[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 97 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1207]
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      CONGRATULATIONS MARGARET ANGELA BAKER ON HER 100th BIRTHDAY

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, Jr.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 27, 1996

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Margaret Angela 
Baker of South Amboy, NJ, a valued and cherished member of our 
community, on her 100th birthday.
  Margaret Baker was born in South Amboy on July 11, 1896. Her father 
passed away when she was 3 years old and her mother, Catherine Ketzner, 
remarried when she was 9, to the owner and operator of a saloon, named 
Jacob Baker. Margaret Baker left school after the ninth grade and began 
working in a factory piecing together clothing. She then worked in a 
playing card factory and then went on to work in a factory that 
manufactured military uniforms, where she worked her way up to full-
time inspector, while doing part-time clerical work.
  Margaret met Mr. John Joseph Dooling on a bus when she was in her 
20's. John and Margaret were married March 23, 1924, in Saint Mary's 
Roman Catholic Church in South Amboy. The couple had a daughter, Rita 
Catherine Dooling who was born on September 8, 1929, in South Amboy 
Hospital. John passed away in 1959 at the age of 70. Margaret has three 
grandchildren: Jamie C. Smith, Karen H. Brent and Amy S. Moore. In 
addition, she has five great grandchildren: Emily, Christopher, Meghan, 
Tyler, and Kaitlin, ranging from age 5 years to 2 months.
  Mr. Speaker, as she reaches the century mark Mrs. Baker can look back 
on a 20th century that has seen America and the world transformed in 
ways that could scarcely have been imagined in her childhood. For 
example, during her lifetime, Mrs. Baker witnessed many inventions and 
technological breakthroughs, including automobiles, electricity, and 
telephones.
  Mr. Speaker, I am indeed honored to join in congratulating Margaret 
Angela Baker on this remarkable milestone.

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