Record of Washoe County Divorce Boom After Six Weeks Law
Reno officials report a surge in divorces after Nevada’s six weeks residency rule began May 1, 1931. About 5,200 suits filed in the first year, versus 2,118 in 1930 under a three-month rule, with county revenue from divorces exceeding $125 and marriage licenses near 5,100.
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Reno
New
Nevada
Court House
Washoe County
Scots courts pass no death sentence in 1931
Edinburgh Scotland report shows no executions in 1931. Prisons Department notes total commitments of all classes at 16,683, slightly up from 16,616 in 1920.
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Edingurgh
Scotland
Prisons Department
Emtona Relieves Indigestion at Muir's Cut Rate Drug Store
An old advertisement touts EMTONA as a modern remedy to banish indigestion, sourness, and dyspepsia by purifying the system and blood. It claims natural herbs, no dope, and restored appetite plus youthful vigor, urging readers to buy at Muir's Cut Rate Drug Store on Broad Street.
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Muir
Broad St
New Oberlin Briefs Highlights Local Visits and Guests
A circular of Oberlin social notes lists Mrs Rudekoff and Mrs Coinman visiting Pleasant Street, numerous calls among locals including the Smiths, Stockmasters, and Wohlevers, weekend trips to Schoenbrunn Memorial Park and Berlin Heights, and family gatherings with Dorotha Smith, Hazel Heath, and the Emericks. Colleagues, neighbors, and relatives gathered at homes, attended events, or traveled to Elyria, Oberlin, and Akron.
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Rudekoff
Coinman
Pleasant Slest Oberlin
William Peabody
Nic Smith
John Webber
Kipton
Frank Stockmaster
Lorain
G. H. Dion
George Wohlever
Elyria
Matthings Wohlever
Harold Steigman
West Ridge
Kushinski
Theodore Manns
Arthur Dion
Artie
J. B. Will
George Averill
Miller
Lester Averill
Frank Capron
Akron
Capron
Leota Hackett
Patricia
Willam Peabody
Bradley
Webber
C. Justin
C.justin
N. Webber
Oberlin
F. C. Brown
Henry Wal
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Dion
Emerick
M. Smith
Cleveland
John Johnson
Wooster
Dorothy Wallington
Don Weidrick
Martin Weidrick
R. F. Vandermark
P. J. White
Geneva
Jennie Butler
Lida I. M. Hoff
Hebron
Spencer
Spencer Area Notes and Local Social Highlights
Local tidbits list visits and gatherings across Spencer and nearby towns. School staff changes include Miss Faye Hargrave as District No. 7 teacher and Leonard Berg substituting for the mail route. Many residents attend church events, reunions, and family visits. a judge in Budapest died of apoplexy during a trial.
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Hlyria
Faye Hargrave
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Mildred Parent
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Ed Parent
R. S. Gillette
William Hyman
Lee Stroup
Ivory Miller
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Budapest
Peter Buzath
Howard B. Somers Insurance
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