davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1953-02-26
Wife Of Commerce
Secretary Is q
Southern Chornner
By IsobelIe Shelton

i s
The thing that strikes you
first when you meet Mrs. Sim
clair Weeks is her slow Ten
nessee drawl.
You know that the new Sec
retary of Commerce and his wife
came to Washington from Back
Bay Boston-Beacon street, to
be exact-and you automati-
cally expect to meet a Proper
Bostonian.
Hence, 1t is rather a surprise
to find a warm, friendly, slow
talking Southerner who never
laid eyes on Boston Common
until she married Mr.. Weeks
five years ago. She is slender
foot Az, with a pretty face,
short. softly curled gray hair
and bright blue eyes, who con-
fesses to drinking coffee "inces-
sanity"
"I'm still explaining myself in
Boston," she says with a laugh
about her accent.
Up to the time she married
Mr.. Weeks, the former Jane
Tompkins Rankin had spent
most Of her life either in
Murphysboro, Tenn, where she
was born. or in Nashville, 80
miles away, where her family
moved after she completed high
school.
Murphysboro is the town which
gained fame as the birthplace of
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's wife,
Jean, and the two women are
good friends.
Mrs. Weeks first husband was
Kirk Rankin, jr.. also Of Nash
vile. They had two children,
Virginia. now Mrs. Ben c. Rob-
inson of Nashville, and Kirk
Rankin III, a private in the Army
Language School in Monterey,
Calf.
During the years while her
children were growing up she
was very active in the Junior
League Children's Theater and
in a little theater group in
Nashville, where she did every
thing from act to paint to ar
range the scenery. I just loved
it,"
She also did Red Cross work
in Nashville during World War
II, as chairman of placement of
staff assistants.
Her scenery painting was an
outgrowth Of several years of
art training in MurphySboro,
where she worked in pastels and
oils.
mo, don't have any of them
here" she declared. Anything
that is left is down in Tennes-
see. None Of them are good
enough to hang here. In fact,
some of them are rather out
rageous." She has not painted
for many years.
In Boston her spare time was
spent attending afternoon and
pop concerts of the Boston SYM
phony, plus occasional sallies
into the New England country
side to add to her collection of
antique glass and china.
1T isn't much of a collection"
she added. II just started it
after married Mr.. Weeks. It's
fun to collect in New England be-
cause there are so many old
shops to poke around in"
A wedding present from COL
lector friends-eight glass gob-
lets in bull's-eye and f7eur de lis
pattern-started her on her way
as collector.
There wasn't too much spare
time in Boston, particularly dur
ing the last year or so, she added,
because Mr.. Weeks was busy
touring the country raising funds
for the forthcoming Republican
campaign. and she frequently ac-
companied him.
During the summer months
Mrs. Weeks moves to their New
Hampshire home, Cat Bow farm.
near Lancaster, where the Weeks
Evening star., 1953-02-26

family has been spending its
summers for a great many years.
He goes up week ends.
She thinks she probably will
go to the farm as usual this year,
but plans are uncertain until the
demands of Mr.. Weeks Com
Evening star., 1953-02-26

Miss Shirley Jean Duncan,
daughter of Mrs. Mary Duncan
of Springfield. Mo-, was married
on February IA to Mr.. Harold
Gardner, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
L. Gardner of Washington. The
ceremony took place in the First
Baptist Church in Washington,
the Rev. Dwight D. Anderson
officiating.
Following a wedding trip to
North Carolina, the couple will
reside in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
Come on-u the Ontario
To Meet Rosemary C|ooney
BY Harry Macarthur

supply of songs and comedy. The
music covers considerable
range. Miss Clooney lends her
special vitality to some pop tunes,
including Come on-a My
House" demonstrating again
that she probably is the only girl
in the world who could have got.
ten away with that. Miss Alber-
ghetti adds several operative
arias in the most thrilling young
colorature around right now.
Melchior has relatively fewer
musical moments but he Is splen-
did in ''Vesti Ia Giubba" and
Because"
A large part of the comedy
centerS around Williams and his
attempts to make a sad spaniel
named Red Dust do tricks. This
always was a funny vaudeville
turn. With this new dog, an even
ADLER comic than the old one, it
is funny enough to stand up as
a running gag all through the
film.
X y X
"The Stars Are Singing" is no
giant among musicals, but there
is no serious complaint to be
lodged against it. A man would
be a churl. anyhow, to look for
trouble in a film which intro
duces Miss Clooney's lively per-
sonality to moviegoers. Her role
here doesn't place any strain on
acting ability, but she is equal
to any of its demands. She is
refreshing and likable and you
can be happy that Adolph Zukor
decided to try out that girl who
sings the foreign song"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12

