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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1947

Page

5

Texas Poll finds 93 as ideal marriage age for women

The Texas Poll reports most women favor 93 as the ideal marriage age for women while county records show average brides are 23. Men favor 21 for women and 24 for men, with both sexes noting women mature earlier. Divorce laws are viewed as too lax by many, especially women.

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Yacht Trial Set to Begin Next Week in Overell Case

In Santa Ana California defense lawyers forecast the Overell yacht blast murder trial would start next week. Beulah Overell an 18 year old heiress and her 21 year old sweetheart George Gollum face charges in the deaths of her parents. Testimony was anticipated to begin Wednesday.

Santa Ana Calif INS Otto A. Jacobs Beulah Overell George Gollum

Rail Unions Move in Nationwide Bargaining Push

Rail labor unions mobilize for nationwide talks involving about 1.5 million workers across 300 railroads. Seventeen non operating unions seek a 20 cent hourly raise, while five operating unions press changes in working rules that include higher night work pay and standardized rates across territories.

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Farm Machinery Delays Criticized by Pravda

Pravda accuses the ministry of agricultural machine building of failing to produce enough spare parts for harvesting gear. Separately, Judge Wilder Commissioner Secrest and Engineer Fenner met Fred Knetsch at Seguin to discuss the state's farm to market and lateral road policy.

Pravda Moscow Communist Party Ministry of Agricultural Machine Building George West H., M. Wilder A. T. Secrest John Fenner Fred Knetsch Seguin

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