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rown Point Sees Heavytocistnatwh;foriLosses in Obliging LawV Figures It Will Lose $250,000 Yearly If Ruling Stands[S?ECtAl TO THE TIMES]tOWN POINT, Ind., Nov. 6.— vn. Point, ,th* Gretna Green of an-mifciivyeaterdayr is stagger*from the hea\*y blow which Or-Judge T. Joseph Sullivan di-id at the marriage license busi-with his injunction against is-ce of licenses to non-residenten.e city figures It will lose at a quarter of a million dollars ar if Judge Sullivan's injunc-sticks. This loss will be suf-i by hotels, garages, restau-5, filling stations, taverns, the hone oompany and the tele* h company.addition, the county govern-: will have to do without about 00 in license fees every yfear, h represents almost 1 cent on :ounty levy.unty Clerk George W. Swei-against whom the injunction diiccted, had nothing to say r. He merely ordered his s to comply with the order the Indiana Supreme court rule on his appeal.aware of the blighting injunc-about 60 out-of-state couples waiting at the door of the y clerk's office this morning 2ek marriage licenses. They from Chicago, Wisconsin, igan, Washington, D. C., NewJ York, and Pittsburgh.Clerks had to refuse them licenses under the provisions of Judge Sullivan's restraining order.Another effect of the injunction will be to close the clerk's office at 12 o'clock noon today for the first time in almost 30 years.While all these adverse developments were materializing. Clerk Jsweigart was rushing his Supreme court appeal. He posted an appeal bond of $500, which Raymond Rudolph, manager of the Crown Point Telephone company, as surety. Court clerks now are hurrying completion of the transcript so that Sweigart may enter his appeal the forepart of next week.With the injunction In effect until the -.Supreme court’s rulfng, Crown Point's lucrative Gretna Green business conies to a stop for the first time in 30 years. It began when Ernest Shortrldge became county clerk. Shortridge cooperated with Justice of the Peace Harry B. Nicholson to advertise the marrying advantages of the county seatShortridge remained in office until 1915 and during his eight-year regime, he developed the marriage license department of his office so carefully that he laid thej foundation upon which the business has flourished since then.It was Shortridge who succeeded in winning the interpretation that the 1852 law did not apply to out-of-town women. This interpretation prevailed until Judge Sullivan returned his historic ruling yesterday, upholding the validity of the 85-year-old act as applying to all women not residents of Lake county.IipoiihadFraclult;“midiscFKaxKmgre:viglt;dec: fert pos it I\ fciorlarjAmitTOOgeslgra-nouseletellenatitoWillsideT! 75-n disc chai it \ thre nou:Hmenleartionare:trollStei’noteden“eld-mcatif to r bers man
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Hammond Times
Hammond, Indiana, US
Sun, Nov 07, 1937
Page 122
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Lake C.
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