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More twists to triangles of war brides in France
A New York March 12 report surveys wartime romances across the Atlantic. Lt Arlington Deppe of Pennsylvan ia courted Mme Vennet in Dijon while married to another. his father seeks a marriage to preserve the Deppe name. The piece ties in Mile Rabin and Miles Shippey stories, asking what constitutes family honor amid these unions and separations.
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France
Margery Rex Forth
New York
Ellis Island
Julis Vennet
Hemree Deppe
Palmeton
Pierre Bellorgette
Arlington Deppe
Madame
Ordinance Department
Deppe
Dijon
Mme. Vennet
Honor
Mme. Butterfly
Port
Mme
Papa
Spikers
Perley Spiker
Guy Spiker
Mure
Wapin
Lee Shippey
America
Sea Mile
Robin
Mrs. Shippey
Lee
Mile
Madeline
Emily Knowles
Tine Ie
Her Wer
Guy
Emily