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Father Divine set his heavenly hosts a-caroling with a glorious revelation: in order to "propagate virtue" and "give our whole civilization a new birth of freedom" he had taken unto himself a new wife. She was Edna Rose Ritchings, a 21-year-old blonde from Vancouver, but, Father Divine was careful to make clear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Made in Heaven | 8/19/1946 | See Source »

...Edna, declared the ancient (seventyish), roly-poly Messiah, was reincarnated the spirit of his first wife, Mother Divine, who died a few years ago. "Trace your thoughts back to what Mother said," Father urged his sheep. "She wants everybody to love me. . . ." Also, this was a spiritual deal-"not the marriage of a natural...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Made in Heaven | 8/19/1946 | See Source »

...celebrating began in Philadelphia. "It's wonderful," cried the banquet guests, and plunged into fried chicken, roast beef, short ribs, fish, seven vegetables, five kinds of bread, ice cream in three flavors, and two cakes. Edna, half a foot taller than the groom, sat quietly at the head table with two red roses in her hair. The happy couple moved on to Newark for another spell of rejoicing. Edna wore artificial gardenias. Over the banquet board glowed a neon sign: "God's Holy Communion Table...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Made in Heaven | 8/19/1946 | See Source »

Close Relations. In New Bern, N.C., identical twins Elbert and Delbert Doster were divorced by sisters Dorothy and Sarah Whitley, married cousins Edna and Theda Mallard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Aug. 12, 1946 | 8/12/1946 | See Source »

...convention was filled with inspiration. Our Illinois president, Mrs. Chapman, voiced the hope that we might "return home with star dust in our care." That, I suppose, your reporter would not understand. (Miss) EDNA McDAVixx...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 22, 1946 | 7/22/1946 | See Source »

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