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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1950
Page
8
Washington reports that Marines found Seoul prison empty after Inchon landing ten days earlier. American captives were moved before the capital’s liberation, and General MacArthur says Seoul is in friendly hands and being saved from destruction though house to house fighting continues.
The excerpt compares the military operations around Seoul and Manila, noting that in both cases General MacArthur deployed a rapid spearhead and that the fiercest fighting happened after the liberation announcement.
In Berlin the British claim a bloodless week long battle over a border strip on the western outskirts. Major General Bourne announces Russia recognizes the 173 yard wide area as British territory after earlier occupation. Russians and Germans faced off with tommy guns and police until the dispute was settled. Meanwhile Communist press says 900 small shops were seized by the city government in the last 24 hours.
Brief historical notes highlight Samuel Adams born 1722 in Boston died 1803. Samuel F. Du Pont born 1803 died 1865. Raphael Semmes born 1809 died 1877. Alfred T. Mahan born 1840 died 1914. Edward Noyes Westcott born 1859 died 1898. Robert Ewing born 1859 died 1931. Also mentions 1785 General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Philadelphia and 1800 New York City census.
A compact timeline lists population figures for major cities, 1813 military moves by Gen William H Harrison, 1830 Indian land cession in Alabama and Mississippi, 1854 Arctic disaster, 1940 Axis pact in Berlin, 1943 U S Fifth Army pace in Italy, 1948 Alger Hiss slander suit, 1949 North Atlantic Pact funding, and Today’s birthdays Dr Oscar Riddle and Raymond Moley, highlighting notable names and events.
A list of birthplaces and ages for several figures including Dearhead, Thomas A. Morgan, Frieda B Hennock, Ira N Gabrielson, Edward Tomlinson, and Rt. Rev Karl M. Black. The piece ends with today’s horoscope predicting a loving disposition and possible infatuation with an object of affection and a lean toward agriculture or kinship areas.
A capacity crowd over 100 attended Mt Carmel church on Route 40 for the annual Home Coming Harvest Home service led by Rev Thomas Morgan. Ca We Lockard sang two solos and prizes were awarded to Robert Clay for traveling the farthest, August August for oldest attendee, and Rebecca Burdette for the youngest. New bauxite mining on Jamaica promises material for American aluminum. A Baltimore note mocks counting house staff for quarters kept in brassieres by the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co, which ships its quarters in 54 pound bags.
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