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Sep. 17, 1953 - The” Bridesmaid” at Church Was A Chimp: A Chimpanzee went to...

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Sep. 17, 1953 - The” Bridesmaid” at Church Was A Chimp: A Chimpanzee went to a church yesterday- dressed as a bridesmaid. The two-year old chimp, Midge, wearing a white satin frock with frilly underwear - handed a lucky horseshoe to the bride, Miss Hazel Sixsmith, outside the church door. Then Midge kissed the bride and tried to kiss the bridegroom, Mr. David Harrison. After the ceremony at the Saviour's Church, Bolton (Lancs), the vicar, the Rev. Ernest Broadbent, said:” More than twenty Parishioners have complained about the chimp. “I was not told about it before the ceremony.” The bride and groom, both of Bolton, wer3e last night on honeymoon in Blackpool. Mr. Harrison said: “There was nothing vulgar about the chimp being at the wedding- t was never in the church.” Midge got an official invitation to the wedding, said Mr. Charles Charlton, Senior, who employs the bridegroom as manager of a Bury pet shop. Picture Shows: Wearing a white frock, Midge, the chimpanzee greets the newlyweds, Davis Harrison and Hazel Sixsmith, outside the church yesterday.
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1953 AD (C20th AD)
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Sep. 17, 1953 - The” Bridesmaid” at Church Was A Chimp: A Chimpanzee went to a church yesterday- dressed as a bridesmaid. The two-year old chimp, Midge, wearing a white satin frock with frilly underwear - handed a lucky horseshoe to the bride, Miss Hazel Sixsmith, outside the church door. Then Midge kissed the bride and tried to kiss the bridegroom, Mr. David Harrison. After the ceremony at the Saviour's Church, Bolton (Lancs), the vicar, the Rev. Ernest Broadbent, said:” More than twenty Parishioners have complained about the chimp. “I was not told about it before the ceremony.” The bride and groom, both of Bolton, wer3e last night on honeymoon in Blackpool. Mr. Harrison said: “There was nothing vulgar about the chimp being at the wedding- t was never in the church.” Midge got an official invitation to the wedding, said Mr. Charles Charlton, Senior, who employs the bridegroom as manager of a Bury pet shop. Picture Shows: Wearing a white frock, Midge, the chimpanzee greets the newlyweds, Davis Harrison and Hazel Sixsmith, outside the church yesterday.

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