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Pen Pals Meet After 46 Years Of Letters In Lewistown
Lewistown welcomes Daphne Kirby from Brighton England who traveled to stay a week with Gwen Coyle, her pen pal since 1945. The two began exchanging letters when Kirby was 17 and the ATS worker later married a Royal Navy officer. Kirby tours include Harpers Ferry and Gettysburg as their friendship comes full circle after decades of correspondence.
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Daphne Kirby
Brighton
England
Gwen Coyle
Lewistown
Kirby
Her Majesty’s Royal Navy
Coyle
Johnson City
Washington, D.C
Frederick