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Bess Truman and Daughter Casts Votes the All Star Baseball Game

Former First Lady Bess Truman and her daughter, Margaret, cast two votes for some lucky major leaguers for the All Star baseball game July 14th in Cincinnati. They stopped at the ballot box to drop their ballots as they entered Griffith Stadium tonight to see the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns play. Former President Truman did not accompany them. From: Houston Post.

Harry Truman is Recognized by National Baseball Congress

Kansas City, Missouri. Raymond Dumont (left), President of the National Baseball Congress, whose headquarters are in Wichita, Kansas, presents a plaque for "recognition for participation in successful opening of the 1953 nation-wide sandlot season," to Harry Truman(right), Ex-President of the U.S. The presentation was made in Truman's downtown Federal Reserve Bank office in Kansas City this afternoon. Photo is airbrushed. From: Houston Post.

Former President Harry S. Truman Receives Honorary Degree from University of Hawaii

Ex-President Harry S. Truman, wearing cap, gown, and heavy suntan, smiles as he shakes hands with University of Hawaii President Gregg M. Sinclair (left), after receiving honorary Doctor of Humanities degree at Honolulu today. The half hour convocation was attended by some 5,500 students and faculty members. Truman will end a one-month Hawaiian vacation with his wife and their daughter, Margaret, next Tuesday when they sail for San Francisco. From: Houston Post.

The Truman Family Meet the Captain of President Cleveland

San Francisco, California. Former President Harry S. Truman, accompanied by Mrs. Bess Truman (left) and daughter Margaret (right), return today from a month's vacation in Hawaii. Mr. Truman receives a farewell handshake from Captain Hobart J. Ehman, skipper of the liner President Cleveland, just before the ship docks. Portions of the city's skyline are visible in the background. Same as 70-992, only better print. From: Houston Post.