Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-26

lnin iliit IL was d mere man NlO
undertook the role of ''Inquiring
Reporter armed with the ques-
ton:
What effect do you think the
new law requiring three days to
elapse before a marriage license is
issued, will have on marriages 20
81 II start off with one of my
own kind, thought the i. r., as he
nailed J. w. Samuels. who said he
is commercial traveller.
''Well, it may help to save some
of the boys - j. W. said. "If they
are given little time to think
they may avoid lots of trouble. Oh,
yes, m married myself. l also
wear this (pointing to a World War
button) they are the same-war
and marriage. "
IT s going to help business ever
in Yuma" said Joseph F. Arthur,
who confessed to haling from that
city. You Californians are get
ting too strict. Our jewellers are
laying in heavy stocks of rings, and
all the ministers are brushing up
on the marriage ritual. / think II
add professional witness as side
line to my work.
Pausing moment to brush q little
frost off trick mustache. and pref
! acing his answer with the remark
that 'red flannels itch turrible, -
Billy Bateman, truckman, opined
that the new law is ''the bunk. -
when fellow and girl want to
get married they want to do it
now, not eventually. And if they
want to get married badly enough.
they'll do it somehow. Me. No,
m not married, but there's girl
back in-well, Kansas / don It
know which is worse, getting mar
ried in Kansas or California. Wei
figure it out later
Thomas R. jackson. 60, rancher,
GRATED along these lines.
''The young folks hadn't ought
to yell about about the new law.
The law is not as bad as an OBJ
jecting father. I've been married
~ year. Her old man put his foot
down from the start and threaten
ed to shoot me if | didn't keep
away from his place. / had lad
der and a dark night and sneaked
her right from under his nose back
in Indiany and I've never been
sorry either. Oh yes, me and the
old man got friendly afterwards.
They II marry and if they don t
like the law they'll marry just the
same. BY the way, I've got two
daughters who but being a
bachelor, the i. r. fled.
cit s a good law. Lots of these
little hussies don t know their own
minds. A car, a good dancer and
slick hair That s all they look
for. This from Emma j. Trout
man. So emphatic was she that
the reporter hazarded: "Have YOU
ever been married 20 The whitening
look that forecast a scorching mega
tive, made us fear a heat stroke
for us and appoplexey for the lady.
We went from there to hence.
. X
~ don t like it. Well, it is hard
enouoh to get the right kind of man
now said Florence Huntington.
The young lady and her mother
were shopping. Both parties resent
the inquisitiveness even at present.
Under the new law-gosh, they II
know everything about folks. !
don I think ia ever want to g.
through with it. Then said moth
er: "Florence, stop stringing that
Young man. She is buying, her
trousseau now and will be oae of
the first married under the new law
And she's tickled to pieces about
it. (Some bozo is lucky.)
'Thnv can make it 80 years in
stead of three davs for all of me. -
grOwled Frank Woodwork, admit
ting he is an auto mechanic. "Thes"
danes. they give me pain. -
Where, in the heart 20 "No in
the neck, and you do too Frank
is around Mr.. Dempsey's proper
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