THE STARS ARE SINGING" Para
mount picture. produced by Irving Asher
directed by Norman Taurog. screenplay
by Liam OBrien. At the Ontario
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
Critics Turn Up
All Over Place
HOLLYWOOD,

44OAS4 "OOOs
Two of Hollywood's most
prominent stars were de-
Tending themselves last week
against organized attacks from
their critics.
Bob Hope was accused Of
going too far in his barbs about
the English and the approach
ing coronation. Marilyn Mon
roe, according to thousands of
protesting letters received by
her studio, is in very bad with
many women'S clubs because
Of the way she saunters across
the landscape in Niagara"
Hope, in a special statement,
processes amazement and says
he meant nothing vicious at
all. Miss Monroe, a little vague,
says, II have always walked
that way. It's natural. Should
try to change now?"
CRealsed by NANA.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
Where and When

Stage.
National - Mrs. McThing";
$3.50 pm.
Sam s. Shubert - II Am .
Camera; $3.50 pm.
Arena-"The Country Wife,;
$3.50 pm.
Screen.
AmbassadOr-"She's Back or
Broadway; las. 3:25. $3.50, 1885,
and $3.50 pm.
Capitol-"Jeopardy":: II am.
las. 4:30. 7:15 and 10 pm
Stage: 1880, 1886, 500 and 90.
pm.
Thief of Venice"
1890 am, 1920, 2:15, 4:1O
Cos. 8 and $50 pm.
Dupont-"High Noon: /, 2:45
4:30, 6:15. 8 and $50 pm.
Keith's-"Peter Pam: lbs.
am, 1:55. 1855. 5:55. 1855 anc
9:55 pm.
LittIe-"Limelight": $40, 7:2s
and 9:40 pm.
Macarthur - young Wives
Tale; $3.50, $40 and 9:55 pm
Metropolitan-"Hans Christian
Andersen; II am, 1:05, $40
Sis, 1880 and $40 pm.
Ontario-"The Stars Are Sing
ing; lis, 1925, 5:35. 7:45 and
GAS pm.
Palace-"Battle Circus; 1870
am. 1885. $40. 5:45, 1850 ano
9:55 pm.
Pix-"Children of the Sum;
ITO and 1905 pm.
Playhouse-"Come Back. Little
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12

$4,000 week to produce and
travel. Biggest single day we
ever did was $4,000, in the civic
auditorium in Portland. Greg, in
two performances" :
Florida ripples OF "Okla-
homa!" figures like a human
Univac.
ANY sign Of an end?" he was
asked as he tipped of the tower
ing figure for Asheville, N. c., q
few nights ago.
mo, indeed" Florida said,
we're already booked for an
other year."
Il X +
HAPPY ENDING: The Smith
College Club of Washington
might like to know that its recent
research on Charles Dickens
local visit in 1868 served a wider
purpose than giving this depart
ment a column.
ProdigiouS project 1t was, COW
ering virtually every move Dick
ems made during his week in
Washington. The drama de-
partment kept it around for
days. admiring the scholarship,
energy and cleverneSs of the
Smith girls who compiled it.
Yesterday. with the reverence
due fine but no longer useful
work, it was laid to rest in the
drama departments wastebasket.
1t rested, however, only until
Earl Scott. jr., of Coolidge High
School arrived. Earl hated to
bother the drama department,
but he had a problem.
I'VE are reading Charles Dick
ems" he said, land you had q
column about him not long ago.
If you would give me an idea
what your sources were. I'd like
to look them up"
He thinks Smith College girls
are terrific.
y q
BULLETIN BOARD: Next
weeks openings finally have been
Strengthened out Horses In
MidStream," new Gilbert Miller
production, will bow in on Tues
day night at the Shubert. -.
And Arena Stage, which had
Tuesday for it's date, has
switched to Monday for the
debut of "Our Town."
Opening last night: Shake
spears. Richard III" at Howard
University's Spaulding Hall. .
It will run the rest of this week.
=. Hans Christian Andersen"
goes into its fourth week today
at the Metropolitan. Monday,
Wednesday and Friday of next
week, George Washington Uni
versity's drama group will hold
tryouts for the seasons third
production, 1.-THE Late George
Apley." The time is 8 to 10
pm, each of the three nights;
the place, Room I, Hall of
Government, 21st and G streets.
:. Sidney Lust's BeltSville Drive
In Theater will reopen tomor-
row night at 6 pm. The
theater, one of the best in the
East, will be beginning its
seventh season. Newest Drive
In in the Lust chain. to be To-
Gated on the Marlboro pike, is
now under construction and will
be ready in the late spring. .
Quantico Players have a special
distinction they will be the
first to offer an amateur produc-
ton of "Oklahoma!" It is
set for four performances at the
Marine base, starting Monday
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
Matter of Taste
BY the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD

