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Divorce Law Fails To Perturb The Riddles, Married 50 YearsHale and hearty.That's Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Riddle, 3122 W.Fifth-et, who are planning to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary Wednesday.In this day of divorces and legal separations-, fiftieth wedding anniversaries are becoming a rarity, but(Continued from Page One.)car strike to. cause the telephone operators to give the public inefficient service, he said.The girls were gathered up from all pans of the city in trucks and automobiles, and with but few exceptions wero at their posts on schedule time.such an anniversary when all or th»children as well as grandchlldreiare present at the celebration is stil more rare.Mr. and Mrs. Riddle were marrlec In 1870 iu Oneida, III. Both wer born In Illinois. They have made Be; Moines their home for the last 3 years, spending all but three vear in Highland Park.We were pioneers In this dis trlct. In fact Highland Park wa little less than a woody wilderhes when we cam© here to live. Mrs Riddle said Tuesday morning.They are the parents of eight chil dren. all of wham are living, and an granddad and grandma to 15.Tho children are: Mrs. J. E. Love Joy, Mrs. Allan Walker, J. E. am Harry Riddle of Des Moines: Mrs George H. Parker and Mrs. Prance: Budd, Norfolk. A'o.; Otifi 13. Riddle Portland. Ore., and Mrs. H. C. Aver: of Lorain, O.In addition to the children am grandchildren, all of the daughter in-laws and son-in-laws are in th« city for the anniversary, whJch wil bo celebrated with a dinner parts Wednesday noon at Harris-Emery's
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Des Moines Daily News

Des Moines, Iowa, US

Tue, Aug 24, 1920

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