Birthdays

Ben Weinberg, with a cigar in his mouth, claps, while former President Harry S. Truman laughs, during Weinberg's sixty-ninth birthday celebration at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri.

An unidentified man stands up to talk during Ben Weinberg's birthday party at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri. Ben Weinberg and former President Harry S. Truman sit at the front right. Other unidentified men watch.

A group of unidentified men sit at a table during Ben Weinberg's sixty-ninth birthday party at the Hotel Muehlebach, Kansas City, Missouri.

Left to right, former President Harry S. Truman looks on as Ben Weinberg and an unidentified man stand at the podium during Mr. Weinberg's sixty-ninth birthday party, held at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri.

A group of unidentified men at Ben Weinberg's birthday party at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri.

Left to right, two unidentified men, Ben Weinberg, and former President Harry S. Truman at Ben Weinberg's sixty-ninth birthday party at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri.

A group of unidentified men sit at a table during a birthday party given in honor of Ben Weinberg at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri.

A group of unidentified men sit at a table during Ben Weinberg's birthday party at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified waiter serves them.

Left to right, Ben Weinberg and former President Harry S. Truman at a birthday party given in Weinberg's honor at the Muehlebach Hotel in Kansas City.

An unidentified man (left) and former President Harry S. Truman (right) watch as Ben Weinberg cuts his birthday cake. Mr. Weinberg's party was held at Kansas City's Muehlebach Hotel.