R. orders large increase in produc-
tion of heavy bombers.
Coastguard (U. S.) boards seven Jugo-
slav ships in U. S. ports,
7--U. S. begins roundup of deportable
aliens,
I-U.A.W. workers strike at Hudson Motor
and Chevrolet plants.
18--General Motors grants 10-cents an hour
wage increase to avert strike.
5--.Preside.nt Roosevelt si the tk%per.cent
parity roan bill for wheat, cotton, torn.
rice and tobacco.
7--Presldent .Roosevelt proclaims an an.
limited nauonal emergency during a fe-
side chat. He rssserted the jni.iey of
".reeam of e seas" aria called ulna
'TEN BIGGEST'
EVENTS OF 1941
Selected by BAUKHAGE
(WNU Washington Correspondent.)
Adoption of the lease-lend law.
The Roosevelt-Churchill meet-
ins at sea.
The President's shoot-on-sight
order.
The inauguration of a President
for a third term.
German invasion of Russia.
Failure by Germany to achieve
its objective: destruction of the
Red army.
Revision of the neutrality law.
Sending of American troops to
Iceland.
U. S. war with Japan. Germany.
Italy.
Defeat of rigid price control by
farm-labor coalition.
30--New Jersey waterfront is swept by $25,-
O00,OOO fire.
June
1--b!arket quota restrictions on wheat ap.
proved by over 80 nor cent of farmers
in nation.
6---Fifth of army plane production tied up
as C.I.O. workers strike at the North
American Aviation company in Califor-
nia,
--Arrdy takes over strike-bound North
American aviation plant at Inglewood
on orders of F.D.R
12--Justice Harlan Flake Stone made chief
ustice of Suprejne 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 Nazi consulates to close
by July 10.
20---Thirty-three die tn sinking of U. S.
submarine 0-9.
Ford signs union contract with C.I.O.
22--U. S, state department condemns Nazi
attack on Russia
28--Giant B-19 successfully completes first
test hop.
July
1--Men who reached the age of 21 since
October 16. 1940, register for the draft.
l--President Roosevelt informs congress
that U. S. armed forces have occupied
Iceland.
15---Grand Jur names German reich in
indicting as spies,
--Nation'a second peacetime draft lottery
held.
21--President asks extended term for draft.
ees.
Nationwide drive for scrap aluminum
opens.
26--President mobilizes Philippine forces on
wartime basis.
31President 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 18 months.
9--OPM puts steel under full priortty con.
trol.
ll--lnstallment buying curbed to check in-
fiation 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 Churchi!I
4--Strtke at Kearny, N. J.. shipyards eous
as navy takes over.
September
5---Senate passes largest tax bill in U. S.
history.
ll--Presldenf orders U. S. navy to shoot at
Axis ships sighted in "defensive" waters.
18--Congress gets new request for $6.OO0,-
000,0do lease-lend.
Lynn Stambaugh, Fargo, N. D., attor-
ney, named commander of American Le-
St(
on.
20---President signs 3[.billlon.dollar reeora
tax bill.
2--Duke and duchess of Windsor visit Wash-
Ington. D. C.
October
1--Increased taxes on many commodities
become effective.
6--George Hopkins, parachutist, rescued
from top of Devils Tower, Wyo.. after
six days.
ll--Navy reports seizing Nazi radio stations
in Cuba and Greenland.
17U. S, destroyer Kearny torpedoed with
loss of II lives while on patrol duty off
Iceland.
21--Government announces sinking of two
U. S. ships: Lehigh. flying U. S. flag
off Africa, and Bold Venture, Panama-
nian flag off Iceland. All hands saved
24--Gasoline sales ban in eastern states
lifted.
27--"We're at battle stations" and "the
shooting has started" keynote Presi-
dent's Navy day address.
30--Strike of 53,000 miners in "captive" coal
mines broken by 15-day truce agree.
ment after five days
Army takes over Bendix, N. J., plant
of Air Associates, Inc.. to keep up pro.
duction of vital aviation supplies.
31--U. S. destroyer Reuben James torpedoed
and sunk while on convoy duty off Ice-
land: 44 saved. 95 missing.
November
=.--U. S coast guard transferred to navy
control.
13---House completes congressional action on
neutrality act allowing merchant
(armed) ships to sail through war zones.
16--Captive coalminers again out on strike.
17--President signs order permitting arming
of U, S. merchant ships.
