Milestones, Jul. 17, 1939

Born. To Thomas Hitchcock Jr., 39, world's No. 1 polo player; and Margaret Mellon Laughlin Hitchcock, 38, grandniece of the late Secretary of the Treasury Andrew William Mellon; twin sons, their third and fourth children. Weights: 7 Ib. 8 oz. and 7 Ib. 10 oz. Names: Thomas and William.

Married. John Barbirolli, 39, conductor of the New York Philharmonic-Symphony; and Evelyn Rothwell, 28, top-flight British oboe player; in London. Conductor Barbirolli was divorced last month by Marjorie Parry, British opera singer, for desertion.

Married. Jefferson Davis Dickson, 43, Natchez, Miss, farm boy who became...

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