Milestones, Feb. 9, 1948

Born. To Shirley Temple, 19, cinema's No. 1 curlylocks of the '30s, and Husband John Agar, 26: their first child, a daughter; in Santa Monica, Calif. Name: Linda Susan. Weight: 7 Ibs. 6 oz.

Born. To Theodore Samuel ("Ted") Williams, 29, Boston Red Sox star, No. 1 slugger of the American League in 1947, and Doris Soule Williams, 29: their first child, a daughter; in Boston. Name: Barbara Joyce. Weight: 5 Ibs. 6 oz.

Died. Herbert J. ("Herb") Pennock, 53, slender, stylish Yankee southpaw during the golden '20s (and more recently general manager and...

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