The  Shelby  Republican
 Thursday April 3, 1924
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DIVORCE  GRANTED
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          Josephine Mahley, of this city, was granted a divorce from Claude Mahley by Judge Harry C. Morrison, in the Shelby Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon. Her former name of Josephine Vangordon was restored to her by the court.
Contributed by Barb Huff


The  Shelby  Republican
 Thursday January 24, 1924
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Mrs. Josephine Mahley Begins Action
In Court Against Claude Mahley
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DESIRES  HER  FORMER  NAME
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              Mrs. Josephine Mahley, No. 903 Meridian street, Shelbyville, has filed a complaint for a divorce in the Shelby circuit court against Claude Mahley. Cheney & Tolen are attorneys for the plaintiff.
              The complaint states that the couple was married February 14, 1922, and separated October 2, 1923. Mrs. Mahley says that on the day of their separation her husband entered a plea of guilty in the Shelby Circuit Court to a charge of passing worthless checks, and was sentenced to serve a term of from one to five years in the Indiana Reformatory at Pendleton. She states that he is now held in the state institution.
              The wife asks for the restoration of her former name of  Josephine VanGordon.
Contributed by Barb Huff

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