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Lt. James Coen and New ZealandBride Talk at Rotary MeetingLt, James M Coen, of Afton and his New Zealand bride, spoke to the Creston Kotary club at its regular meeting last night,The auburn haired bride who speaks with an English accent gave a quite complete description of her native country.James Caen married his bride while temporarily stationed in New Zealand and only a few weeks ago Mrs, Coen arrived in this country.factory in the world located there.Mrs, Coen pointed out that 98 per cent of the population is of either English, Scotch or Irish ancestry.Lt, CoenLt. James Coen at the meetingtold of many of his experiences inthe marine corps. He explainedthat after being stationed in NewZealand for some time, most of his. . »* ,» | .I group was transferred. He feltIn m.ny re.pecl» N*w Zealand 1, b„„f u,tt behlnd andmuch like the United States, according to Mrs. Coen,There are almost as many automobiles per capita in New Zealand as in the United States, she explained. However in New Zealand driving is done on the left side of the road and the steering wheel is on the left, a feature which Mrs.decided “to settle down and make the best of it”--referring to his marriage in New Zealand.Coen was in the thick of the battle at Tarawa. Censorship did not permit him to reveal all the details, however.Lt. Coen also took part in the \ Invasion of Saipan, with the notedCoon ha, found difficult since driv-Ing her husband» car In this cuun- Unded the (lrsttry.New Zealand FoodCoffee is made with one half I coffee and one half milk. A custom in New Zealand, and entirely proper there in eating, is to use the knife to help put food on the fork.Many holidays are observed. From Christmas until New Years, all stores close, Also at Easter, stores close for four days.Since there is considerable leisure time, sports are given much attention. Horse racing is one of the most popular; all shops close at noon Saturday for the races. There is golfing, rugby, ericket In the summer, baseball and softball Woodchopping contests are also popular. Fishing in the bays is permitted without a license and with no limit to the catch,Mrs Coen also described the industries of the country. Agriculture predominates but there is also coal mining, and much dairying with the largest dairying productswave of assault troops and was forced to “dig in as soon as he hit the beach. During the second night of the battle, he was instrumental in stopping a Jap counter-attack, headquarters reported, at a critical moment in the battle. With several other marine companions, the lieutenant worked through the night, keeping bazooka teams supplied with ammunition and thus helped to keep the attaclcing Japanese at bay.At TinianHis division was In the first wave of assault troops In the invasion of Tinian, also, and, like the noted 4th marine division, It has been consistenly in the forefront of other Pacific actions.With Mr. and Mrs. Jomes Coen at the meeting were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coen of Afton and Mrs. Harry Coen of Creston. The speaker was introduced by Mrs. Harry Coen; the program having been arranged by Fred Ide,
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Creston News Advertiser
Creston, Iowa, US
Tue, May 01, 1945
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