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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1950
Page
2
West Point reporters note old Potomac the Potomac River ship now sails with pulpwood, evoking nostalgia for historic days when the vessel was famed. Crew recalled past glories as the battered boat continues service on the river.
A famed river craft once carried thousands of vacationers along remote river spots. Once a mahogany and brass three deck pleasure ship with two dance floors, oil paintings and murals, it had three funnels side by side. Only the giant walking beam remains, to be placed in the Newport News Mariners Museum.
University of Illinois professor Dr. O Hobart Mowrer told 300 psychologists at a Los Angeles USC symposium that teaching a bird to talk requires the trainer to bond with the pet. He said feeding watering and caring for the bird creates the parental relationship that fosters speech repetition and attention from people.
Happy birthday to Mrs. W. M. Beal and several locals including Larry Campbell Mae Werner Faye Rowe Bill Murphy and Max Coffman observed on this date. Beverly Anne Howell turns eight this August 10 and Marlene Fay Chabal has a birthday today with a single candle.
In Eminence area, ex-convict William Harris, 39, killed R. N. Fansler and Homer Fansler and Barbara Wanda Harris. Harris was shot dead by Special Deputy Harold Prey in Clark National Forest. Lola Fansler, 15, is missing and feared abducted as authorities widen the manhunt.
Washington residents surveyed by the Journal Inquiring Reporter largely praise local facilities but call for a public swimming pool and supervised playgrounds with crafts and games. Answers cite need for teen spaces and adult supervision to aid youth recreation.
At the National Association of Retail Meat Dealers meeting in Omaha delegates reversed earlier opposition to meat rationing. President Charles Bauer said rationing should be a last resort only if war needs demand it, with 500 delegates voting that current meat supplies this year average 42 percent above previous estimates.
In Des Moines a $100,000 blaze near a hotel window during the Iowa Mutual Agents Assn board meeting prompted discussion of fire insurance rates and coverages offered by insurers. The incident marked the third major fire of the day in the city.
Kenneth E. Grant, hospital administrator in China for the Church Missionary Society since 1942, predicts that China will swallow the Communist regime within years. He says China will fuse communism with western democracy and other influences to create something not Russian American or British but typically Chinese. Grant notes ongoing problems such as lack of trained personnel and excessive taxation despite grand promises.
Readable recipe notes describe combining peas carrots and olives with mayonnaise. Spoon filling on ready-to-serve meat slices, roll into cornucopias, and fasten. Serve with potato chips as a hot vegetable side for the main course.
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