Black Has Prospective Wife
PROPOSAL MADE BEFORE DEPARTURE ACCEPTED United Press Association.— By Electrio Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Tuesday, 8 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 23. The Daily Mail reveals, that Campbell Black proposed marriage to Florence Desmond, the actress, a few hours before his departure from Mildenhall. Miss Desmond waited at Northcliffe House throughout the night, in order to ’phone Black immediately he arrived at Melbourne her acceptance of the proposal, which was made to her in the bleak hours of the morning during the last-minute preparations at Mildenhall. ‘‘Our romance has been kept the closest secret,” says Miss Desmond. “I first met Campbell while spending a holiday at Le Touquet this year, after which we were almost inseparable. I knew the dangers of this flight and when Campbell proposed, I wanted to say ‘Yes’ there and then, but I knew how he had set his heart on winning this race with Scott, and felt it would help him more if I delayed my answer until he succeeded. So I told him: ‘lf you win this race, I will give you my answer.’ ”
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Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 248, 24 October 1934, Page 7
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