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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
Marjorie Du1dnt
WEEDS Mr.. Waller

seats reserved for them in the
church were Mrs. Perle Mesta,
who came in with her sister,
Mrs. George Tyson, and Jack
Logan. Justice and Mrs. Tom
Clark, Peruvian Ambassador
and Sonora de Berckemeyer,
Lady Makins. wife of the
British Ambassador. and their
twin daughters. Cynthia and
Molly, and Mrs. Arthur Mac
Arthur.
On the Avenue
Guests had just a short
drive or walk (which many
took down sunny Connecticut
avenue) to get to the recep-
ton at the Mayflower.
Masses of ivy, white tulle
and wedding bells formed the
decor in the Chinese Room
and the main ballroom. Sid
ney and his orchestra played,
and there was a large buffet
for the several hundred guests.
Among those glimpsed were
former Senator and Mrs.
Homer Ferguson, chic Mrs.
Sidney Kent Legare, Chief of
Protocol and Mrs. John F.
Simmons. Mr.. Clarence Hewes,
Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss,
looking pretty in a white
spring hat. Mrs. Arthur Mid
dleton Hill and former Am
bassador and Mrs. George Gar
rett.
Mrs. Morris Cafritz was at
the reception as we'll as the
service and others were Aus
trian Ambassador and Nine.
Gruber. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Johnston. Mr.. Edgar Morris,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Foley
and the Belgian Ambassador
and Baroness Silvercruys.
Just Looking
Then as the guests watched
the bridal couple cut the cake
and the entire wedding party
was seated At a spotlighted
table and served dinner.
Among the bridal attendants
were the Misses Ellen and Me-
LISA MacNeille. sisters of the
bride; Marlene Cahill Of Coral
Gables, Fla; Florence Block
and Beverly King of Los An
geles; Muriel Mcintyre Of Pa
cif1c Palisades, Calf: Julia
Sibley of Washington: Mrs.
Betty McFadin Of Houston,
Tex; Mrs. Burr Mandy of
Battle Creek, Mich, and Mrs.
Ruby Perrin Ross Of Miami,
Fla.
The best man was Mr..
Thomas Steele of Rehoboth,
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Gliding the press and the
Democratic National Commit
tee for failing to realize Ke-
fauver's vote-getting ability,
Mr.. Donohue stated simply:
I'VE have the winning can
didate."
His reasons, he said, were
these:
While the American people
have shown their mounting
dissatisfaction with the mar
row and self-centered' con-
duct of the Republican admin
istration. President Eisenhower
retains large measure Of his
personal popularity.
But he thinks the American
people want a Democrat for
President and they want a man
who lin addition to personal
integrity and proved record
Of outstanding public perform
ance, possesses the same basic.
homespun, down-to-earth APP
peal that sent Dwight Eisen-
hover to the White House.
Is. the only Democrat on
the horizon who possesses that
appeal in sufficient degree to
Continued on Page b., Col.
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Editors Predict Eisenhower
Will Win Against Stevenson

ident Eisenhower at a bipar-
tisan Washington gathering.
Mr.. Finnegan drew an anal
ogy between the present polit-
ical picture and Gresham'S law
an economic theory dating
from the days of Queen Eliz-
abeth l which held that when
good money and bad money
were both in circulation, the
bad money the deprecated
and the counterfeit-will drive
out the good.
THE Eisenhower admins
tration has, with purpose and
intent, debased the political
currency of this Nation" said
Mr.. Finnegan.
1.-The mythology-the politi-
cal 'counterfeltlng - has. of
course, been recently extend
ing TO the presidency itself. :.
Meanwhile, to suit his politi-
cal necessities, they are &C
commodating the presidency to
it's occupants physical ca
pacity. We have the concept
of a chief of state who reigns
but does not govern" he said.
In contrast, Mr.. Donohue's
plea for his candidate was
quite restrained. After gently
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
BY SELWA ROOSEVELT

