The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-03-03
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

In The Matter OF The Adoption OF
Barbara Joan Dodson, Infant, and
Change Of Name to Barbara Olive
Sipe, No. 18097 Equity, in The Cir
cult Court for Washington, County,
Maryland.
TO: Paul Dodson and Grace Maude
Dodson, parents of said Barbara
Joan Dodson, whose last known adj
dress was 424 Pine Street, Altoona,
Pennsylvania. The object of this
suit is the adoption of Barbara Joan
Dodson by Russell Albert Sipe and
Mary Snyder Sipe, his wife.
The Bill of Complaint states that
your Petitioners are husband and
wife and reside at 348 Westside Ave
nue., Hagerstown, Washington Coun-
ty, Maryland, and have resided in
said County for the past ten years;
that said Russell Albert Sipe is reg
ularly employed at substantial
weekly wage; that on or about No
vember 7th, 1947 the above named
infant child was placed in their home
by the Superintendent of the Men
monte Children's Home, situate at
Millersville, Pennsylvania; that said
CIlllu WdO wi IL at L1lLOOIICi, DIdll
County, Pennsylvania, on the 18th
day of April, 1888 to the above
named Paul Dodson and Grace
Maude Dodson, his wife; that the
mother of said infant child deserted
her home and children when said
child was about five years of age,
and was subsequently divorced from
her husband, the said Paul Dodson,
who later married one Aneda bod
son; that said child was removed
from the custody of her father and
step-mother because of neglect and
dependency by decree of the Court
of Quarter Sessions of The Peace
For the County of Blair, State of
Court, and said child was commit
ted to the aforesaid Mennonite Chill
dren's Home; tina. the Petitioners
have become attached to said child
and are willing and financially able
to provide for and educate said
child; that the father and mother
of said child are non-residents of
the State of Maryland, their last
known place of residence being at
424 Pine Street, Altoona, Pennsyl-
vania; that the Superintendent of
said Mennonite Children's home,
now having legal custody of said
child approves the adoption thereof
by the Petitioners; that the Petition
ers desire to adopt said infant child
and that the name thereof be chang
ed to Barbara Olive Sipe.
The Bill then prays for a decree
of adoption, declaring the said in
FAINT child to be the adopted child
of the, Petitioners and that the name
of said child be changed from
Barbara Joan Dodson to Barbara
Olive Sipe, and for other and furth-
er relief.
1t is thereupon this 23rd day of
February, 1949, ORDERED by the
Circuit Court for Washington Coun-
ty, sitting as Court of Equity, that
the Complainant by causing a copy
of this Order to be inserted in some
newspaper published in Washing
ton County, Maryland, once in each
of four successive weeks, before
the 31st day of March, 1949, giving
notice to the said nonresident father
and mother of the object and SUBJ
stance of this Bill of Complaint, and
warning them to be and appear in
this Court, in person or by Solicitor,
on or before the 10th day of April,
1949, to show cause, if any they
'have, why decree ought not be
passed as prayed.
]. GUY WEAGLEY,
Clerk.
True Copy Test:
j. Guy Weagley, Clerk
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