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    Helen Tawes’ Seven Layer Cake

    ByKara June 2, 2024April 5, 2026

    Helen Avalynne Gibson and John Millard Tawes didn’t have a decadent wedding. The newspapers ran no reports about Helen’s dress, or the flowers she carried, or the people who attended. In fact, the union didn’t appear in the paper at all until nearly two months later, when the Baltimore Sun ran a small article entitled,…

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