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After White's death, a memorial fund was established in his name to plant more trees in
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magazine before her marriage. The couple wed on April 29, 1931, in St. Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The couple maintained a residence in
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and a consortium of 40 newspapers. The
National Headliners Club awarded him its prize for best European broadcast of the year for his editorial "The Last Christmas Tree" from the
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