American newspaper editors,
turned crystal gazers for the
evening". predicted last night
1t would be Eisenhower VS..
Stevenson in November, with
Nixon and Kefauver as their
respective running mates.
Eighty per cent of them
thought the Republicans would
win.
The 81 editors from q
States were polled last night
via secret ballot at the
Women's National Press Club
annual editors dinner at the
Hotel Statler. Voting rights
were confined to guests who
are members of the American
Society of Newspaper Editors,
now holding its annual meet
ing here.
Mrs. Helen Hill Miller an
nounced the results at the
conclusion of the post dinner
program, featuring talks by
the men behind the men who
have entered the presidential
race - James Finnegan for
Stevenson, F. Joseph Donohue
for Kefauver and Leonard
Hall for President Eisenhower
and the Republican ticket.
Breakdown Of Poll
While the editors were of
one mind about the Repub-
lican choice of Eisenhower,
they were not so united in
their choice of Stevenson.
Thirty editors thought Ste
venSon would be the Demo-
cratic nominee. while II named
Stuart Symington, four Aver
ell Hartman. three Lyndon
johnson and two Kefauver.
For the Republican Vice
President. Nixon led with A
votes. while Milton Eisen-
hover and Gov. Christian
Herter of Massachusetts re-
ceived one vote each.
Twelve editors predicted Ke-
fauver would be the Demo-
Gratis vice presidential nomi-
nee. Hartman and Lyndon
johnson received four votes
each; Gov. Meyner and Sena-
tor Hubert Humphrey, three
each, and other votes were
cast for Lausche, Syming-
ton. Gov. Mennen Williams
and God Knows"
Forty-one editors predicted
the Republicans will win with
Eisenhower, while only four
thought Stevenson would bring
a victory to the Democrats.
In stating their personal
preferences. "a editors chose
Eisenhower for President,
while Is named Stevenson.
Fighting Speech for Stevenson
Perhaps the biggest surprise
of the evening came from the
impassioned speech by Mr..
Finnegan, Adlai Stevenson's
campaign manager. Guests
afterwards commented that he
had used the harshest Ian
guage ever uttered about Pres
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Another Wedding Picture in the Sport
Section.
simplicity of independence,
Mo-, went into the Washing
ton wedding.
Miss Marjorie Merriweather
Durant. granddaughter of Mrs.
Marjorie Merriweather Post,
and Mr.. Roland Bowles Waller
were married at st. Thomas
Episcopal Church. The BRIDE
groom is the star halfback
with the Los Angeles Rams.
The church setting included
vase upon vase OF white lilies,
Snapdragons and stock.
Miss Durant is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Augustus Riggs. w,
of Woodbine, Md. and Mr..
Thomas w. Durant of WASH
ington. Conn. Following the
seating of Mrs. Post. Mrs.
Riggs and Mrs. Frank Nc
Quaig. mother of the BRIDE
groom. of Tallahassee, Fla,
the procession started.
They Wore White, Too
There were 10 bridal at
tendants dressed in white or
ganza with touches of lace at
their necklineS. Their head
dresses were twisted purple
velvet headbands with long
streamers and a shower of vio-
let's at the back. They carried
huge bouquets Of violets and
gardenias.
Mrs. Stanley Rumbough, jr.,
aunt of the bride, was the
matron of honor and was in
a matching costume with the
exception that her dress was
pale pink.
Steal Show
However. there were a couple
Of show stealers in the
church - the tiny flower girl
Dixie Lee Parrot of Santa
Monica, Calf, and Master
Richard Eyer, ring bearer of
Los Angeles.
The statuesque, blond bride
came UP the aisle on the arm
of her father. Her dress was
of white faille with a very full
train edged with pleated chif-
fon. The brides over-the-face
veil was full length and held
by a small head band, and she
carried white cattleya orchids
and lilies of the valley.
Among those having special
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Daisy Hartman, Mrs. Harold
Walker, Justice and Mrs.
Stanley Reed, the Marvins
Coles and Braverman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark Clifford, former
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
John Sullivan. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll Morgan, Mrs. Charles
Carroll Glover, Mr.. and Mrs.
William MacCracken and their
son and daughter-in-law the
Lewis MacCrackens, Mr.. Fred
Roy,
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Mrs. Omar Bradley, Mrs. Rob-
ert LeBaron, DR.. and Mrs.
Howard Mitchell, the Robert
Guggenheims. Senator Theo-
dore Francis Green, who was
promised a wedding just like
this one when his day came:
Norwegian Ambassador and
Nine. Munthe de Morgen-
stierne and Mr.. New York him.
self, Grover Whalen.
Also there were Mrs.
Buchanan Merryman, Mrs.
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Del. and the uShers were the
Messrs. Lynn Beightol. Joseph
Blair, Tim Flynn. AL Phillips
and Drew Schaufler. all of
College Park, Md; George
Corrigan of Baltimore; George
Fullerton Of Washington:
George Hunt of Los Angeles;
William McCabe of Rehoboth
Beach. DEL; Bud McFadin@Of
Houston and DR.. John Parrett
OF Santa Monica, Calf.
Other guests were Gen. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
BY DAISY CLELAND

