In Matter of Hayes

This cause had its inception in the Court of Domestic Relations on October 27, 1938. An affidavit was filed by Marie Schreiner, the probation officer of Franklin county, in which it is recited that she has knowledge of Mary Lou Hayes, a minor, and the minor appears to be a “neglected child.” It is stated that Mary Lou Hayes is in the custody of Mrs. Geneva O’Brien, maternal aunt, residing at London, Ohio.

On January 24, 1939, the cause came on for hearing and the court found Mary Lou Hayes to be a neglected child and made her a ward of the court and granted the custody to her maternal aunt…