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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
16
The will of the late Mrs. Mattie C. Gudebrod of Washington D C was admitted to record in the Frederick Circuit Court clerk's office. It leaves all property and personal effects to her husband Christian E. Gudebrod who is named executor without bond.
More than 2,500 veterans from New Jersey Maryland Virginia and the District of Columbia who served with the Twenty ninth Division in World War I will gather in Newark October 12 to 15 for the Twenty ninth Division Association national reunion. Events include an executive committee meeting a state NJ convention a memorial service a World’s Fair review and the old National Guard ball. West Point parade closes the gathering.
Seven year old Alice Harris starts school in Uniontown Pa, after years of confinement in a third story storeroom. Once malnourished and crippled, she gained weight and mobility under county care and Mrs Jennie Rowan. Dr Kinsley Davis cites lack of early training as her low learning drive.
Panama Canal authorities ordered military guards aboard every vessel passing through the canal as a precaution amid fears of war. Brig. Gen. Clarence Ridley said the move was due to the international character of the canal and while no specific threat existed.
Gas masks were distributed to residents of Vatican City as a precaution against possible air raids on nearby Rome. Dim blue lights like those used in Rome have been installed to join in the blackout. Cardinal Maglione met with the Pope at Castel Gandolfo to discuss the international situation.
Radio Highlight lists tonight and tomorrow’s foreign and domestic broadcasts by NBC CBS and MBS chains. Shows include London Paris Berlin reports Edouard Herriot Dorothy Thompson and Raymond Gram Swing, plus U S programs with Rudy Vallee Joe E Brown Dorothy Parker Drama and Alma Kitchell.
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