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L-L-nv.:t:kIULONG*Spccial to The American,7idLj _aucla.a.fl-anyGulfport, Miss., May 20.—“De~ sertion” and “cruel and inhuman treatment” are the allegations j upon which Thomas J. Grayson, cashier of the bank of Pass Christian, Miss., is suing his wife, Elizabeth Dantzler Grayson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Dantzler of Biloxi, Miss., for a divorce in the Harrison county chancery court.The bill of complaint filed by C. Bidwell Adam, a Gulfport attorney, while lengthy, is ramarkable jfor the fact that it does not contain a single derogatory statement against the character of the respondent, the only grounds of contention alleged for divorce being those of desei*tion and inhuman treatment.The bill of complaint recites 1that Elizabeth Dantzler and Thos-J. Grayson were married in New Orleans in October, 1921, and that the young bride immediately re^ ' turned to Biloxi where she remained for a day or two then go- ( ing to Memphis on a visit to f ei friends and remaining two or, three months. The bill of com- I plaint states that no home was es-i-jtablished by the young couple af-n ! ter marriage and neither did they ^ I live together. During the bride's- stay in Memphis, according to the bill, the husband sought her re-t turn, but ail of his appeals went t’ for naught, she steadfastly refus-e ing to come.It is charged that while in Memphis, Mrs. Grayson entertained as a single woman and upon two dif-! ferent occasions her picture ap-^ , peared in the New Orleans Times-9 j Picayune and Memphis Commer-; ; cial Appeal as Miss Elizabeth * i Dantzler, indicating that she was . j an unmarried woman. She also j served as maid of honor at the late Confederate reunion at New Orleans and was called by her maiden name.[j- The bill of complaint further !.recites that it. was agreed be-j tween Mr. and Mrs. Grayson at -' the time of their marriage that- J the step they had taken would be 3! kept secret only until the health ,; of Mrs. Grayson’s mother improved, when* the news would beI[-.ts)• i-. vaJS' v - VF. O. You see the Ford 1-ton Truck about youin every line of business—every day—doingthe greater portion of the Nation's hauling. WHY?BECAUSE it is low in cost, dependable and backed by the great service organization in the world.( •You can easily adopt‘the Ford one-Ton Truck to your hauling problems. .We carry full ?.ine of truck bodies, cabs, and wind shields in stock, and can fit your needs. ‘i=iEsm\ * • . •A small cash paymnt will start a Ford.Truck to work for you.Your order placed prompt delivery.now will insurePhone 1088. j imparted to her, but it is alleged --Mrs, Grayson refused to divulge■ j the infonnation even after her■ j mother’s ’health improved. It is• | charged that the course of the re- J■ J spondent has been actuated by j ! i the influence of her parents.* i By his wife’s refusal to return to him, the bill of complaint avers !Mr. « Grayson has been greatly I -“disturbed, worried and* antagon- } greatly reduced.” The hardest term is scheduled to come up at the ized; that his general healtjr has ;■ in the petition is the declaration chancery term of court which con- j» /*j been broken,” as a result of which • that the respondent’s behavior in his “capacity for work has been refusing to return to her husband“constitutes habitauallv inhumanof head.or chest ffiero treated externa!!? with—i^enes Monday.—-----©*((to 17 Million Jars Used rfeand cruel treatment.”*Mr. and Mrs. Grayson are socially prominent along the Mississippi coast and. the announcement of their marriage, which came delegates being formally welcome*, with the filing of the divorce pro-j this morning by representatives ofSONS A. R. MEET.Nashville, Tenn., May 21.—The j National Society Son;.; of the Ain- • erican Revolution, opened its 3*1 th convention here today, the 300ceedings, proved a great surprise to their acquaintances. The casethe state, city and the local society.
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Hattiesburg American
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, US
Mon, May 21, 1923
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