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Happiest moment of my life, says Stompin' Tom Connors as he weds Lena Welsh, 26 Magdalen Islands barmaid, on Elwood Glovers TV show, Luncheon Date tod(...)

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Happiest moment of my life, says Stompin' Tom Connors as he weds Lena Welsh, 26 Magdalen Islands barmaid, on Elwood Glovers TV show, Luncheon Date tod(...)

Date11/2/1973

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Connors, Stompin' Tom, 1936-2013 (subject)

Lennon, Frank (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Happiest moment of my life, says Stompin' Tom Connors as he weds Lena Welsh, 26 Magdalen Islands barmaid, on Elwood Glovers TV show, Luncheon Date today. Here, Glover, left, congratulates bride and groom after an estimated 2 million viewers tuned in on the formal, 12-minute ceremony. The 36-year-old folk singer is from Skinner's Pond, P.E.I. Wedding was a first for TV in Canada.

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