Hampden 75 in fair condition after stroke accident
Hollywood actor Walter Hampden, 75, suffered a stroke in a taxicab en route to a studio for a new film. A Cedars of Lebanon Hospital spokesman said his speech was impaired but he was much improved later. The actor, president of the Players Club since 1928, lives in Ridgefield Connecticut with wife Mabel Moore and son Paul in New York.
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Jane Russell Champions WAIF Adoption Efforts Offstage
Actress Jane Russell discusses the WAIF Adoption International Fund while filming The Tall Men with Clark Gable. She explains adoption laws need standardization, notes 100 potential parents per available child, and outlines fundraisers including a TV show, a film, a cartoon, and WAIF balls in major cities. Russell and her husband Bob Waterfield have two adopted children. The group operates under International Social Service with a Geneva base.
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Marriage of Young Dinehart Annulled in Hollywood
Superior Court annulled the marriage of Mason Alan Dinehart III age 19 son of actor Alan Dinehart to Evelyn Meyers 18. Judge Mildred J. Lillee granted the annulment bought by his grandmother and legal guardian Ide Belle Britton 80. The youth’s attorney said Dinehart had never lived with the girl.
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Breach suit filed against John Barrymore Jr.
A $55,780 breach of contract suit is on file against actor John Barrymore Jr. by Lanny Budd Productions for public quarreling with his wife Cara in England during a TV film shoot, alleging abusive language damaged producers public relations.
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Commanding General of 8th AF Resigns
Maj. Gen. John B. Montgomery, commanding general of the Eighth Air Force and noted as a rising officer in the Strategic Air Command, has resigned effective next Monday. Secretary Harold E. Talbott accepted the retirement at age 43 with regret, citing personal reasons.
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Governor's Daughter to Marry Law Student in June
Carolyn Knight, 21, daughter of Governor Goodwin J. Knight, and law student Vern Weedman, 27, have obtained a marriage license and will wed June 25 at the Governor's Mansion in Sacramento. The couple secured the license Thursday.
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Pope Pius XII Receives 3,000 in Audiences
In Vatican City Pope Pius XII held a special audience for 3,000 visitors including 2,000 tourists and pilgrims from many parts of the world. The event followed the fourth World Petroleum Conference and reflected the pope’s ongoing engagements with international travelers.
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