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Event

Beverly O'Donnell and Alex Walgus announce a planned marriage (1960)

Also 1960 O'Donnell-Walgus engagement

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

A miscellaneous shower honored Beverly O’Donnell before her announced September 3, 1960 marriage to Alex Walgus, whom the notice identified as a U.S. Coast Guard member.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper records a planned marriage, not a completed ceremony. It does not give the wedding location, officiant, or later service history.

Open questions

  • Did the September 3 marriage occur, and which civil or parish records document it?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, July 1960, engagement and shower notice.
    Reports a miscellaneous shower honoring Beverly O'Donnell and says her marriage to Alex Walgus, identified as U.S. Coast Guard, was planned for September 3. This article records the announcement and does not treat the later marriage as confirmed.
    beaver_beacon · 1960-07_Beaver-Beacon