September 27, 2025
THEIR NAMES BOTHER THEM.
So They Change Them to Less
Bothersome Ones.
Foreign names which proved cumbersome ot their owners living in America caused two men to file petitions in the circuit court yesterday to have their names changed. Henry Malenschein, a clerk for the Western Union Telegraph Company, stated that his name was continually misspelled and mispronounced, and caused him great inconvenience. He asked that he be authorized to write the simple word of "Meyer" in place of what he has been doing all his life.
John Henry Judinich, an Austrian, represented that his name is a hinderence to him, keeping him from enjoying life as he might under the name of Steinhart. He understands that Steinhart is the English pronunciation of his Austrian name. He asks that the court legalize Steinhart, and thereby make this life rosy for John Henry.
Labels: circuit court, immigrants
