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, 1949-05-05
Blockade Of Berlin To
Be Lifted On May Il

The Russian blockade of
Berlin will be lifted on May IL,
according to an announcement
by the Big Four, United States,
France, Britain and Soviet
Russia. This announcement
was made simultaneously at
Washington, Paris, London &
Moscow. The Foreign Minis
tiers conference will be held
on May %.
1t was last year June Is
when the blockade was impos-
ed by the Russians and a coun-
ter-blockade by the Western
powers. Prior to that restric-
tons had been placed on other
traffic. 1t was shortly there
after that the first emergency
cargo of food and fuel was
flown to Berlin; an average of
six thousand tons are being
delivered daily by the airlift.
To date more than one and a
half million tons of food, coal
and other supplies have reach
ed the blockaded capital. 1t
cost IT'S million dollars and
thus far, AZ lives.
Washington officials say that
the Western Powers will not
abandon the right to fly the
airlift, however, and Congress
men are withholding comment
warning Of Soviet re-arrange-
ment of strategy.
, 1949-05-05

very happy. At least the Rus
slams have climbed down; now
| hope they disappear from
our midst.
Evening star., 1949-11-17


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-27

McAfahon's estate at about $sz 900.
The will left Mrs. Virginia Lee
Williams Mcmahon a home and
furnishings at 4523 Nebraska ave-
nue. NV. and other property.
1t specifically directed that the
use of the word, wife" should be
considered indicative of the status
Mr.. Mcmahon considered her to
hold, and that If for any reason
a determination should be made TO
the effect that she was not his
wife, the requests should 60 to
her Just the same.
The viii made number of
other requests, leaving the residue
to Mrs. Virginia Lee Williams Nc
Mahon.
Mrs. Theresa Mcmahon is repre-
sented by Attorneys Raymond Git
lehman and Nathan Rubey. At
torney Lewis Shapiro represents
the estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-27
Dromo Festival PIonned
By Children's Studios

The Childrens Studios OF
Speech and Dramatic Arts viii
hold an International Drama Fes-
tival tomorrow through May Q at
the studios. 1915 Livingston street
NV.
More than 100 children from
to II viii take part In the plays,
honoring Great Britain. Ireland,
China. Russia and The Neither
lands.
Children from the FIVE embassies
will be guests Of honor for the
performance about their country
and will be presented classic
American children's books to be
sent to the library in the capital
of their country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-27
Divorced Wife Claim!
Status as Spouse in
Suit 10 Break Will

Declaring she was the wife of
the late Richard j. Mcmahon,
dealer at the o Street Market.
who died last October. a Wash
tngton woman asked District Court
yesterday to revoke an order for
probate of Mr.. MSNahon's will.
The 4s-year-old butcher died
last October 20. apparently after
falling from a 20-foot-high porch
at his home, 4523 Nebraska ave-
nue. NV.
The will, ordered probated on
October 80, 1948. named as Mr..
McMahon's wife Mrs. Virginia Lee
williams Mcmahon, with whom
it said he had agreed to live as
husband and wife in 1913. 1t left
her an estimated $39, 900 interest
in his estate.
Mrs. Theresa Mcmahon Of the
1900 block of Shepherd street
NV, however, said she was mar
ried to MIR. Mcmahon in Septem-
Der. 1923. in Montgomery COUNTY,
Md.
Her petition contesting the will
said that. although she went to
Florida at his insistence in 194l
and filed q divorce complaint. he
later changed his mind and she
returned without giving testimony
Divorce Decree Issued.
Although she continued to live
with Mr.. Mcmahon until Decem-
Der. 1945, and ION and off" until
shortly before his death, 1t con-
tinued, she has learned Mr.. Nc
Mahon had an answer filed to the
divorce suit and without her
knowledge, a divorce decree was
entered in 1871.
Depending on the courts decision,
the petition said. Mrs. Theresa
Mcmahon is either the lawful wife
of Mr.. Mcmahon or his common
law wife, since they held them
selves out as husband and wife
from 1871 to 1945. and inter-
mittently until his Death.
In contesting the will. Mrs. Nc
Mahon charges the will of March
20, 1948. ordered to probate. was
not his last will. that Mr.. Nc
Mahon was not Of sound or dis
posing mind or memory at the
TIME of making 1t. and that undue
influence was used on him.
Estate of $4,000.
The petition for probate Of Mr..
McMahon's will, filed by brother.
Harry j. Mcmahon, Southbridge.
Mass, and Ashlan Harlan, market
master at the o Street Market,
named executors, estimated Mr..
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Shea With II Leader
In Variety Club Golf

