The Shelby Democrat
Thursday, Mary 13, 1926
Page 3, column 1
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Mrs. Bertha H.
Shook, 310 west Jackson street, has filed a complaint in the Shelby
circuit court for a divorce from William P. Shook. The couple
was married April 9, 1922, and separated Feb. 15, 1925. Mrs. Shook is
represented in the complaint by Elmer Bassett, attorney.Thursday, Mary 13, 1926
Page 3, column 1
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The plaintiff alleges that her husband said in ungovernable temper that he objected to her visiting her mother and once told her if she went to the home of her mother not [the article continues but my copy stops here.]
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville Democrat
Monday January 4, 1926
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BUSINESS MAN IS
DIVORCE DEFENDANT
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Mrs. Maggie Shook Asks Decree
Against Husband, Owner of
Manilla Store
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John Edward Shook, owner of a confectionery store in Manilla, is the
defendant in a complaint for a divorce filed by his wife, Mrs. Maggie May
Shook, in the Rush Circuit court at Rushville. Cruel treatment and neglect
are charged in the complaint.Monday January 4, 1926
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BUSINESS MAN IS
DIVORCE DEFENDANT
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Mrs. Maggie Shook Asks Decree
Against Husband, Owner of
Manilla Store
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Mr. and Mrs. Shook were married June 5, 1920 and were separated on November 19, 1925. Mrs. Shook charges that her husband has a violent temper, that he cursed and abused her and threatened to do her harm. She also alleges that he was intimate with other women.
Mrs. Shook states in the complaint that her husband is financially able to pay her an allowance of $20 a week for the support of her two children and she asks custody of the children. An allowance of $150 for her attorneys’ fees is also asked in the complaint. Cheney & Tolen, of this city are attorneys for Mrs. Shook.
Contributed by Barb Huff
