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Married 23 Years Ends in Divorce Over Dance Hall Habit
A couple married 23 years, Gus and Mary Frances Hamerty of Ballard, were separated by a divorce decree by Judge Everett Smith. The husband testified his wife’s nightly dance hall outings, late returns, and multiple men caused his nervous breakdown and work troubles at the mill. the wife argued he was lazy to provide, and the case ended with a divorce granted. In a second hearing, Rose King testified against Ernest L. King, saying he drank, neglected her, and abused her, leading to their divorce as well.
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Everett Smith
Gus Hamerty
Ballard
Mary Frances Hamerty
Hamerly
Bertha I. Griffin
van Griffin
Spectatore
Judge Smith
Rose King
Ernest L. King
Rose
Ernest
Lao
Norton
Copernicus
Jones
Perigoff
Buncombe
Florence
Miss Florence
Yeu
Air
Deak
Night City
Riverdale
William Orta
Braine
The
Flrat
Blaine
New York
Kate
Susan
Thomas Wendt
Wendt
Domo
Thomas
Stanley Hargreave
Poiceman
Stanley Harsreave
Fellah
Hoboken
George Washington
North German
Lloyd
George Wash
Hargreave
Seattle Star
First Avenue
B. J. Brown
BE. J. Brown
Pepe
Europe