SPENCERVILLE â Clarence and Jackie Hull of Spencerville are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary today, but itâs a wonder they got past their first meeting during World War II.
Jackie and her roommate were visiting a swimming pool at a park in Atlanta, Georgia, in the mid-1940s. Clarence was there, too, on a weekend pass from his paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Jackie was staying on the edge of the pool, because she couldnât swim. Clarence sidled over and offered to teach her.
âHeâs very forward,â Jackie said last week. âI didnât trust him. He was a northerner. I wasnât easy to get acquainted with.â