Miss Betty Smith of Portland Engaged to Wed Penfield Cowan
Portland Press Herald, Oct 24 1948, P. 43 with photo

"Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Whitney of Bridgton and Norwalk, Conn., are announcing the engagement of Mrs. Whitney's daughter, Miss Betty Jeanne Smith, to Penfield Cowan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Cowan, of Scarsdale, N. Y.
  Miss Smith was graduated from Bridgton Academy in 1943 and Colby College in 1947 where she received a BA degree with honors in English.
  Mr. Cowan was graduated from Scarsdale High School in 1943 and attended Cornell University prior to serving three years in the army. He has resumed his studies at a junior at Cornell, majoring in fine arts.
  A December wedding is planned."