Saturday, August 25, 2012

Eddy Choong Ewe Beng and Margerie Thean Sun Lin, marriage 10 September 1959, Penang

EDDY: NO HONEYMOON TRIP TO' INDIA OR BADMINTON. Penang Fri. -- Former Malayan and all-England badminton champion Eddy Choong Ewe Beng will not be going to India for his honeymoon. "My proposed trip to take part in next month's Western Indian championships is definitely off," he said today. Eddy will marry Miss Margerie Thean Sun Lin, youngest daughter of Madam Wee Thean Heang, at the Penang Registry at noon on Sept. 10. "I have not decided where to spend my honeymoon," he said. "But it will not be in India." Over 1,000 guests, including badminton stars from England, Denmark, and Canada, have been invied to the wedding. Eddy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Choong Eng Hye, will be hosts at a dinner at their Burmah Road home on the wedding night. [The Straits Times, 29 August 1959, Page 5]

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