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UNUSUAL MARRIAGE. i France has had ite first marriage in an air raid shelter. The marriage in which the bridegroom was a French officer was taking place in a town hall in the northwest of France",~when suddenly the air raid sirens blared out. German reconnaissance 'planes had been sighted. The Mayor was due to take up his position in control of • passive defence operations in the town hall air raid shelter. He gave orders for the shelter to be equipped with the necessary chairs and papers normally found in the ! marriage office. I Then the officer and his bride were married by him in the shelter. The all ! clear" siren went in time for them not to I be late for the wedding breakfast.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 45, 22 February 1940, Page 13
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126IN SHELTER. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 45, 22 February 1940, Page 13
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