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67th
Anniversary of the Wallins
Relatives and Friends Gather
at Home of Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Wallin to Observe
the Event
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Stanton,
April 20—A group of relatives and friends gathered at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wallin Saturday evening to celebrate their 67th
wedding anniversary. They received gifts of cards and flowers. They
had the pleasure of having two of their children with them for the
event—Miss Mayme Wallin, who stays at home, and their son, Alvin
Wallin, who with his daughter, Lavose, came from Los Angeles,
California to celebrate the event. Their other two children; Carl
Wallin lives in Los Angeles, and Vance Wallin in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Refreshments were served
from the dining room table, which was laid with a lace cloth and
centered with a bouquet of cut flowers and pink tapers. Their
granddaughter, Miss Lavose Wallin, served as dining room hostess. A
few remarks by Rev. A. Leonard Smith and a prayer, and group
singing, accompanied by Miss Lavose Wallin, constituted the brief
program rendered.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallin, 90
and 86 years old, respectively, have the distinction of being the
oldest married couple in the community, and have been members of the
Lutheran church since 1882. They were married in Bethesda April 15,
1877, by Rev. B. M. Halland, and after residing on a farm near there
for five years, moved to Stanton in 1882, and have lived at their
home near the Lutheran church for the past 62 years. Besides their
four children they have three grandchildren and one
great-grandchild. About 30 guests were present to enjoy the event.
THE SUN,
Red Oak, Iowa, Thursday, April 20, 1944
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