$4,000 - w NN<A$e
Marie Windsor says she
would rather be compared with
Bette Davis than Marilyn
Monroe.
Il would rather get rave
notices from critics for my
acting ability than whistles
from the boys at the street
corners.
Il would, a hundredfold,
rather be compared with Bette
than Marilyn. I hope to be
here for the long run"
But the shapely actress CIT
inch bust) admits that a COM
bination of the Davis Monroe
attributes would be ideal.
II guess all Of us like to be
whistled at"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12

Rosemary Clooney's first VEN
ture in the movies turns out to
be quite a happy event. THE
Stars Are Singing" which opened
yesterday at the Ontario, is not
the kind of musical which def1es
Motion Picture Academy tradi-
ton to win an Oscar, to be sure.
1t is pleasant going for the full
distance, however. Its people are
personable, it's script is amusing
and its sound track is lifting.
Miss Clooney is surrounded at
the star level by Anna Maria
Alberghetti and Lauritz Melchior
and the supporting cast is
headed by Bob Williams and
Dancer Tom Morton. All romp
through the Technicolor musical
with light-hearted zest for
their work.
n u y
Miss Alberghetti is cast as a
15-year-old Polish girl who en-
tiers the country illegally in her
escape from her Iron-Curtained
homeland. Seeking an old friend
of her parents, broken-down
opera singer played by Melchior,
she falls into the clutches of
Miss Clooney, Williams and
Morton.
Miss Clooney is singer whose
career consists of recording sing
ing commercials for dog food.
Williams contends he has a
trained-dog act. Morton is an
at-liberty dancer. The three see
the Polish waif. with all her
front-page publicity. as their
ticket to show business heights.
Their problem is to keep her
and themselves out of the
clutches of the law until her
presence can be made legal. If
you can think this is a problem
Writer Liam O'Brien and Direc-
tor Norman Taurog can't solve
without undue strain on the
imagination. you have led a shell
tered life. Sheltered, at least
from Hollywood musical come
dies.
n
The yarn is a serviceable enough
framework, anyhow, for a fail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
Current Theoter Attractions
And Time Of Showing

Sheba": 11:25 am. las. 1928,
$3.50. 7:35 and $40 pm.
Plaza-"Limelight";; 1890 am,
1880, $40. $50. 1850 and 1910
pm.
Observation-Disclosures of the
Wedding: 11:10 am. 1855.
2:45, 4:30, 500, $40 and 9:55
pm.
Warner She's Back on
Broadway: 11:40 am, $40,
5:45, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12

This change in the theater'
setting to rest score of rumor
that have been in circulation TO
weeks. In the new arrangement
Mrs. Evelyn Freyman dispose
of her stock in the theater which
she operated so successfully fo
six seasons with Richard Skinne,
and, later, Kenneth Banghart
as her partners.
The new corporation, of. which
Father Gilbert v. Hartke, heaC
of c. us Speech and Drama De-
partment. is president has We
to formulate an operating pro
gram. In general outline, it hopes
to follow a schedule that will
continue to bring top-rankins
stars to Olney to work with 6
resident company in popular
plays. It is also planned to bring
into the organization a high.
caliber resident director, pos.
Sibly Alan Schneider whose work
at Catholic University, Arena
Stage and in New York is widely
recognized.
Players, Inc, a touring COM
pany formed several years age
to provide playing experience
for graduates of Gus drama
department, is now widely
known. It's seven-month season
last year closed with a six-week
tour Of the Korean area and SC
successful was the venture that
the group will return this yea1
for 10-week visit to the FaI
East area.
Officers of the corporation in
addition to Father Hartke are
Walter F. Kerr. drama critic OF
the New York Herald Tribune
and Ada Mae Brady, secretary
Of the university's drama depart
ment. Kerr has done the adap-
tations of several of the classic
works presented by Players
Inc, including this years Loves
Labour Lost" which he also di-
rected.
He is a former member of the
university drama faculty.
Members of the staff of Play
ers, Inc, include Leo Brady, DR.
Josephine McGarry Callan and
James Waring, all members OF
the drama faculty of the Brook
land institution.
T. X X
"OKLAHOMA!" NEWS The
morning dew, so to speak, is
still on the girl in the drama
department. She has been here
only a couple of years and even
a girl that smart cannot learn
everything in so short a time.
One of the things she didn't
know is that there is a man,
theater press agent type, name
of George Alabama Florida.
Accordingly, when some one
called to say that George Ala
bama Florida, press agent for
"Oklahoma!", would be around,
she dismissed the whole thing
as an inept joke.
Nevertheless, there is a George
Alabama Florida, he is press
agent of "Oklahoma!", and he
did drop into the drama depart
ment to report the musical would
be here, as planned, March "a
for three weeks.
"Oklahoma!", Florida says, is
f1ourishing just as it has been
for the last 10 years.
Still doing around $4,000
weekly" he says, speaking the
rich lingo of "Oklahoma!" ad-
vance men. Its got to. It's an
all-new show, except of course
the sho witself. New costumes,
new lights. new sets and, to be
sure, a new cast. Costs about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
The Passing Show
TIC TUSSIHy JHUW
OIney Goes to Gu Group
In Shift in Q Operation
By Joy Cormody