Billy Shea, the Congressional
Club player who has had little
time for tournament golf this
season, was near his peak form IN
topping q field Of SO with q two
oyer-par u In the annual golf
tournament Of the Variety Club
yesterday at Manor. Shea was q
guest.
Buddy Sharkey. one-time
schoolboy rival and q former col
lege classmate at Georgetown,
was next with q IS. while Harry
Bachman had n and Ray o'Mal-
ley a 78.
Low net In !. Glass A went to
Jerry Price with 8l-11-70. fol-
lowed by w. Ames with 82-11-
II and Bert Ferguson, 81-10-71
w. r. Marshall Of New York
won low net Ia Glass B with Oh
20-71. while low net in Glass c
went to Abe Lichtman with 40
4S-72. The driving contest went
to Dave Workman with q ESQ
yard clout on the 10th hole and
Ray OMalley won the closest-to-
the-hole on the 1lth with . shot
so inches from the pin.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Brewers, Body Works
To Battle for Crown

Heurich Brewers, Industrial
League champs, and Northeast
Body Works, champs Of the De-
|partmental League, will battle for
the weekday city sandlot baseball
championship in one, or possibly
two games starting Monday at
4:30 on the South Ellipse.
If Body Works wins Monday,
it's all over as far as the local
tournament is concerned. If the
Brewers win a second game will
be played Tuesday. The cham
|pion will represent Washington
in the All-American Amateur
Baseball Association tournament
opening Sept. 6 at Griffith Stadium.
The Brewers and Body Works
are flnalists in q tournament
which opened with the champions
Of seven local sandlot leagues.
Last to go out were the Police
men, titleholders in the Anacostia
No. / League. The Brewers ousted
the Policemen with q 80 decision
yesterday-the first shutout Of the
tournament,
Evening star., 1949-08-27
By the Assoeiotsd Press

vANDALIA. Ohio. Aug. 26.-
Those "unknowns from nowhere
still are winning the Grand Amer
ican Handicap trapshoot cham
pionship.
Pete Donat, 31-year-old farmer
with q ready smile from Antwerp
Ohio, Is the latest In the 50-yeal
string.
Pete, black-h haired and 6 feet 2
borrowed his father-in-hw's hunt
ing gun yesterday, loaded his
blond wife Eileen and the two
kids into the car and drove dowr
to the big shoot.
He fired 125 shots in the COLDER
Grand American. loaded the wife
the kids in the Car and drove
back home with the champion
ship, a high set Of silverware ane
cash in the neighborhood OF ST.
500-which isn't q bad neighbor'
hood.
Pete's wife was the only ont
who wasn't surprised as Pete broke
100 straight from 20 yards to til
Two William Sonderman Of Lima
Ohio, and then cracked 23 in ths
shootof while the Lima mechanic
was getting 81.
'Pete said he was going to wiz
it." Mrs. Donat said, "and 50 hi
went ahead and did Il"
She followed the new champion
up and down the half-mile firing
line, carrying 4-year-old Kenny
who had fallen asleep despite the
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Ohio Farmer Shoots to 81 500
Top Prize in Grand American

roaring shotguns, and leading T.
year-old Joyce by the hand.
Asked what she thought Of her
father, Joyce naively replied:
Hell have some money now"
Mrs. Janice Mason. 23, Of Dali
las, Tex, who started trapsho ooting
last February, won the women's
division with 96 Of 100. and the
professional laurels went to Rudy
Etchen Of Los Angeles with 95
from the 25-yard line.
The golden grand winds up to-
day with the 100-target doubles
championship and the l00-target
Vandalia Open Handicap.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Two u. S. Singles Victories Dim
AustruIia|s Davis Cup Hopes

