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Show Golden Anniversary open house set for Marvin and Ruby Brown 4 ' j " f '1 """ Marvin and Ruby Harrington Brown, former long-time residents of American Fork, are celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary. An open house honoring them will be held Saturday, Aug. 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the American Fork 8th Ward, 300 N. 100 East. All friends and relatives are cordially cor-dially invited to attend. The family requests no gifts, please. Marvin and Ruby were classmates class-mates as they attended school in American Fork. They were married mar-ried Sept. 30, 1939. Marvin served in Italy during World War II. H was a linotype operator by profession, working many years at the Citizen, as well as the Provo Herald and Salt Lake Tribune. He and Ruby also operated the Center Sweet Shop across from the old high school during the 40's and early 1950's. Ruby worked as a secretary for various firms and at BYU Press. In American Fork, she was a member of the Junior Ladies Literary Club. Active in PTA and the American Cancer Society, she served on state boards for each organization. Marvin and Ruby moved to Richfield Rich-field where Marvin worked at the local paper and Ruby as secretary at the Indian Dormitory. They are active members of the LDS Church and have been serving as Swedish Extraction Missionaries for many years. They were sealed as a couple Marvin and Ruby H. Brown in the Manti LDS Temple on June 11, 1976. In their retirement, they have enjoyed traveling and fishing. They are the parents of Larry Brown, Florida; Bruce Brown, Provo; Jerry Brown, Lehi; and Becky Hinckley, Fremont, Calif. They have 21 grandchildren. |