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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1950
Page
7
Washington reports the Army asked for 40 000 inductees in January while 250 000 draftees are expected by next January. Training delays, limited camp capacity, and ongoing Korea casualties slow new intake as reservists remain subject to possible duty. The service notes 8000 dead and missing and about 16 000 wounded to date.
The Army had 591000 personnel last June and will continue draft calls. Younger reservists with less combat duty will be called first, though skilled veterans may be deployed. By November 1950, 20000 reserve officers recalled. more doctors and nurses needed as enlistments rise. Navy Air Force and Marines rely on reserves and volunteers. selective service shares not planned. Navy to call 31000 enlisted and officers up to Lt Commander in early 1951, then 5000 enlisted monthly. Marines schedule undisclosed.
In Palatka Florida on November 15 a Jacksonville city commissioner R D Sutton and his married lover were shot in a cabin. The lover’s husband, J P McRae, waited in hiding and killed them both with a shotgun. McRae fled the scene after the killings and collapsed of a heart attack outside the cabin. He was jailed and described as in fair condition awaiting further action. County officials ordered his release on his own recognizance.
A Prince William area jury heard three witnesses before adjourning for a week to study the evidence. The scene was near a Green cabin tucked under moss hung oaks on a winding sandy road. Sheriff Revels said he believed the first blast killed Sutton and Mrs McRae and that McRae fired the second shot at his wife. Mrs Sutton was said to be visiting in the west while Mrs McRae prepared for a PTA meeting. Her son Joel, age 16, is mentioned in the report. The story also notes local Grange activity and upcoming events in Middletown Valley.
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