22---Lewis calls off captive coal mine strike
agreeing to mediation.
28--House votes 5-man price control boarn
after defeating plan for one-man rigid
control.
December
lRail strike averted by wage boost.
2--Dies committee identifies 34 Reds as
CIO officials: 20 with crime records.
'/--Mine workers win union simp in eapuve
coal mines.
8--President calls for seven-day week and
all-out effort in defense industry "Vie.
tory drive."
11--America First Committee disbands.
13--Fourteen convicted in New York as Nazi
spies,
15--Navy Secretary Knox issues report on
losses at Pearl Harbor.
16--President names Justice Roberts head
of Pearl Harbor inquiry board.
18--Laura Ingalls, famous woman flier.
seized by U. S. as German agent.
January
I--Two U. S.-Canadlan reciprocal air Lines
aPProved.
14--Ecuador rounds up leftists after riot.
t--Thafland and Indo-China seek pesos
terms.
--EeongrnlLe - €on.for once proposes "free
i&' 04r J.- na.
30---More U. S. aid to China would prevent
American involvement in Far Eastern
war. says Generalissimo Chiang Kai-
shek.
February
&--President Batista of Cuba assumes com-
mand of army to nip "plot."
6---U. S and Mexico reach comprehensive
"good neighbor" agreement.
17--Wives and children of Amerman army
officers leave Philippines.
23--Chiang regime calls on Chinese Reds to
renew support.
24---Russia and U. S. renew trade discus-
sions.
March
5---U. S. and Mexico finish negotiation on
mutual assistance pact.
King Carol of Rumama flees Spain for
Portugal.
6---Japs invade South China along 250-mile
coast.
Itahan diplomats in U. S. are restricted
in movements and Detroit and Newark
Italian consulates closed by atate de-
partment.
23---Turkish diplomatic sources reveal that
Russia has promised aid to Turkey ff
forced to fight Germany.
April
1--Mexico and U. S. sign treaty to share
air bases.
8---Request by Axis powers to surrender
seized vessels rejected by Mexico.
12--Denmark government (Nazi controlled}
voids pact giving U, S. protection over
Greenland.
13---Japan and Russia sign neutrality )a.l
in surpmse diplomatic move
14--Treaty ends 10-ycal .I' el teuu co.
tween Ven¢,zu.}:: , Colombia.
26--Twenty-one American republics reach
agreement for unified utilization of 160
idle foreign flag shipsqn American ports.
May
3--Ex-King Carol and Magda sail for Cuba
from London.
17--1celand's parliament votes to dissolve
union with Denmark; becomes republic
18---Egyptian steamer Zamzam sunk in
south Atlantic with 120 Americans
aboard.
20--Brazil refuses France's request to re-
sume air servlee from Dakar.
21---Germany, Italy, permit France to build
continental air force.
June
l--Pope Plus XII defends the rights of man
against extensive state interference in a
radio address.
6---Four thousand Chinese suffocate in
Chungking air raid shelter.
l(--Bolivian cabinet resigns.
15--Six Danish ships taken over by U. S.
24--Latin.American nations asked to ban
Axis consuls ousted from U. S.
July
1---Chlna breaks dip]omatlo Ues with Ger-
many and Italy.
7Outbreak of military clash between Peru
and Ecuador is reported.
12---Peru claims fresh attacks by Ecuador.
17U. S. "blacklists" 1,800 Latin Americans
as having Axis affiliations. Embargo
placed on their goods.
19--Bolivia squelches Nazi Vutsch. Ousts
German attaches.
24---Argentine government asks Peru and
Ecuador to end dispute.
August
6---Costa Riea suspends all Nazi business
in country.
t--Argentina Jails Nazi suspects and nips
alleged plot to overthrow government.
28--Amerlcan republics agree to use all for.
eign owned ships seized in ports.
September
1--Mexleo's Psident Camacho pledges co-
operation for hemisphere defense.
18--Washington announces Peru, Chile, Bo-
livia and Argentina enter new agree.
ments in economic war on Axis.
23---Four slain as Mexicans riot at presi-
dent's home.
24---Argentina moves quickly to nip plotted
Nazi conspiracy
2S---Three hundred more firms in Latin
America go on U. S. blacklist against
Axis.
October
9---Arnulfo Arias arrives in Cuba after coup
which ousted him as president of
Panama. Replaced by regime more Ca-
vorable to U. S.
