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Show 72nd wedding anniversary brings i congratulations from President Mr. and Mrs. George W. Harrison, 341 South Second West, were this week the recipients re-cipients of a card from the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, the occasion being the Harrison's 72nd wedding wed-ding anniversary. Getting cards from the president pres-ident of the U.S. is not new for the Harrisons as they also received one from Ex-president Dwight D. Eisenhower on past wedding anniversaries. Several other messages of congratulations also arrived from senators and representatives representa-tives in Washington D.S., as well as from friends and relatives rela-tives nearer-by, commemorating commemorat-ing the record anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, who are both much younger in spirit and appearance that the years indicate, celebrated the anniversary with a dinner at the Social Center in Spanish Fork, attended by forty members mem-bers of their family, including children and grandchildren. The family includes eight sens and daughters; 18 grandchildren grand-children and fifty-one great- grandchildren, everyone living. Mr. Harrison who noted his 95th birthday April 12 and his wife, who was 93 this month, maintain their own home, with of course . the help of their family, who drop in at times to help with the more difficult diffi-cult tasks. Both have keen minds, a fine sense of humor and take a keen interest in the happenings of the day, keeping in touch with local, state and national happenings by listening to the radio, watching television and reading the newspapers. They enjoy company and occasional oc-casional visiting away from home. Both have been especially active ac-tive in community and church affairs and Mrs. Harrison still maintains her membership in the Mothers Study federated club. The Herald extends congratulations congrat-ulations along with those of the citizens of Springville and wishes for continued good health, more birthdays and wedding anniversaries. |