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Fort Davis News Celebrates Golden Wedding Merrill Family
A Fort Davis tea honored Mr. and Mrs. J W Merrill on their fiftieth wedding anniversary hosted by the Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society. Guests included Richard Merrill and daughter Alice Swartz among others. The event featured music, a three tier wedding cake, and floral gold chrysanthemums. A separate dinner celebrated the couple with gifts and local and surrounding community attendance. Also noted were family updates of Dominguez relatives and a long letter from Cpl Joe S Lopes from New Guinea to his son, stressing patriotism and hope for liberation.
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J. W
Merrill
Fort Davis
Evans
R. le Irving
C Espy Miller
3. P. Expy
F. L. Sproul
Ross Graves
J. Keesey Miller
Aln. Alkire
Aast
J. K. Miller
Espy Miller
Doris Tay
Betty Miller
Amy Lou Bloys
J. P. Weatherby
G. W. Davis
R. K. Merrill
Barry Scobee
B' Bend Country
A. K. Martie
Richard K. Merrill
Mr. Merrill
J. W. Merrithers
R. Irving
P. Weatherby
3. W. Davis
Verna Gray
Weatherford
Jerry
Lopes
Mommie
New Guinea
Lord
Cpl
Joe S. Lopes
Moat