RUNAWAY MARRIAGE
“CAUGHT BRIDE ON FISHING LINE”. SAYS SYDNEY COMEDIAN [Per Press Association] AUCKLAND, August 3. Married, against the wishes of her parents, on the night before her husband left Sydney for Auckland, Miss Jean McEvoy decided to follow by a later vessel. She arrived by the Awatea to-day, and was met by her husband, Chick Arnold, the comedian, in Frank Neil’s Revenue Company, now playing at Auckland. “It was a runaway marriage," said Miss McEvoy, to an interviewer. She was the President of St. Vincent’s Hosjital Younger Set Committee, and met Arnold at a social function, at which he was assting to raise funds for the hospital. They quarrelled, but met again a few weeks later and became friendly. She was in Brisbane, while the Company was playing there. “We were out fishing in Brisbane, when we decided to marry,” said Arnold. “I literally caught my bride on a fishing line.” Both are enthusiastically looking forward to a tour of New Zealand, and subsequent life together.
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Grey River Argus, 4 August 1937, Page 8
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167RUNAWAY MARRIAGE Grey River Argus, 4 August 1937, Page 8
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