Olney theater will
that Players University
drama school faculty and graduates.
The c. Y Stevens property of the
the off circuit will be identified university
proper but with the independent corporate group
This theaers
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-07-09
Notice

Notice is hereby given that ap-
plication has been made by:
w. Vincent Berger
Andrew c. Auth
Beatrice c. Berger
For the transfer to them of the
Class A, Off Sale, Beer and Light
Wine License previously issued to
Leon Jaschik, Manuel Jaschik and
Theresa E. Jaschik for the premi-
SEES occupied by Meadowbrook Mar
ket, Incorporated, which premises
are located at:
745O Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland
A hearing on this application
will be held in the Hearing Room,
Dispensary Building, $500 Coles
vile Road, Silver Spring, Mary
land on:
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1858
AT IL 100 Am.
Any person desiring to be heard
on said application should appear
at the time and place fixed for
said hearing.
Board of License Commits
sioners for Montgomery
County, Maryland
BY A. MORTON THOMAS
Secretary 270
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-07-09
Order of Publication

The object of this proceeding is
to procure a divorce vinculo ma
trimonii for the plaintiff, Viola T.
Pence, and from the defendant,
Jackson H. Pence.
The Bill of Complaint states,
among other things, that the plain
tiff, Viola T. Pence, is a resident
of Montgomery County, Maryland,
and the defendant, Jackson H.
Pence, is a nonresident of the
State of Maryland, his last known
address to plaintiff being in Char
lotte, North Carolina; that the
plaintiff and defendant were mar
ried on April 10, 1921, at Great
Bend, Kansas, by Minister of the
Gospel; that no child or children
were born. of the marriage; that,
although the conduct of plaintiff
toward defendant has always been
that of a kind and affectionate
wife, the defendant, notwithstand-
ing, without just cause or provo
cation. - willfully deserted and
abandoned plaintiff on, to-wit, De-
cember 25, 1851; that said aband-
onment and desertion has contin-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-07-09
e. A. Chadwick, Attorney
Southern Building

Washington DC.
In the Matter of the Estate of
ANNA S. ROLF, Deceased
ORDERED this 18th day of APP
ril, 1868 by the Orphans Court
of Montgomery County, Maryland
that G. A. Chadwick, Jr., the ex-
ecutor named in the Will of Anna
s. Rolf, give notice by publication
of a copy of this order in some
newspaper printed in Montgomery
County once each week for the
space of 2 weeks to the unknown
next of kin and heirs-at-law of
Anna S. Rolf, decedent, to appear
in this court on or before 1000
am. on the 18th day of May, 1858,
to show cause, if any there be,
why the Will of the said Anna S.
Rolf dated the 18th day of Aug
ust, 1851 should not be probated
by this court.
MILLWARD C. TAFT,
CHARLES H. SQUIRE,
VIM. TYLER PAGE, JR.
Judges of the Orphans Court
True Copy-Test:
Walter C. Clarke,
Register of Wills 436
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-07-09
Order of Publication

