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Ragsdale
The Shelbyville Democrat
Thursday January 22, 1925
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DENIES CHARGES OF
WIFE IN COMPLAINT
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Denial of the charges set out by Mrs. Mattie Ragsdale in her complaint for a divorce, is made by Walter Ragsdale, her husband, in the counter-complaint which he has filed in the Shelby circuit court. Mr. Ragsdale asks that he be granted the decree of divorce through his cross-complaint prepared by Walter C. Reece, his attorney.Thursday January 22, 1925
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DENIES CHARGES OF
WIFE IN COMPLAINT
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The couple lived together only a few months, being married August 14, 1924 and separating December 22. Mr. Ragsdale charges that his wife cursed him and that she drove him away from home. He says she also filed a petition in the Shelby circuit court shortly after their marriage to have a guardian appointed for him on the grounds that he was an habitual drunkard. He denies being a drinking man in the action filed against his wife.
Contributed by Barb Huff
The Shelbyville Democrat
Monday January 26, 1925
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PETITION SUPPORT ALLOWANCE
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Mrs. Mattie Ragsdale, who recently filed a complaint in the Shelby circuit court for a limited separation from Walter Ragsdale, has entered a petition that the defendant be compelled to pay her an allowance of $10 a week for her support. Mr. Ragsdale has filed a cross complaint to his wife’s suit and asks that an absolute decree of divorce be granted to him.Monday January 26, 1925
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PETITION SUPPORT ALLOWANCE
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Contributed by Barb Huff
The Shelby Republican
Thursday October 23, 1924
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SEEKS SUPPORT FROM HUSBAND
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Mrs. Mattie Ragsdale has filed a complaint for support against Walter Ragsdale, in the Shelby circuit court. David Smith is her attorney. Mrs. Ragsdale asks for $3,000.
She states that they were married August 14, 1924 and separated October 8, 1924. Mrs. Ragsdale charges that her husband deserted her and has failed to provide for her, and she asserts that her husband is a habitual drunkard. The wife says that she is soon to become a mother, and that she is without means of support. She asks that the court order her husband to sell real estate which he owns in Washington, Indiana.Thursday October 23, 1924
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SEEKS SUPPORT FROM HUSBAND
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Contributed by Barb Huff
The Shelbyville Democrat
Saturday January 10, 1925
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DESERTED HER AFTER
FOUR MONTHS’ MARRIAGE
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Local Woman in Filing Complaint
Asks For Limited Separation From Husband ----------
Mrs. Mattie Ragsdale, 47 east Locust street, asks for a limited separation, alimony of $1,500, attorney’s fees and $50 and the ruling of $10 a week for her support, in the complaint she has filed against Walter Ragsdale in the Shelby Circuit court. Mrs. Ragsdale is represented in the action by Emerson J. Brunner, attorney.Saturday January 10, 1925
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DESERTED HER AFTER
FOUR MONTHS’ MARRIAGE
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Local Woman in Filing Complaint
Asks For Limited Separation From Husband ----------
The couple lived together a little more than four months following their marriage on August 14, 1924. They separated on December 22, 1924. Mrs. Ragsdale claims that the defendant failed to provide a home for her and that they lived with her son. Her husband remained out late at night and came home in an intoxicated condition, she alleges. He also cursed and abused her when she refused to sign a deed for the sale of property and the climax of their trouble came when he deserted her.
Mrs. Ragsdale says her husband is worth $4,500 in property that is located in Washington, Indiana, where he is working.
Contributed by Barb Huff
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