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Patricia Kangas Ktistes's avatar

If the former Mrs. Barr was indeed cruel to her husband, and it sounds as though she may well have been, why does she get alimony?

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Bill Niemi's avatar

In 1952 I asked my father: "Who owns the adjacent parcel to our property?" He said the "Barrs". They've always been a mystery to me. Never met a Barr. Lalla sued first for being deserted, actually sought reconciliation, James countersued for a divorce. After the divorce Lalla sues Laura, James's sister, for $50.000 for ruining her marriage. James was having affairs with a couple of actresses. I don't think James spent much time in New Ipswich, he had properties in Boston and Long Island.

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Isabel BredinI's avatar

Sign of desperation?

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Isabel BredinI's avatar

Great story about the Barrs! A woman whom I worked for, who was a member of the summer “colony” and later retired here, called their home Barr Harbour, with a hint of salacious going’s on there!

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John M Poltrack's avatar

Yes the "blackmail" gang is intriguing

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