Show MINISTER SUES FIVE WOMEN Declares Slanderous Stor- Stor Stories ics ies Have Bays Shattered Reputation MUSKEGON Mich Oct 21 1 21 By The Associated Press Press Press- Charging that his reputation and standing as es a 1 minister and a man manhave have been shattered by the go ot of five rive women nev Rev George N Hartness 48 8 year years ears old old- olda old a 1 divorcee and nd pastor ot of the Foret Avenue Church of ot Christ hAS ha flied lied five damage Bult suit In circuit court Ile He H charges charge that the defendants have bave spread slanderous stories among his hie congregation about his women of ot the luct with young oung Ity He asks from each Mra Mr Nellie Pettit Mrs Mary McMIllen Mrs Viola ley Icy ley Mrs Irs Irma Kent anI and Mrs Lu Lu- Lu Lu-cinda Lu Peugh Three ot of them then are members of the tho church the tho other Muskegon wo belonging to a church J E Turner counsel for tor or Hart Hart- Hart nS n'S Mid eaid Id tho the church board had made II a personal Investigation of oC othe the charges had found them un- un un un-u un n rr and that the tho members w ire standing behind the minis minis- r Mr Hartness came here two ho yarl vars ago from Oregon lIe He served In the World was as a a chaplain and according to his attorney his wife Ire left lert him while he was wag In the 11 sued and obtained a ado ade ad do de rec res Turner urner said Bald the minister had demanded criminal warrants warrant from I R it Glenn Dunn but hot hat the prosecutor had told him to pursue his hia remedy In civil aSCA aleL |