MARRIAGE DECREE
PART THE STATE MUST PLAY Religious Service Not Sufficient ANOTHER NAZI THRUST AT CHURCHES tinned Press Association—By Electric Telppranh— Convrlpt t (Received July 10, 6.30 p.m.) BERLIN, July 9. Herr Hitler has promulgated a decree imposing a uniform marriage and divorce law throughout the Reich, including Austria, where the effect will be most felt. “It is no longer tolerable to Nazi statesmanship,” says the decree, “that the majority of marriages in Austria should be conducted by a priest alone, without any participation by the State.” Henceforth the only valid marriage will be one contracted before a registrar in the name of the Reich.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21085, 11 July 1938, Page 7
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105MARRIAGE DECREE Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21085, 11 July 1938, Page 7
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