Haverford–Quist
The bride's mother is fine.
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Delia Haverford, 29, and Owen Quist, 31, were married Saturday. The couple will make their home in Tucson, 1,186 miles from the bride's mother, Joan Haverford, 62, who "is fine" and "wishes them every happiness."¹
Mrs. Haverford has measured the distance by car, by air and on foot. Her old sewing room has been "left exactly as it was, should anyone need it."
The Tucson weather, offered a right of reply, is forecast to remain sunny.
The couple's registry included a guest bed, which Mrs. Haverford has purchased and shipped to their new Tucson home.
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¹ Mrs. Haverford asked that "fine" be printed in larger type. This newspaper declined.
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