The object of the petition is
the adoption of an infant by Ed
win Pembroke Walden, and Ann
Virginia Walden, his wife.
The petition states that the
petitioners are residents of Mont
gomery County, Maryland, they
were married October 5, 1915, that
they have in their care and custody
a female infant born on the 18th
day of February 1858, to its nat
ural parents John T. Webner and
his wife Helen M. Webner, who due
to unfortunate circumstances have
agreed to allow the petitioners to
adopt this infant, and they have
executed their consent to this
adoption, that the child has been
in the care and custody of the
petitioners from the day following
it's birth, that they desire to adopt
her as their own. That the nation
atty of the Child's natural par
ents is English and their religion
is not known, that Edwin Penn
broke Walden is of English des-
cent and his wife is of Scotch
descent, that both attend the Bap-
fist Church, that the husband OPP
crates his own business as a build
er, that his wife is not employed,
that they reside at 10435 Huntley
Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland,
that the petitioners have named
the child Jacqueline Lee Walden,
that they request the Court to
change the child's name from
Webner to Jacqueline Lee Walden.
1t is therefore ordered this 18th
lay of June, 1858, by the Circuit
Court of Montgomery County,
Maryland, that the petitioners by
causing a copy of this order to be
inserted in some newspaper pub
lished in Montgomery County,
once a week for three successive
weeks before the 18th day of July,
1858, giving notice to the said John
T. Webner and Helen M. Webner,
and warning them to be and APP
pear in this Court, in person or by
solicitor, on or before the 18th day
of July, 1858, to show cause, if
any they may have, why a decree
should not be passed as prayed.
STEDMAN PRESCOTT,
Judge of Circuit Court.
True Copy Test
Clayton X. Watkins, Clerk
(116)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-07-09
Notice

Notice is hereby given that ap-
plication has been made by:
Edward F. Galloway
For the transfer to him of the
Class d, On Sale, Generally Beer
and Light Wine License previously
issued to Edward ID. Talbert for
the premises occupied by The Val
halla, which premises are located
at:
201-203 Diamond Avenue
Gaithersburg, Maryland
A hearing on this application
will be held in the Hearing Room,
Dispensary Building, $500 Coles
vile Road, Silver Spring, Mary
land on:
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1853
AT 1890 Am.
Any person desiring to be heard
on said application should appear
at the time and place fixed for
said hearing.
Board of License Commits
sioners for Montgomery
County, Maryland
BY A. NORTON THOMAS
Secretary 269
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-07-09

ued uninterruptedly since that
time; that said abandonment was
defendants deliberate and final
act; that the separation of the
parties is beyond any reasonable
expectation of reconciliation; that
the parties have not lived or CO.
habited as husband and wife since,
to-wit, December 25, 1851; that
there are no property rights in
volved.
1t is, thereupon, this 30th day
of June, AID. 1853, by the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County,
Maryland, Sitting as a Court of
Equity,
ORDERED, that the plaintiff,
by causing a copy of this order to
be inserted in some newspaper
printed and published in Montgom-
cry County, once in each of four
successive weeks before the 3rd
day of August AID. 1858, giving
notice to the said defendant of the
object and substance of this Bill
of Complaint warning him to be
and appear in this Court in per-
son or by solicitor on or before the
21st day of August AID. 1853, to
show cause, if any he may have,
why decree might not be passed
herein as prayed, or in the al
tentative, that,a copy of this order
be served personally upon the said
defendant on or before one month
before the 21st day of August,
AID. 1868.
CLAYTON X. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County,
Maryland
True Copy-Test:
Clayton K. Watkins, Clerk 266
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-07-09
Mortgages Sale

By virtue and power of author
ity contained in a certain mort
gage from Leroy S. Connolly and
Irene E. Connolly, his wife, to
Clyde A. Poff and Providencia Poff,
his wife dated August Z 1851 and
recorded among the land records
of Montgomery County in Liber
1862 Folio 459 and by virtue of
the assignment thereof dated May
5, 1858 from the said Clyde A.
Poff and Providencia Poff, his wife,
to Charles X. Davies, Jr. will on
SATURDAY, JULY IL, 1858
AT IL O'CLOCK AM, DIST.
offer for sale at public auction on
the mortgaged premises all the
land and property conveyed by and
described in said mortgage to wit
A tract of land (Y2A) being
part of Deer Park and described
in a deed recorded at Liber 1869
Folio 453 one of the land records
of Montgomery County, Maryland
the said mortgage being delinquent
by the nonpayment of the monthly
payments provided therein and by
virtue of the breach of other COW
enants and conditions of said mort
gage.
The lot has a frontage OF APP
proximately 1907 feet on Gather
formerly Hutton) Street in the
Town of Gaithersburg, by depth
of 200 feet and is improved by
one story frame dwelling house
containing five rooms and bath,
composition roof, gas hot water
heater, etc.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash of
which a deposit of $4,000 will be
required at the time the property
is knocked down. Subject to n first
mortgage note of approximately
So, 10000. Conveyancing and rev.
enue stamps at the cost Of the pur-
chaser.
CHARLES X. DAVIES, JR.
Assignee
Directions: From us. 240 in
Gaithersburg turn east on Deer
Park Road formerly County Road
to First Street, Gather, turn left
to house on left side of Gather st.
159