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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1950
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR item from The News dated August 1 appears with garbled spelling and stray letters. Content unreadable. no coherent event or names recoverable for a proper summary.
The Defense Department announced that on Sept 1 1950 four National Guard divisions two combat teams and supporting units would be ordered to federal service. Two Marine Reserve air squadrons would join two Marine air wings as the First and Second Guard divisions were brought to full strength. A emergency military appropriations request of 3950 million was planned to fund the call up. The First Division heads to the Far East and the Second to the Pacific Coast, with reserves and regulars aiding build up.
An American sergeant reports three U.S. tanks in Chinju sat idle on a siding for four days lacking fan belts. Crews hoped flat cars would move the tanks. orders were given to destroy them if not retrieved. An inquiry probes why belts were missing after two emergency air shipments, one wrong sized and another containing pistols.
Lt. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow retires after 38 years of service amid a Second Army review at Fort Meade. Army Chief of Staff Gen. J Lawton Collins and multiple state adjutants attend as Gerow, Petersburg native and Virginia Military Institute graduate, ends his command of the 28th Infantry Division and long wartime roles including Fifth Corps and Normandy landings.
A veteran observer notes ground fighting dominates Korea with American infantry facing guerrilla tactics. Tanks help but cannot win alone amid narrow roads and rugged terrain. North Korean infantry use ambushes and grenades with dynamite to blunt armor as U S and UN forces push to widen the front.
A keen contrast is drawn between anti-tank rifles and tanks as frontline troops trust men over metal in Korea. The piece emphasizes rugged infantry prowess, likening soldiers to effective tools in mud rain and hills, while noting Korean island demographics and Chinese-majority inhabitants.
Thirteen year old Robert Cassell of Brookland Baltimore remained in critical condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital after head injuries suffered when he was thrown from a milk truck on a farm lane near Lisbon. The incident occurred around 1 o'clock Monday as the boy rode in the truck's rear with his father James Cassell delivering milk for Aristocrat Dairy. He reportedly fell after the truck hit a rough spot, striking his head on a rock. An employee from Poole's Garage in Lisbon rushed him to hospital after first aid from Dr. J. Stanley Grabill of Mt. Airy. The driver, the boy's father, was driving into the lane when the accident occurred.
On the Middleburg to Uniontown road that intersects near Taneytown, Prenkite Long suffered a lacerated left cheek and was treated at the scene by Trooper James Poteet. Walter Earl Green of New Windsor, driver of the other car, escaped injury. Green’s car skidded in and struck Long’s vehicle. Long was cited for failing to yield the right of way and Green for excessive speed. Both were ordered to appear before Magistrate M. E. Burman on August 9. A separate note mentions Douglas fir seed yields, claiming 160,000,000 trees could be raised from 2,500 pounds of seed under ideal conditions.
P Luther Rice advertises thirteen acres of level productive land with a six room dwelling in A one condition. First floor three rooms with open stairway summer kitchen. second floor three bedrooms private bath. Includes wash house poultry houses hog pen and more. Also a six room modern dwelling with garage and new oil burner at 7000. Contact P Luther Rice at 29 East Third Street phone 1484.
The lesson highlights venal meaning open to bribery with example: The gambler was known for his venal nature. It notes pronunciation as venal and contrasts misused terms like ransack ostracize and mnemonic guidance.
Local real estate listings advertise varied properties including 3 part modular homes priced from 4000 to 4300 pounds, a 3 apt house on Second St at 15500, a large warehouse building, cabin sites, a 3 mod B bungalo near the city, a two story brick 2 apt house with oil heating, and a downtown business bungalow with parking. Names: Franklin D. Miller, Miss Evelyn M. Miller. Address: 315 E Second Street, Frederick.
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