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Father Estranged Since Her First-Marriage■ In .1927, Doesn’t Speak to HerS15e3ISnFrLSrtlseiCnL-►yDoylestown,; Pa'., March 6 (U.R— Mary Cohan, estranged from her famous father, - George ;M. Cohan,’ ever since1 she: eioped with a banjo player 12 years ago, was marriedhere today for George: Ronkiri, an• * * . • j * ►accordion player. ' \The ceremony was ~ performed by a justice of tiie peace.. The couple had obtained a marriage license Friday—but under Pennsylvania -law had to wait three days. •The couple came liere right; after their , performance in a New York night club, but the ceremony was held up until telegraphic confirmation from Reno was obtained on the bride's divorce from her first husband. .Still Wearing,Make-Up . ■ •Miss Cohan still wore her eye mascara and other make-up from her night club appearance while witnesses described the bridegroom as “tired and a little disheveled.”The couple was accompanied here by Helen Me any, Greenwich, Conn., newspaper woman, and \James H. Burnside, New York aviator, who acted as the* only witness.* i.i •“WhoV going to tell your father?” someone asked Miss Cohan after the ceremony./'My god, that's Jimmy's job, she answered nervously and declined to comment further. She said she would have a statement for the New York papers when she returned this afternoon to fix up.the family affair, so they'll understand. ;Miss Cohan wore a black dress and* ' * * f . ba corsage of white gardenias. Ronkin was clad in a plain business suit.After breakfast at the Fountain House, the ^newlyweds left immediately for New York, but planned to visit Moss Hart, playwright and pro-/Continued an Pasre Co/.OfcaRithtncaottythw)T1hithdiychio ise1Rp;C(letcliRglt;int:o0J!V
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Cumberland Evening Times
Cumberland, Maryland, US
Wed, Mar 06, 1940
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