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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
8
Third Corps at Manassas Virginia reports that 23 000 troops took part in four day mock battle. Major General James K Parsons notes maneuvers served staff training, while chaos is expected for enlisted men as final engagement unfolds.
Scoutmaster Laurens P. Jones and Scout Ben Dutton Jr spoke at the Winchester Rotary lunch describing the World’s Fair encampment in New York City last week. They shared highlights of the trip and gave a thumbnail sketch of the fair.
Traffic cases today include James L. Honesty for double parking and $1. Elwood D. Patterson for overtime parking and $1. Everett T. Madden for overtime. George Snyder for double parking and $2 as second offence.
Walter Charles Clark, 23, of Fairfield Connecticut, a scoutmaster, admits writing two ransom notes to Murray Levine of New Rochelle New York after the 1938 kidnapping of Peter Levine age 12. Peter’s body was found three months later. Clark is held on $10 000 bail on a burglary charge and denies involvement in the kidnap murder.
The Winchester Fire Department hosted 86 delegates at a luncheon at the Golden Glow with plans for condolence letters and memorial copies for bereaved families. Rev. R. A. Whitten gave the memorial address and the next annual meeting location was undecided, Greencastle Pa. inviting 1941 convention. officer elections were not completed.
Weather threatened the second of a series of war games as 52 000 first army soldiers hit the field in heavy rain and hail over a 450 square mile area. The doughboys endured discomfort while mechanized units faced potential tests for high speed equipment under adverse conditions.
Secretary Wallace announced the government would take title to more than half of 11 420 000 bales of cotton held under loans to growers to support the cotton rubber exchange with Great Britain. The Commodity Credit Corporation will extend government loans on 1938 crop cotton to July 31 1940. The CCC has already taken title to 1 670 000 bales of 1934 crop cotton.
Top industrialists forming the War Resources Board were told by acting War Secretary Louis Johnson that their work would be the final measures for any emergency. He added their duties carried no implications for the present international situation.
Dr. Albert Coulson Buckley, 65, neurologist and superintendent of Friends Hospital, died today in Philadelphia. He led the hospital after working as a neurologist in several city hospitals and served as associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School.
Herbert Oswald Williams 88 year old retired diplomat died at his Forest Glen Maryland home. Williams came from Sacramento California to become dean of instruction at the National Park College. He earlier served as an educator during World War days with the French Y M C A.
Washington Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen declares automobile horn use should be limited to emergencies. He warns officers will enforce existing laws and faults drivers for excessive horn blowing.
TERs Manassas Virginia August 17 The violent noise of army maneuvers ended with a traditional 11 am armistice. A mock attack involved 17 000 national guardsmen against 6 000 regulars entrenched on Signal Hill. Just before the end artillery from Pennsylvania Virginia and Maryland fired with all their ammunition and shook the earth for miles.
Mrs. James L. Van Alen denied any negotiation or sale talks with Father Divine for the Hyde Park 1700 acre estate in New York. Her attorney W. G. Murphy said she has not negotiated directly or through an agent for the property.
Washington August 17 John W Hanes acting Secretary of the Treasury asks business farm and labor leaders to cooperate in a tax revision program to improve laws on individual and corporate taxes He released a letter to industry labor commerce banking and agriculture officials inviting input before Congress and proposing preliminary hearings with Treasury officials.
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