cup which they held without
struggle until after the war.
Although Bromwich and Sidwell
might well prolong the agony by
stopping Mulloy and Talbert
today, Australia's chances Of tax.
ing the last two singles are de-
cidedly less bright than in 1899.
Ironically, Australia will be rep
resented in doubles by the United
States champions. The nationa.
title, won four times by Mulloy
and Talbert since 1912, was taker
recently by Bromwich and Sidwell
Sidwell justified his choice ovel
Bromwich for singles berth yes
terday when he took two OF the
first three sets from Schroeder
demonstrating that he has i'm
proved greatly IN the past year.
Slugging Marks Play.
He stormed the net continually
taking a page from Schroeder
own battle plans. and the two
frequently found themselves look
ing down each others throats. 1r
the end. it was Schroeder's ability
to pull of accurate lobs and un-
touchable volleys that enabled hin
to come from behind and save
the match. .t- ,-,.-
Gonzales and Sedgman alse
slugged it out at close quarter.
on numerous occasions. but ir
that one it was Pancho's blazing
service at close quarters thai
spelled the difference. The United
States champion came through
with IA service aces to three fol
his opponent and served half {
dozen love games, four of them II
the final set.
"Pancho's serve was almost I'm.
believable," said Alrick Man. non.
playing American captain, at thl
end of the days activity. 1T wa
surprising that Sedgman lastee
as long as he did"
Gonzales himself expressed tn,
belief he had never served bette,
in his life. Man said he had neve,
seen Sidwell play better than h,
did against Schroeder and addet
he was naturally delighted" q
the first days developments.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Boost for c Congressional Team
Seen in Champion Girls Golf

Congressional, which finished In
the second division in the Women's
District Golf Associations Glass A
team matches this year, is looking
to the future and counting on the
Champion sisters, Joan and Nina,
to bring it near the top.
The golflng Champion sisters
made their major competitive
moves both in the same week.
Following Joan's triumph In the
Class B section Of the Times
Herald Cup on Tuesday at Indian
Spring, Nina, who also is an ac-
complished tennis player. won
Glass A low net honors in the
Maryland State Golf Aossocia-
tion's women's field day yester-
day at Congressional.
Nina played her home course
in 45-44-89 and deducted Is
handicap strokes for q net "a
to top a field Of 106 players from
Baltimore and Washington, the
largest women's gathering Of the
season.
Mrs. Betty Meckley Of Kenwood,
who has considerable tournament
golf ahead In the late summer
and fall. easily won gross honors
with a fine 41-40-81. The round
also served Mrs. Meckley as
practice test for the qualifying
for the National Women's at
Congressional next week and she
will be an odds-on-favorite to win
one Of the four berths.
The proudest player in the field,
however, was q grandmother, Mrs.
|J. v. Brownell, the mother Of the
District amateur champion, Bobby.
Mrs. Brownell used to play to a
u handicap when her boys were
youngsters but the past few years
she drifted from the game and her
scores and hadicap went up.
This year she set out to regain
her Glass A standing. and Just
about assured that yesterday as
Stlc SllOt III OF, AcI UCot 1ou4AA Va
1.-THE year, and deducted her Manor
Club handicap Of IL for q net rs
for second low net. Mrs. Brownell's
District handicap still is IS and
she needs one stroke OF that to
make the Glass A maximum.
That 81 figures to bring her down
to IL. to climax q nice comeback.
Other net prize winners in Class
A were Mrs. John r. Daily OF
Manor, 87-11-76: Mrs. George
Maksim Of Manor, o5-19-76; Mrs.
Marlyn Geiger Of Baltimore G. c..
|90-l4E76. and Helen Run. run
Inerup In the Rolling Road Club
championship the day previous,
Evening star., 1949-08-27
BY the Associated Press

