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Show Little Chats on Public Notice LONG DISTANCE NOTICE A mid-western newspaper received re-ceived a letter from a British law firm containing a request to print a legal notice. In brief, an English woman had decided to sue for a divorce from her long-absent long-absent husband. Under English, as under American law, she had to give due notice of her intentions. inten-tions. But she and her solicitois (lawyers) knew only as to her husband's whereabouts that he was reported to be in the Midwest. Mid-west. They were not sure but thought it was southern Michigan. Michi-gan. An Ohio paper suggested that the notice be published in a Michig.M paper, but the rep! came back that they wanted the notice published as first requested. request-ed. This was done in the legal no tice columns. But the story was so unusual the newspaper gave it a "play" in its page one news columns, also. It is not known whether the notice or the news story ever came to the attention of the husband. But this little incident illustrates illus-trates two things. It shows how the wife moved in a manner ic exercise her rights, yet in a way to safeguard those of her husband hus-band by putting him on notice and giving him an opportunity to make a counter-move if he desired. In particular, it. showed how the bona fide newspapei is an effective and preferred medium for such purposes and how in so doing it renders an ,'mportant service for which the law provides. |