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papproved by the House andSenate, and was duly sent tothe White House for the essential Presidential signatureEast-West RomanceUltimately. President Truman |kgot around to the bill and with»a flourish of his pen openedpermanently for Toshiko notWins Over Barriers only America’s doors but alsoAthens College students thisportalweek are feting Miss Toshikonow shyly tells classmates, inbook-EnglishOno, a sophomore from Japan. American idioms, that the marwho has beon attending collegebesoon, whensince September. 1M8. while Johnnlf. WBnts.» The bill allowsawaiting permission of theUnited States Government tobecomingmarry her American sweetheartUntil he recently went tohWayne, Mich., andDetroitIsSigning bv President Truman i . ' . . iSUKTiinR uyrresiuj arca lo work as an aut0 parts lt;this wp^k of a bill making an 1 -exception, in her case, of theinspector in order to earnlaws prohibiting American mar.Iriages with Orientals.celebrated on the college campus where the Japanese girl hasmade many friends during thetwo years of waiting.Her fiance is John E Williamsmoney for setting up a home, fregular|courting-commutcr 1 ~ “ “being young Williams was abetweenFlorence and Athens and toyedIwith the idea of becoming ateacher. Meanwhile. Toshikohas taken full college courses.ia native of Nlsland, N Dak., abesidesher living ex-handsome and tall young mannow living at 2103 Ellsworth St(Care D M. Randolph), Wayne.ponses by working in the col- ]yet despite her jobs!and the intricacies of the Eng-:Mich. While serving for twoyears in a Military Governmentlish language she has consistently remained in the top bracketposthe met and fell of her classes.in love with the pretty and dim-inultive Toshiko, who muststand firmly to tip the scales at100 pounds, barely reaches tolookstypical Japanese doll, wh^ttitrwearing an embroidered yellowsilk klrnona or attired in modishAmerican dresses. She also wasemployed by the Military Government offices as an interprets n d althoughter-secretary.East-West romances of the less-happy type portrayed^ In opera “MadametheApostperiod of mutual discovery that former battle enemies were not9LCastodKt/(Cornerparticular romanceDMconstant—and now faceaculminationShortly after Williams returned to America, he enrolled atmamwA #1 AAfFlorence (Ala.!TeachersCollege, and helped to arrangetpno**,for Toshiko to come over andenroll on a scholarship at Ath -ens CollegeSheIWf J*a* M Aito Athens in Septemberlittleffcal4came1943 on a student’s visa, whichAAP Uiw |W brrt boyremained valid only so long asbuy top quality kmtMarwas forbidden, on painl«rriageof Instant deportation.package i* /•r ymWilliams enlisted the interestof Representative Bob Jones, ofwho introduced inAlabama,Congress a bill authorizingpricemarriage of the young couple.There were no objections, butyearsor anairvfail* to »f«iure *p *has had to compete for congres-moti exacting nlan*sional interest with such moreor less important matters as in-’I Jf ft • 'WU m m —ternatlonal loans, governmentalarils, p leaseCmtlsmef D«pariw»oideficit of billions, and settlingFood Store*the nation’s housing woes.Yet the bill, after the two420 Leiington Arrnu*New York 17, N. Y.centuries-long years, finally wasattended the Smlth-Mitchellwedding Friday morning atHarvest.Mr. and Mrs, Hester Smithspent Sunday with Mrs. HattieSmith and Mr. and Mrs. LynnChristopher and children.
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Athens Limestone Democrat
Athens, Alabama, US
Thu, Jun 29, 1950
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