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Aug. ~.
Unless Australia's Davis Cup
hopefuls can emulate their prede-
cessors of a decade ago, the big
silver bowl that stands for inter-
national tennis supremacy will
stay right here in the United
States for at least another year.
Having wrapped up both Of the
opening singles matches against
the Aussies in the challenge
round here yesterday, the Ameri-
cans needed only one more tri-
umph in the best-of-f1ve series as
the two teams squared off today
for the lone doubles encounter.
Wimbledon Champion Ted
Schroeder got the Yanks of to a
good start yesterday when he out
lasted Australia's Billy Sidwell
81. 81. 4-s. 60. e-s. in the
curtain raiser.
Then the United States title
holder, Richard CPancho) Con.
zales, followed with a straight-set
triumph over the Australian
champion. Frank Sedgman. 8-6
60, 81.
While Schroeder and Gonzales
rest for the final singles tests to-
morrow. Bill Talbert and Gardna1
Mulloy get their chance to clinch
it for the United States today
when they meet the Australian
doubles pair Of Sidwell and John
Bromwich.
Aussies Rallied for 80 Win.
With their backs to the wall
the Aussies had only to look bacl
to 1889 for sufficient inspiration
to face the seemingly insurmount.
able odds.
On that occasion the defendinf
Americans also captured the frs
two singles bouts. Bobby Rigg,
downed Bromwich and Franz
Parker whipped Adrian Quist t.
put the United States ahead, 20
Then Quist and Rromwich savee
the day by beating Jack Kramel
and the late Joe Hunt in double.
and went on to take the las
two singles matches and win tn.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
n who had 03.l6-77

W4AO AAesA oo-AV-Sts
Manor supplied three more
prize winners in Glass B, topped
by Mrs. 8. K. Franks with a gross
80, and Mrs. Ed Milans with a
104-35-69. Other net winners
were Mrs. Leroy Stewart of Con-
gressional. 101-26-75; Mrs. F. c.
McCord Of Army Navy. 103-28-
IS; Mrs. A. c. Paul Of Congress
sional. 106-31-75, and Mrs. c. E.
ODaniel of Manor, 105-27-78.
Three tied at 20 for low puts,
Mrs. Gordon Simmonds of Wash
ington, Mrs. Houston Harper of
the host club. and Mrs. Louis
Watzman Of Indian Spring.
The scheduled 54-hole medal
play tournament for the Payne
Cup at Rolling Road In October
is the only other event remaining
on the Maryland State women's
schedule, and the committee mem
bers are reported favoring q pro-
posal to cut the event to 36 holes.
A change also is brewing In the
dates for the Middle Atlantic
women's championship, which at
present conflicts with the Nation
al Women's.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
jewelers. Bid for Spot
In Tournament Final
spseiel bispateh to The stor

YOUNGSTOWN. Pa. Aug. IT.
An elite foursome of an original
field of Is teams will battle to-
night for places in the final round
Of the All-American Amateur
Baseball Association junior tour
nament.
In the first game Pittsfield
Mass. will square of against
Brooklyn. while in the nightcap
Washington's Marx jewelers. again
will take on Baltimore.
Brooklyn, the only undefeated
team in the double knockout
tourney, is favored to pick UP the
trophy.
Marx banged out nine hits to
overpower Johnstown, Al, yes
terday.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Series With s.. Louis
| Now Is Vital 10 Mats,
Back in Cellar Again
Special Dispatch 10 The sior

