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The Kokomo Tribune from Kokomo, Indiana • Page 12

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Kokomo, Indiana
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TWELVE THE KOKOMO TEIBUNE FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1930 LOVE AFFAIR HITS SHOALS tomance of Winsome Twenty- Girl and Man, Age 78, on Rocks. MQURTSH1P OF TWO DAYS Widower Declares If Girl-Wife Married Him Just for His Money. March five .10 now in progress in the domestic travails of a 78-year-old widower and a winsome 21-year-old girl, growing out. of their December- 'May wedding a month and a half ago. The principal characters are William F.

Leonard, the wealthy widower, and Jean Frances Schillings, of -Baltimore, the girl, Other members of the cast are attorneys court clerks and judges of this, town. A brief synopsis of the drama is in order: Act 1--Leonard and the gir meet one day last "-month after some correspondence. Act 31--He wants a wife; she, husband. They marry after a two courtship. Act III--Two days they separate.

She leaves his homo ki Eastern and returns to Baltimore saying she couldn't live in a "hick Native much enraged. Act IV--A week later, Leonard files suit here for divorce. counters with alimony suit. Act V--The girl comes on scene and admits she lived with her aged husband for only two days denied Leonard's allegation that she smoked, drank arid swore In Act four, Leonard complainec that his young wife had contract cd the marriage through a fraud and in the desire.to mulct him money. The girl in a reply field wit! clerk of Court of Talbo county here states, "I didn't." She then launches into.an attack against hubby.

The words of her answer stripped of their tire some legal verbage follows: "I met and discussed marrige with Leonard only, upon markec and insistent demands by him anc after. extensive correspohdenc done in his behalf by a friend Lacy Butler, of Caroline county. I expressed, myself as disciplined to accept the preferred marriage in i his age and the lack of "even necessary appointments in -home that are to liealth, if not comfort-. "After some hours passed by Leonard, in outlining to' me an ela- 'bbrate amelioration of the aforesaid aspects I was persuaded to accept the marrige proposal and to marry the old man Tuesday, January 7. "His home did not even have hot water and heat.

On the of the date of the wedding he subjected me to great cruelties and the following day I spent in trying to create in his mind a more-wholesome mental and physicial attitude. "I threatened to leave. He promised to improve. He- failed, and I left for Baltimore, my home town." FIRE LOSS AT SIMS RESTAURANT BABLY DAMAGED BY BJLAZE WHICH THREATENS BUItlHNGS (Special to The Tribune) Sims, March 'that for a time threatened the business cUstrict of Sims did heavy damage to the restaurant of Cftarles Marley, at an early hour Friday morn ing. As it was the roof was burned off the kitchen of the tho inside of the kitchen badly damaged and the remainder of the building somewhat damaged.

The fire Was discovered about o'clock by George Pisher, agent for the Nickel Plate railroad, who spread the alarm. Twenty-four men responded to the call, given by ringing the church bell and by telephone. They formed a bucket brigade and worked fast and effectively until the fire was out. A call was sent to Swayzee for help but failed to get a response. 'As the restaurant is-in the heart of the business district, fear was felt for the other buildings there.

Charles Marley, owns the building in which restaurant housed. It is said his fully covered by ii. believed to have caused I the blaze. Ask-Federal Vincenhes, March of a resolution seeking federal' aid in and paving of high way connect- irig Hodgensville, Abraham Lincoln's birthplace, with Springfield, 111,,. where.

tomb now stands, and to run through southern Indiana, of part 'of his early life, lut closed day of celebration in which the states commemorated the centennial anniversary- of, his passage through' Vincennes from Kentucky to An Indiana, commit tee to aid in requesting; the federal aid was appointed as follows; Former Senator Curtis. John IRux Chappell, 'Petersburg; Senator Hill, Vincennes; Albert Wedeking, rale, chairman of the Indiana state 'highway commission; Henry 'M. Clemmons, Can- aelton; John R. Holliday, Cory don; Louis Wagner, Hun'tingburg; Mrs. BeuJah Gray, Petersburg, and Miss, Genevievo -Wflliamfi, Vin- Special Offer 300 Rayon Lingerie Guaranteed Not to Run! Bloomers! Brassiere-top Combinations! Panties! Gowns! Chemises with Panty Bottoms! Chemises with Bloomer Bottoms! THALMAN LEVI CO.

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