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Mar. 03, 1960 - They Call Him Their Cupid': Two weeks after the Webwear factory - opened at Craghead, County Durham - Mr. William Wicks was married. He started the sequence - since when between 30 and 40 staff members have been married every year from the factory. This year their are 13 beat-the-tax brides who are to leave their machines for a fortnight shoneymoon and return with a chance to make up for lost time. In this picture ten of the brides-to-be throw a heart around their Cupid Mr. William Wicks who is no 45. Photo shows The girls are Marita Crossman (21); Betty Chatton (24); Joan Ramshaw (22); Dorothy Richardson (19); Shirley Ridley (19); Pat Chaytor (19); Mavis Walters (22); Brenda Sutton (20); June Davis (18); and Joan Croudace (25)

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13225962
Media ID
46978893
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5561px x 4490px (1.9MB)
Credit
(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
Source
Keystone Pictures USA

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