14 Aug 1950
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1950
Page
1
Washington July 14 The House plans a vote on a bill to reverse the Post Office Department order curtailing home and other postal services. Signers of a petition press for economy but some backers fear a roll call vote may reveal split support as elections approach.
A Navy correspondent recounts ship life detailing a fire drill during sleep on deck four hatch. He notes plans for leave in Kood told Maryland, crossing the International Date Line, and a promotion to sergeant aboard. He mentions Korea and upcoming landfall near southern Japan.
Wisconsin inventor unveils the Vacu matic Carburetor, a device claimed to reduce fuel use by automatic surging control. Install in minutes and fit cars, trucks, tractors. manufacturers offer free particulars to readers who send name and address via postcard.
The Wasserman family, Philadelphia and New York, identified their son’s body at Whitney Portal base. Younes Wasserman was found at a 3,000 foot granite cliff as search parties, including sheriff deputies and Sierra Club climbers, redouble efforts with air rescue from March Air Force Base. The elder Wassermans, owners of Serro Gordo silver mine, had workers on site this summer.
Necedah Wisconsin August 14. Up. A large throng gathered at a farm grove near Necedah for a promised appearance of the Virgin Mary with estimates ranging from ten thousand to one hundred thousand. Anna Van Hoot, 40, hoped for her seventh vision as trains and buses from Milwaukee and Chicago were planned though Bishop Treacy banned special services for the Assumption feast.
The statement shows a worker named Cole denying that Governor Lane caused his long period of unemployment. He mentions interactions with attorneys and various parties, asserting no one directed him to pursue claims or public statements. He stresses he had no employer contact steering his court case and notes upcoming political primary involvement.
Government findings discuss a new atom bomb with immense power and psychological impact as unseen, potentially stockpiled weaponry. It notes underground explosions as a hypothetical to cause artificial earthquakes, but concludes air bursts like Hiroshima offer the widest destructive effect and lethal gamma radiation.
The fragment cites McMahon warning that atomic weapon stockpiles in Russia and the U S will drive growing danger on the Korean battlefield and at home, even as heroic soldiers die and civilians face the threat of escalation.
A Long Island private flyer J Dudies Griffing landed his light plane in a corn field on the Thomas Renchoff farm near the Pennsylvania border after dark. He suffered a lead cut and a hand cut and was treated at Warnes horo Hospital. The trip was for business with the Frick Company at Warneshere.
U S Eighth Army reports reinforcements for the Fourth Infantry Division near Taegu as Chinese forces attack at Changnyong Waegwan and Pohang. MacArthur HQ says the operation progresses satisfactorily while air forces pound the enemy. Marines and Army units seize high ground above Chinju and push toward Purvis as fighting continues along the Nam River and Tundok areas.
Washington Aug 14 Congressional leaders seek clearer figures on billions needed for Korea war and related defense programs. President Truman has asked about 16.5 billion in new defense funds, atop 14.56 billion already tentatively approved. Senate and House leaders debate totals and future three year plans to strengthen Western Europe and anti Communist nations.
An ornate mid century advert offers crochet and knitting patterns with charts and directions. It requests twenty cents to a New York mailing address for a pattern catalog and various needlework designs. The text also briefly references a North Korean regiment passage and encirclement by American forces.
Excelsior Springs Missouri August 14 announces a free booklet titled Rheumatism offered by The Ball Clinic Dept 3503 to readers of this paper. The claim highlights a specialized system for treating rheumatism and arthritis and promises long term relief without drugs. Respondents incur no obligation and are urged to write promptly for the instructional book.
The United States tests the Tiny Tim 11.76 inch rocket in Korea. Aboard a Navy Corsair, the rocket strikes a bridge near Chungju and reportedly destroys locomotives and damages vehicles, signaling a powerful addition to ground attack capability.
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