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3 stories matching matchmak
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:match, watchmak, matcher, matchsaf, matchless, mapmak
- A Judicial Attempt at Reconciliation
In a divorce proceeding, a local judge steps outside the bounds of the bench to urge a feuding couple to try again.
- The Sudden Marriage of a Tumwater Wealthy Resident
A 79-year-old man surprises the community by wedding a young female physician after a brief courtship by mail.
- The Great Fruit Marketing Matchmaker
With their main exchange dissolved, White Bluffs fruit growers find themselves suddenly popular—and indecisive—as three rival marketing companies compete for their allegiance.