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By DIANE IVONE HEILNews-Record Women's EditorAlexandria, had other plans for their parents: adescribes his wife as “kind, goodsurprise party of friends who gathered at Spots-aand faithful,” and a wife who says her husband iswood Country Clpb to toast the local lawyer and his wife. ' ' ' -a “typical Virginia. gentleman” celebrated 50•vyears of marriage May 27 with a surprise.Mr. Earman said later, “I’ve never beenMr. and Mrs. D. Wampler Earman of Harri-more surprised in my life. All our friends were there.” -*r *sonburg were told by their two daughters theyThe party is a fitting commemoration of awould be taken out for a quiet anniversary dinner half-century of naarriage and an unusual court-Thursday evening.But the Earman daughters, Mrs. Hubert S. King and Mrs. William S. Taylor, both ofMr. AND MRS. D. WAMPLER EARMANship.Overlockof Seattle, Wash., graduated from Mary BaldwinSeminary before returning to the West Coast toattend Washington University.She came back to Virginia in 1920 to attend a. Mary Baldwin reunion, met Mr. Earman andmarried him after what can only be called awhirlwind courtship of two whole weeks.All this is interesting enough, but the additional fact that Mrs. Earman was then engaged toman“Oh, it was terrible,” Mrs. Earman said. “Ihad to mail the engagement ring back.”But then she said with unmistakable glee:“I’ve had no regrets, though.’And judging from the way she talks about Mr.Earman, she really hasn’t.86having had a heart attack, a stroke and a cancergoesIVoperation.y y-4 -'C*Mr. Earman graduated from Washington andLee and was one of 26 lawyers admitted to the bar60 years ago. Of that original group from the localhe and E. D. Oft, also of Harrisonburg,area,*are still practicing law.He was Commonwealth’s Attorney from1920—1940, and describes himself as a “lawyer, abusinessman and a farmer” harking back to hisearly youth in Penn Laird.V.His advice to themarriedgoodAbortion Reft*EDITOR'S NOTE —The tides on the current state of lt;NEW YORK (WNS25,1967, theal” aborti onIt was the firstpermit abortionher’s probable de Colorado’ss unpr abortion in cases of idef ormedhealth reasonsyepassed “liberal” aboOregon and Kansastain specified conditi Some, like New1to interrupt a pregn find a doctor willing ILawrence Laderconsideredcate, savs these nefastest social changthreecepted subject for p on television, insteadis ed•» « ,Yet Lader, whosupport her properly, join the same church and go for Repeal of Abortiothere together.”Mrs. Earman says a good marriage depends entirely on the individuals involved, but implies by her remark, “I never stopped him from doing what he wanted-to do,” what a good wife might be. She has a more direct maxim* too: “NoHe says his org for the eliminationnewWhy? BecauseabortionColevictory won over quarreling is wqrthr winning. led the fight for the lt;4 1But Mr. Earman is a kind and generous laws.y yshe stated, “and a perfect gentleman.”man,Mr. Earman only adds,(4Lamm, who is peveryone; she just treats people right.” /A^d the mutual admiration society the Ear-mans have created between themselves hason Population and IpopulationWe still force44weeks.veryfor 50 full years — plus twoor to have an illega] are too restrictive ai' j“Tn r’nlnraHr* uif.
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Daily News-Record
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Tue, Jun 02, 1970
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