Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 August 1952 — Page 5

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By HARRY MAYO LAWRENCEBURG, Ind, "Aug. 20—A “get-it-over quickly, make-@a-dollar-fast” marriage mil flourishes here despite growing Tesentment by townsfolk, clergy and business people. ~ It hag turned this town into a Gretna Green where not too many questions are asked of the scores who take their vows here each week. Usually, these out-of-state couples come here because they want to keep their marriages gecret. Some are under age. Whatever their reason, they find local officials co-operative — in every way. The “fast” dollars fall into the pockets of the county's clerk of courts and four justices of the peace. They say there is nothing illegal in their operations and, so far, no one has challenged them. But state officials, irked by reports of jacked-up prices and rapid-fire blood tests, are beginning to “look around.”

Lawrenceburg Marriage

Marriage Easier

Marriage is easier here because Ohio and Kentucky have compulsory five-day waiting periods. Indiana has a waiting period by intent—but out-of-staters, aided by local officials, have found a way to circumvent it.

Indiana laws says blood tests must be taken by marriage license applicants. Blood samples must be =ent “through the United States mall” to laboratories operated by the state of Indiana.

Indiana physicians observe that law strictly. Consequently, Indiana couples undergo a “waiting” period of roughly three days while blood specimens are mailed to state laboratories and the results reported to the applicants.

But three hours are enough for an Ohio or Kentucky couple. | Chester Guard, Dearborn County clerk, accepts blood tests certificates from other states. He contends the law applies only to Indiana couples, although the state health board says it means everybody.

Quick Certificates |

Mr. Guard, of course, can't Issue a license without a blood test certificate. So when a couple! shows up without one, he names Cincinnati or Covington labora-| tories where they may be obtained. v | The justices of the peace pro-

vide similar information service.

One, occupying a converted filling’

station, attracts prospects with a.yeuth was-hitclehiking when &

big sign offering + Lousy 5 tion.- a \ This justice of the peace even offers prospective newlyweds a business card listing his name on one side and the hame of a Cov-| ington doctor on the other,

The clerk of courts and the

Justices deny they are in cahoots]

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FREDERICK H. POPE SR.— “There is enough for every-

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with Ohio and Kentucky physicians. They call this phase of their operations a “service.” But that's the point where the elopers start handing out the dollars. It costs $4 each “during hours’ for the blood tests. If it's “after hours’—meaning after about 4 p. m.—the cost goes up to $5 each, The Indiana charge for a marriage license is $2, All of that goes to the state. But Mr. Guard calls this a “paper” license and

. : ld is reluctant to show it to the peace provide marriage mill

couple about to be married. Instead, he show a “$6 license” which is a folder with roses on it. It is tied with a white cord. For §7 and $10, more de luxe are available. Couples usually take the “better” ones. Mr. Guard gets the profits.

Package Deal

The justices charge $10, $15, or what they can get. The quoted rate at the office on the highway is “$10, before 4 o'clock, $15 after that.”

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two years ago. {wealth -adopted a waiting period then,

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All of this started when Kentucky abandoned easy marriages The commoncompulsory and Lawrenceburg mill started grow-

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“Kentucky and Ohio are just mad, that's all,” said Justice Pope. “They're jealous for the single

play ball like ours did. four justices here's, there's enough

THE INDIANA

Mill Busy

IMPORTANT STOP—Some Lawrenceburg justices of the 'mformation service for elopers. For $25 before 4 o'clock, $35 after reason that their legislature didn’t

and more on Sunday,” “he'll get the license and do the marrying,

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for everybody if nobody makes a

hog of himself.” There everybody. local paper lists eight censes issued to local persons. At the end of the list a paragraph usually such number) too far away interest.”

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This justice—Frederick H. Pope Sr.—is a gaunt, mustached man | who also offers a “package” deal.

Hitch-Hiking Adds Year to His Term

SHAWANO, Wis., Aug. 20 (UP) | —Daniel Wolke, 18, Milwaukee, | who escaped from a state reforfatory farm yesterday hitchhicked his way to a possible, added year to his prison term. |

Wolke ‘escaped from the farm at Oneida Monday night and. was | picked up late yesterday by a, deputy sent out to find him. The

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