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Show decreed other kinds of personal and social announcements. One of the most common of these is a birth announcement. Another is when an engagement occurs or, in business and professional life, when a partnership is made or there is a move to a new location. loca-tion. These personal announcements are somewhat on the same order as public notices, which are provided pro-vided by law. Only there are many more kinds of the latter and they often concern or affect more people, particularly where their rights or interests are involved, in-volved, as is usually the case. Long experience has shown that the newspaper of paid gen- eral circulation is the best general gen-eral medium for public notices. The bona fide newspaper gives wide coverage and at minimum cost. This is why the laws of all 50 states provide for many kinds of public notices to be given in this manner. The public notice is part of due process and helps to contribute to the democratic process. "JOHN DOE ANNOUNCES" (No. 8 In a Series) As a social item a Down East weekly newspaper some time ago reported that "Robert G. N. . . announces the marriage of his mother, Mrs. Florence S. N. . . to Mr. Harold H. M. . . "etc. In itself, this was not unusual except that the announcement was made by the son. Ordinarily such announcements are made by parents, if living, or by a brother or sister, if any. Long established custom has |