The granddaughter Of a
leading Washington hostess
and a professional football
star were married here yester-
day.
Some of the superfiuousness
Of Monaco and the hopeful
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Wedding Picture in the Sports
Section.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
MESSAGE TO SANTA
FROM JAIL ASKS
FOR SAW AND ROPE

SEATTLE up. - Santa
Claus never got this mes
sage, but it's doubtful If he
would have been able to help.
County jailerS found it out
side a cell yesterday.
Dear Santa Clous:
"Please send me a good
hacksaw blade and a couple
hundred feet of robe strong
enof to hold my pardner
and me.
"I have been a good con
except for one little caper
wich il a bum beef. And
Santa Clous would you
pleez not send my proll off,
Ger anything for Xmoss be-
cause he is always lieing and
gets me in trouble.
II love you Santa
Pinky A."
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Man Kills Wife
And Children

MIAMI. Fla. Dec. rs (R1.-
Murder charges will be brought
against a financially harassed
and i'll father who said he shot
his wife and two children to
death with his wife's agreement,
States Attorney George Brauti-
gam said today.
Leslie Edward Mcclure, So
said he intended to kill himself
with the same .22-caliber pistol
but police, summoned by his pas
tor, arrived at the frame home
before he made good the threat
Mcclure underwent psychiatrit
tests after the shooting yesterday
and was then placed in City Jai
to await a preliminary hearing
He admitted shooting to death
Evening star., 1956-12-26

with Homer H. Rhoads. As.
wealthy ex-manufacturer. and
Ted Ryan, 38-year-old advertis-
ing man.
Mr.. Brinkman, also in the
manufacturing business, stated
in testimony prior to his divorce
from the 30-year-old Miss Grain,
that a Homer H. Rhoads was
the "other man" in her life.
Deputies said last nights melee
took place in front Of a Holly
wood Hills apartment house in
which Mr.. Rhoads lives.
Mr.. Rhoads later told news
men he intended to marry Miss
Grain because I'm in love with
her and she's in love with me-"
Nursing a cut forehead. sore
wrist. skinned elbow anc
scratchedup knees. he added:
This is a horrible way to make
q wedding announcement, but
that's the way it Is"
Evening star., 1956-12-26

Safety and SO member organiZa-
tions of the Traffic and Trans
lportation Conference of the Ma
tional Safety Council.
He said the department is also
calling on more than $1,000 post
masters and other officials tc
take leading roles in the cam
lpaign.
The Back the Attack" drive
was launched by President Eisen-
hover on December and will
continue through 1857. The cam
paign delegates the responsibility
for developing safety programs
to local communities.
Thus" Mr.. STAINS explained
"the Post Office Department will
be in an advantageous position
to assume a special role in this
new campaign to halt the Ma.
tion's appalling death toll since
it has in every city. town anc
hamlet of the Nation an offlcia
representative, in the form o.
Evening star., 1956-12-26

the postmaster. as well as re-
gional and district postal OFF,
lcials in many major cities"
Mr.. Stans listed these steps
already taken by the Post Office
Department to help make tht
Back the Attack" campaign
more effective
/. The Post Office Depart.
ment's half million employe:
have been given notice to extenc
full participation through pub.
lication of material In the Posta
Bulletin.
2. A letter will be issued t.
each of the more than 10000
postal drivers. explaining Back.
the-Attack, and outlining spe.
cific ways in which they car
help.
3. Postmasters. regional anc
district officials. as well as othel
postal personnel. have peen ad'
Ivised to be ready to accept posi-
Evening star., 1956-12-26

his wife. Ruth. IL. and their
children. Anna Laura, % months,
and Leslie Edward II, 7 months.
Each had been hit with two
bullets. Mrs. Mcclure was preg-
|nant.
DespOndent Over Debts
Mcclure told police:
II have cancer and my wife
and I were respondent ovei
debts. We talked it over and de.
cided there was no other way
out. shot the little boy anc
then the little girl and ther
my wife and I prayed before
shot her"
He said he telephoned hi
father in Swissdale. Pa, tolS
him what had happened, anC
then telephoned his minister, DR.
Lewis Head Of Coral Cable
Methodist Church, and told hin
what he had done.
Weighed Results
Mcclure. gave police q not
which read:
THE Lord brings and he take
Evening star., 1956-12-26

