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Harry S. Truman Points to a Winston Churchill Painting

Kansas City, MO. Former President Harry S. Truman points to a painting by Sir Winston Churchill of a scene near Venice, Italy where, Harry S. Truman told reporters, he had eaten lunch at the inn depicted in the painting. The scene, "Torcello" was painted in the 1949, and is one of a group of 35 paintings by Churchill. The collection is on exhibit at the Nelson Art Gallery. From: Houston Post.

Harry S. Truman Receives Ivory Cane and Gives it to the Library

Kansas City, MO. Former President Harry S. Truman, arriving at Kansas City Municipal Airport today after a visit in the east, displays an ivory walking stick presented to him by humorist Harry Hershfield. The stick reportedly was once owned by President Ulysses S. Grant. The Harry S. Truman Library commented that if its history is correct the cane was given to Grant in 1879 by Li Chang, then prime minister of China. From: Houston Post.

Harry S. Truman greets Jack Benny at Kansas City Municipal Airport

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) chats with comedian Jack Benny (center) today after Benny's arrival at the Kansas City Municipal Airport. Benny arrived by plane -- not in the ancient Maxwell in which he's seated. As a gag, he took a brief ride in the car driven by Carthell McClain, left. Truman and Benny will make guest appearances with the Kansas City Philharmonic orchestra tomorrow night, Truman as a conductor and Benny as a violin soloist.

Former President Truman Opens Exhibit of the White House News Photographers

Washington, D. C. Harry S. Truman stops and points to a picture of President Dwight D. Eisenhower swinging a golf club as the former president viewed the opening exhibit of the White House News Photographers Association tonight at the Library of Congress. The photo was one of many entered in the president's class of the association's contest. Harry S. Truman opened the exhibit, substituting for Vice President Richard M. Nixon. From: Houston Post.