Milestones, Sep. 13, 1954

Born. To Thomas Dubois Hormel, 24, heir to the Hormel (meat packing) millions, and Simone Mostovoy, 21, onetime Parisian ballerina: their first child, a daughter, first grandchild of the late Jay Hormel (see below); in Hollywood. Name: Michelle Victoria. Weight: 5 Ibs. 5 oz.

Died. Geraldine Carr, 37, the gabby Mabel of TV's popular I Married Joan; in a midnight automobile crash on Laurel Canyon Boulevard; in Hollywood.

Died. Burnet Rhett Maybank, 55, genial, aristocratic onetime (1939-41) governor of South Carolina, longtime (1941-54) U.S. Senator; of a heart ailment; in Flat Rock, N.C. (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS).

Died. Irwin Edman, 57, witty, erudite chairman (1945-53)...

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