Miss Grain was not available
for comment.
Mr.. Ryan, identified as friend
| of Mr.. Rhoads, was treated at
Citizens Emergency Hospital for
a puncture wound on the cheek
below the right eye. Officers said
he told them Mr.. Brinkman
struck him with a shiny object"
Miss Grain and Mr.. Brinkman
were divorced last August after
10 years of marriage.
! Miss Grain, in a deposition
taken before the divorce trial,
denied Mr.. Brinkman's accusa-
Ition that Mr.. Rhoads was the
"other man" in her life. She
also denied Mr.. Brinkman's
charge that she had been inti-
mate with Mr.. Rhoads.
Mr.. Rhoads. former president
of the Hydro-Aire Co. of Bur-
bank, Calf, manufacturers oi
Iairplane fuel systems. told re-
Evening star., 1956-12-26

porters last night that he re-
Gently sold the business for $4.5
million.
He said he and his wife, Hilda,
were not divorced but that he
had just settled a $l,250,OO(
residence in the Holmby Hills or
her.
Evening star., 1956-12-26

tions OF leadership and to assist
in every possible connection with
the work of local traffic safety
committees.
4. Contests, awards and pro-
motional program. furthering the
Back-the-Attack idea, are being
developed for and by postal per-
sonnet all over the Nation.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Film Stars Ex-Husbond
Held in Street BroWI

HOLLYWOOD 26 lE0.-Sherhs deputies said Jeannt
Grains Paul Brnkman last night assaulted two
in street brawl Of whom later announced he wouc
marry the actress.
pickup issued for Mr.. Brinkman, 37 sus
pcon deadly after he assertedy fough
Evening star., 1956-12-26
$4,000 Vehicles to Aid
In 7 roffic Sofety Drive

The Post Office Department has enrolled fleet Of IS 900
vehicles and than 10000 drivers in the national safety
campaign, Back the Attack Traffic Accidents"
Acting Postmaster General Maurice H. STAINS yesterday
nounced enlng the Nations largest feet the safety
effort sponsored the Presdents Committee for Trahc
Evening star., 1956-12-26
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-15

of the goosebery family Both kinds of currants
named for Cornth, home of these grapes.
Both the GOLDEN CURRANT and PIONEERING
CURRANT native shrubs adapted TO the garden They
have spicy fragrance we'll abundant flowers followed
by tasty fruits Like all plants in this small family, they
prefer cool climate and their flowers closely related
to those Of the hydrangea family.
In planting and gooseberries is
prohibited by law because they unwilling agents the
spread of biSterrus disease that attacks white pines
Next Week: SAXIFRAGES or "roek-breakerS."
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CURKANTS grow on thornleSs
bushes. Puritan settlers of the Massa-
chusetts Bay Colony brought them as
we'll as gooseberries TO the New
World. European currants did SO we'll
that TO this day native species are lit
tie cultivated for their fruits though
the Indians have eaten them for CEN
turtles. Like gooseberries, they are
served cooked more than raw. Cur
rants sold as raisins are actually dried
nrareS NOT related To cnrrant herries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-15
<SeRON1ANCE
OF FLOWERS
by Eugene Il 9't Po'st

GOOSEBERRIES came to America with the early colo
ns but they have become popular here they
in northern Europe and especially England There
housewife may prepare goosebey sponge CAKE gooeberry
JAM custard, cheese, fudge wine chuney The last
spicy condiment sometimes served with goose offers
clue to the odd name "gooseberry"
Another for the is suggested by English
dessert called goosebery fool cusard served mashed
gooseberries human goose is fool, and early
testers would splatter themselves with custard
their guests Furthermore the expression TO play
old gooseberry" in English slang play havoc
the fool.
While Britain has about thousand varieties of goose
berries only dozen cultivated in North America The
best between tasty European imports and hardy
natives Plant breeders have produced hybrds with berries
large hens eggs eight times the size of their wild
However, the gooseberry hwarts the experts by
insisting keeping its If you would pick goose
berries you must brave thornS
The GARNET GOOSEBERRY grows wild in the Cali
forna foothills Because Of its bright fuschaike flowers
and in spite of its persistent thorns has found its way
into many gardens ornamental. The fruits in
edible but bees and hummng birds feed tucked
high in the tubular flowers AS they feed, long
brush them with pollen to carry to other flowers
The Sidney herald., 1956-07-19