DETROIT, Aug. 27.-Back in the
basement again, the Mats are re-
garding with increasing impor-
tance a three-game series with the
st. Louis Browns opening tomor-
row with a double-header at st.
Louis. It suddenly has become
imperative for Washington to bowl
over the Browns or face the pros
pect of becoming the second Cap
ital club to finish in the cellar In
40 years.
st. Louis is the only team over
which Washington holds an edge
The Mats whipped the Browns
eight straight times earlier in the
season but have lost six of theil
last nine engagements with st
Louis, which took command OF
seventh place yesterday with ar
11-3 victory over Philadelphia al
the Mats dipped into eighth place
by losing to Detroit, ILL.
The Mats. who have won only
nine games while losing A in
July and August-playing at q
miserable ITO pace-must show
Ia 1920 record over the remainder
of the season to avoid displaying
the worst percentage possessed
by Washington team since 1909.
Hal Newhouser was to bid for
his 18th victory today at the ex-
pense Of the Mats, who were to
dispatch Paul Calvert or Dick
Weik to the mound to battle the
Tigers. Detroit was pursuing It's
18th triumph In 20 games with
Washington.
Ed Stewart, Washington out
fielder, is nursing a bruised right
elbow as the result Of being struck
in batting practice yesterday
Third Baseman Eddie Yost is ex-
lpected to miss three or four more
games as the consequence of be-
ing hit by a Hoot Evers' groundel
Thursday night. -Four stitches
we're required to close the cash
below Yost's right eye.
The Mats were out of yesterdays
game as early as the first inning
when Sid Hudson yielded three
runs. Ted Gray limited Wash
ington to six hits, while the
Tigers pounded Hudson, Dick
Welteroth and Enrique Gonzales
for 18 hits. including homers by
Aaron Robinson, Vic Wertz and
Evers. A crowd of 5,632, smallest
Of the year here. saw the rout.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Dutch Swimmer Quits,
Foi|ed by Channel Fog
By the Assoeiatsd Press

DOVER, England, Aug. 27.-
Binding fog forced Mrs. Will
Croes van Rijsel, 81. Dutch house.
wife, to abandon her bid to swim
the English Channel today after
II hours.
The plucky Amsterdam woman,
who was believed to have been
less than 2 miles from her goal
when she quit, took it In stride.
Ashore an hour later she smiled
and said II am going to try it
again."
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Chicago Nips Buffalo,
17-14,inA-AC Opener
On 21-Yard Field Goal
BY the Associofed Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-The frost
still isn't on the punkin' and Chi
cago's reyitalized and renamed
entry already has matched its en-
tire 1948 All-America conference
output Of one victory.
Chicago's Hornets, formerly the
Rockets, scraped a 17-14 triumph
over the Eastern champion Buf-
falo Bills in the A-AC's earliest
start since it began operations in
1916 before 23,800 at Soldier Field
last night.
A 21-yard field goal by End Jim
Mccarthy with less than three
minutes left broke a 14-14 dead
lock and gave the Chicago entry
its first loop decision since Sep
tember 10, 1948, when the Rockets
defeated the Baltimore Colts
21-14.
The leagues second champion
ship race battle is scheduled at
San Francisco tomorrow between
the Baltimore Colts and the Forty
miners.
In an exhibition tilt at Akron's
Rubber Bowl last night the league
champion Cleveland Browns out
lasted the New York Yankees g.
81. after hustling to a 21-7 half
time margin.
New Coach Ray (Red Flaherty
former Yankee coach and one
time mentor Of the Washington
Redskins of the rival National
Football League, unveiled a single
wing Hornet attack that sputtered
and jerked, but showed promise.
The Hornets lost the ball four
times on fumbles and set up the
second Buffalo touchdown on q
poor pass from center, but despite
those lapses carried the game to
the Bills. Buffalo obviously missed
T-dispenser George Ratterman,
who is In retirement" because OF
salary disagreement.
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Mrs. Wushburn Ahead

Mrs. Roger Washburn. with
49-18-31 for nine holes, won the
Washington Coli and Country
Clubs cross-country ladies' day
tournament yesterday. Mrs. r. L.
Hutchinson took second place by a
draw after tying with Mrs. Conrad
Seibold with q net "a,
Evening star., 1949-08-27
Chisox's Adams Injured
Fourth Time in Slide
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 27.- Herb
Adams, 21-year-old center fielder
for the Chicago White Sox.
twisted his right knee in a slide
at second base In the second game
Of Chicago's double loss to Boston
here yesterday. He will be out
of action for several days.
The injury marks the fourth
time Adams has been sidelined
this season.