TANGLED The weird tangle of family relationships recently uncovered in an Arkansas court, which had resulted from too much inter-marrying of near relatives, calls attention to a new bill just introduced in the British Parliament. Under this new bill, a man might legally marry these: His deceased wife's brother's daughter. His deceased wife's sister's daughter. His father's deceased brother's widow. His mother's deceased brother's widow. His deceased wife's father's sister. His brother's deceased son's widow. Of course, the new law naively adds that he may marry a girl who has never been married before or one who is not already related to him.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 30, 28 September 1931, Page 2
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