Custody of Joyce Elnora COX given to state (1931)

As mentioned in Hendricks County Circuit Court Civil Order Book Volume 80 (25 November 1930 - 7 November 1931), in February 1931 the court granted the petition of Isaac S. Meltabarger (case #98) to have his granddaughter Joyce Elnora Cox (age 10) declared to be a neglected child, and custody of her was turned over to the Board of Children's Guardians of Hendricks County.