11--Japan and U. S. agree on plan for bring-
ing U. S. citizens home from Orient in
Japanese ships.
l&--A.rgentins and U S. sign trade pact cut-
ting various tariffs
20--Panama approves arming of merchant
ships carrying her flag. Many U. S.
ships on Panama regmtry since war
began.
November
6--U. S. makes billion dollars in lease.
lend available to Russia.
10---Churchill pledges immediate aid ff U. S.
is forced to fight Japan. '
14--U. S. marines withdrawn from China.
17---Saburo Kurusu, Japan's special envoy
to U. S.. begins "peace talks" in Wash.
ington.
A--U. S. troops ordered to Dutch Guiana
Brazil and Argentina back move.
27--G S. Messersmith, career diplomat,
named U. S ambassador to Mexico.
28---U. S gives Japan "peace" formula
• for Far East.
December
2---Presldent asks Japan for explanation
of troop moves into Indo-China.
7--Canada. Costa Rica and Nicaragua de.
clare war on Japan.
11---Cuba and Doninican Republic Join in
war on Axis.
12---U. S. seizes 11 French ships.
13--Five hundred persons killed in Peru
landslide.
15---Turkey notifies U. S, it will remain
neutral
18--Martiniqoe and United States reach ha.
val accord.
January
)--"Bowl" games attract 340,000 footbal}
fans.
Earl Dew wlns 1940 ckey title.
13--Christorifits whips Bettina for light.
heavyweight boxmg championship
21Bob Feller signs record breaking (for
pitcher) contract t$30,000) With Clove.
land
31--3oe Louis knocks out Red Burman ill
fifth round of title So
February
3---Elmer Layden. Notre Dame coach.
named Commissioner of pro football,
14--Frank Leahy. Boston csllege, named
football coach at Notre Dame
William Hoppe wins three-cushion bil.
llard championship for second consecu.
tire year.
17Joe Louis knocks out Gus Dorazio in
eeeond round of tzeavyweight title bout.
21Tony Za]e knocks Steve Mamakos out in
fourteenth round to retain middleweight
championship.
March
12--New York crowns Golden Glove cham-
pions; Henry Allen heavyweight king.
21--Joe Louis atovs Abe Simon in thirteenth
round.
l---Gregory Rice of Notre Dame sets new
world's two-mile indoor run record with
8 minutes. .I seconds,
April
&-Carl Storck resigns as president of Na-
Uonal Professional FeotbaU league.
S--Craig Wood wins Master's golf tourua.
merit at Atlanta. Ga
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8--3oe Louis stops Tony Musto in ninth
round of heavyweight battle. ::i;:!: :!i:!}'.$..i!?.'4:i!;
Buddy Baer TKO over Tony Galento In
seventh round of heavyweight battle.
12Joe P1atak wins national handball cham-
mnship for seventh consecutive year.
oston Bruins win Stanley cup hockey
championshin, beating Detroit Bed
Wings.
14---Major league baseball season opens with
Yankee-Senator game,
20---New England syndicate, led by Bob
Quinn, buys control of Boston National
league baseball club•
Mav
3--Whirlaway wins Kentucky Derby, setting
new Derby and track record of 2:01 2-5.
7--Hank Greenberg, star Detroit baseball
player, inducted into army.
9--Eilly Soose wins world middleweight
championship over Ken Overlin.
2&--Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer with TKO
in seveDth.
30---Mauri Rose of Indianapolis wins 500-
mile automobile speedway classic.
uIle
2--Fred Perry, former English Davis cup
star, was national professional tennis
smiles title.
7--Craig Wood wins National Open golf
championship.
14---Patty Berg wins Women's Open golf
championship.
18--Joe Louis knocks out Billy Conn in 13-
round thriller.
22--Frankie Parker and Pauline Betz win
national clay court singles tennis titles
25--Washingo university rowing crew wins
Poughkeepsie championship.
July
2L-Joe DiMaggio sets all time major league
batting record by hitting safely in forty.
fifth consecutive game.
8---American league wins All-Star gmme at
Detroit 7-5.
13--Vie Ghezzi wins P.G.A. golfing chain.
pionship.
I7--Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak stopped
at 56 consecutive games.
29--Freddie Cochrane wins welterweight tl.
tle from Fritzie Zivic.
August
6---Bill Gallon wins Hamb]etonlan, trotting
classic.
9--Sammy Snead wins Canadian Open goH
championship.
10--Hawaiian Island swimming team wins
A.A.U. national championships.
