Summary
Paul and Marge Banfell celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary at a dinner party for 20 at their club in Elkhart, Indiana, on December 14, 1974. The notice describes a surprise flight arranged by Larry and Jean Banfell for Dick and Jean LaFreniere.
Evidence and limits
The report does not provide a marriage certificate, exact marriage date, club name, flight record, or complete guest identities. The approximately 39-year duration is not converted into an inferred marriage date.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 1974, “Happy Anniversary.”Reports a dinner party for 20 at Paul and Marge Banfell’s club in Elkhart, Indiana, on Saturday December 14, celebrating their 39th wedding anniversary. Larry and Jean Banfell arranged a surprise flight for Dick and Jean LaFreniere; the notice also names Don and Susan, George and Martha Miller, Larry and Jeannie, and Ray Ziegert in the surprise sequence. It does not provide a marriage certificate, venue name, flight record, or complete guest identities.