young couple a long happy jour-
ney over the matrimonial path.
The house was decorated In a
pink and white color scheme.
Miss Shea was a teacher in the
second grade In the Sidney pub
lie schools and Is an accomplish
ed little woman. She Is a must
clan of excellent talents and a
native born Montanan. Mr.. Seitz
has been in business In Sidney
for the past three years and has
made a host of friends both in
Sidney and among his former
associates in Cashton, Wis. He Is
the son of MIR. and Mrs. Joseph
Seitz of Cashton. The happy
young couple left Butte immedi-
ately after the wedding breakfast
for a tour of Yellowstone park
on their honeymoon trip. The
bride wore a travelling costume of
blue poiret twill with hat and
scarf to match. Their host of Sid
ney friends join with The Her.
aid in wishing Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Seitz a long, happy and pros
porous welded life.
July rs, 1924
The Sidney herald., 1956-07-19
VFW
News

The regular meeting was held
at the post home July ii. Comdr.
Bud Halvorsen called the meet
ing at $40 p. m. Weren't too
many members there. Don't
know If it's the weather that's
keeping 'em home or If its cause
everybody's taking their vaca-
ton now.
Joe reported on his picnic COM
mittee and said he could use
more help, so the Commander
said he'd either pick 'em him.
self or have the chairman get
his own crew. We aren't going
to run nobody down. If you wan
Ia help tell us. So, several more
names were added; Ed Banta will
have the clean up dump truck
there after the picnic. All 4099
members are on clean up COM
mittee.
This dates been in the last 2
Sidney Heralds and also in the
Billings paper, SO again We'll run
1t for all members who belong
to Post 4099 and the Ladies'
Auxiliary which also belongs.
AND your family too! So, re-
member the 29th of July at Swi-
CARTS grove - time is loo p. M,
the last Sunday in the month.
All you'll need Is a fork,
spoon and a knife. Cause the
The Sidney herald., 1956-07-19

at 4 p. m. Prices for adults ars
$1.0O and children under II 70e.
Alice Douglas and Ruby SweIey
are co-chairmen of the cnoreas-
bord.
Aimee Gorder will hold q fair
stand meeting at her homo soon.
Frances Hass thanks the Aux
iliary for the card and hankie
she received while in the hos
pital.
Martha Gierke won the draw
ing for the door prize.
Our next meeting win be a
social on July 70. Lunch commit
tee consists Of Amelia EbersoIe,
Dolores Denzine and Marion Das-
niger. In charge of the program
are Lucy Fisher, Margaret Doe
and Margaret Stanford
The Sidney herald., 1956-07-19
VIEW. News


The regular meeting of the "
F.W. Auxiliary was called to order
by the president, Aimee Gorder
July 9th.
Marie Tuott, who Is taking Lor-
raine Minch's place as hospital
chairman while Lorraine is away
gave the hospital report.
Lucy Fisher gave a report on
the food sale. She stated that all
the food brought in was sold.
We won first prize in the patri-
otto division on or float the
4th of July. Those working on
the float were MIR. and Mrs. Ho-
mer Gorder, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Lorenz, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Voss,
Elmer Tombre, Rosemary Olson,
Marie Tuott, Marge knott and
Ruby Sweley. A special thanks
to the Cloyd-G order Mortuary for
the use of their greens; to the
Monarch Lumber Co. for the use
of their building; and the Inter-
national Harvester for the use of
their truck. We had a mishap af-
ter the parade. Someone put a
firecracker in the tissue paper
on the float and Lit it. The fire
would have been extremely SER
ious If 1t had not been for the
fire truck and Bonnie Dave being
so near. AS it was, Bonnie Dave
was able to quickly e~xhnguish
the fire.
We are giving away a beauti-
full blonde Motorola TV Set. Pro-
ceeds are to be used for commun-
ity service. A prize Is to be given
to the girl who sells the most
tickets and a second prize for the
There will be a smorgasbord
Sunday, July Is, at the VIEW.
home. Ham, turkey and cold cuts
will be served. Serving will start
The Sidney herald., 1956-07-19

post will have the rest, outside
of what the ladies' bring, as
it's understood they'll bring a
covered dish of some kind.
Door prize would have gone
to this member (if) he'd been
present: Comrade Henry Sche-
pens whose name was drawn for
a (20) Twenty Dollar Bill.
The Chow committee wanted
off but Tuott, just back from 6
weeks vacation, has to stay on
till Minch returns, as these VIEW
postoffice boys asked to be on
for 8 months. Minch is stuck too
when he returns from vacation.
On 25th of July we'll have the
Red Ball Express full length film
on 16-mm. maybe some odds
and ends also).
Don O'Brien, Newshound,
Post 4099