30--Marvin ("Bud"l Ward wins U. S. ama-
teur golfing crown.
Lon Warneke, Cards' veteran right hand.
or, pitches no-hltter against Reds.
Scptcmber
4--Yankees clinch American league pen.
'nanL
7Bobby Riggs wins national tennis cham-
pionship.
25---Brooklyn Dodgers clinch 1941 National
league pennant.
29---Joe Louis defends title by TKO in sixth
round with Lou Nova.
October
6--Yankees win World Series over Brook-
lyn Dodgers, four games out of five.
9---Alfred Robertson, famous jockey, rldes
six winners out of seven races in single
day; $2 parlay would have won over
$4,O0O,OOO.
28--Ten million, two hundred fifty thousand
fans saw major league baseball games
in past season, officials announce,
November
4---Dvlph Camllii. Dodgers. named Nations
league's most valuable player.
11--Joe DtMaggio. Yanks. named American
league's most valuable player.
17--Bob Zuppke resigns as Illinois f.ootbali
coach after 29 years.
?%--LOu Boudreau, 24years old, named man-
ager of Cleveland Indians.
28--Tony Zale wins middleweight sham.
pionship over Georgie Abrams.
December
2--Mel Ott signed as manager of New
York Giants,
9--Whirlaway voted "Horse of the Year."
10---Cleveland pitcher. Bob Feller. enlists in
navy.
15--Site of Rose Bowl football classie t0r
January 1 shifted to Durham, N. C.. for
Duke-Oregon State game.
January
llRadio and picture comedian Joe Penner.
20---Dame Margaret Lloyd George° wife of
British statesman.
29---John Metaxas. "strong man" statesman
of Greece.
February
1--William Gibbs MeAdoo, World war see.
retary of treasury.
t
9---Rood Smoot. former Republican senator
from Utah.
27Rep. William D. Byron. Maryland. killed
in air crash.
28--Ex-King Alfonso of Spain. (In exile,
Rome. Italy.)
March
6--Gutzon Borgium. famous U. S. stmlptor.
April
2--Count Paul Telekt, premier of Hungary.
9--Sen. Morris Sheppard (Texasl.
13--Dr. Annie Jump Cannon. tamous woman
astronomer.
23--Maurice L. Rothschild. outstanding U. S.
merchanL
June
&---Lou Gehrig. the "Iron Horse" of base.
ball.
&--Former Kaiser Wilhelm H died at Doom. -
2---_Daniel Carter .Beard, BOy Scout Official
2--en al narrmon of MsstssippL
26---Sen. Andrew Jackson Houston of Texas.
27--William Guggenheim. copper millionaire.
30--Ignace Jan Paderewski world-/aeons
pianist and former premier of Pomnd
July
3---Sam H. Harris, one of Broadway's most
successful theatrina] managers.
14--Fred Fisher, ounoer of famous auto.
body building company.
20--Low Fields, famous comedian, -
rHoward Jones.U S. C. football coach.
Edward B. McLean, former owner Wash.
tngton Post and Cincinnati Enquirer.
August
l--William R. Davis, mternaUonally kovrn
oil man.
T--Bruno Mussolial, eeond son of Italy's
prem:er.
September
T--Sara Delano Roosevelt. President's
mother.
October
.%-Louis Dembltz Brandeis. former Su,
rome court justice.
8--Helen Morgan. famous singer of torch
songs.
12--Harry M. Daugherty. attorney general
' in Warren Harding administration.
16--Harold F. McCormick. chairman of the
board. International Harvester.
18--Edward Cudahy. founder, of packing
company bearing his name.
November
17--Ernst Udet. Nazi air chief.
23---Percival Christopher Wren. British au-
thor {"Beau Geste.")
25---President Pedro Cards of Chile.
December
1--Alva B Adams. Senator from Colorado.
7Two thousand eight hundred ninety.soy.
en of U. S. armed forces killed by st
Jap raid on Pearl Harbor.
AIR RAID
WARNINGS
ON BOTH
COASTS
The year drew to a close with
these important events:
December
7--Japanese attack on IT. 8. Ja
followed by declaration of
war.
8--U. S. and Great Britain de-
clare war on Japan.
Nazis give up winter at-
tempt to take Moscow.
ll--Germany, Italy declare war on
U. S .... Congress answerg
this tn four hours, recognizing
state of war.
15--Germans smashed from ]alfl
to Black sea--Russian clalm.
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