| Show Future President Out Mrs Jr Wins Divorce MINDEN Nev UP UP Mrs Franklin D. D DI Roosevelt Jr Saturday divorced her congress congress- congress I man-elect man husband husband described described by her attorney as a future president of the United States on grounds of mental cr cruelty elty Mrs Roosevelt the former Ethel du Pont of the munitions-millionaire munitions family drove with from Reno her attorney George to this small town 50 miles to the south in avain a avain avain vain attempt to escape reporters I Hearing of the case took 10 minutes I District Judge Harry Watson Vatson granted Mrs Roosevelt the divorce from the son of the late president on grounds of simple incompatibility or as it is referred to in Nevada extreme cruelty entirely mental in nature Approved by Court A sealed agreement was approved by the court covering a property settlement and providing providing providing pro pro- viding for custody of the couples couple's two children Franklin m III 10 and Christopher 7 7 The same document also made provisions k I substantial trust fund for establishment of a eastern who remained in an for the children established r school while their so socialite mother her day 42 Nevada residence late presidents president's presidents president's Franklin Jr was the third of the the small in be divorced dents dent's five children to Minden courthouse The late presidents president's daughter daugh daugh- Anna divorced Curtis Curti's B B. Dahl on July 30 ter i I divorced Elliott 1934 1904 and Mr Roosevelt's son 1933 Elizabeth Donner on July 17 Reporters Waiting The reporters were waiting at the courtHouse courthouse court arrived with Mrs house when S Roosevelt after a fox and hounds chase from Reno which included a flat tire and a stop by deputy sheriffs who wanted to know what the newsmen were up to er appeared horrified horr when re rePorters reporters reporters re- re t the porters greeted him as he walked into courtroom room Fifteen minutes after the hearing secluded behind ended Mrs Roosevelt remained Soo See Page 2 Column 5 I Il II I i l r w I I Mrs F D R Jr Divorces Future U. U S. S President Continued from Page e One the courtroom doors while the at attorney attorney attorney at- at torney argued vainly trying to persuade reporters to leave The year old Roosevelt married mar mar- ned ried Ethel Dupont at her family mansion at Greenville Del in inJune inJune inJune June 1937 at a time when his president-father president was being criticized criticized criticized as a soak the rich ca cate Le Maintaining the tight lipped si silence silence silence si- si lence she has displayed with but butone butone butone one exception since her arrival six weeks ago Mrs Roosevelt had no comment to make about her di di- di vorce orce In rn fact she had nothing to say about anything Finall Finally while reporters and 1 still were arguing arg in front of the courtroom Mrs Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt and a socialite friend slipped i out uta a back door ran to a waiting car and drove a away way The attorney however stayed behind and remonstrated vigorously vigorously vigorously vigor vigor- with newsmen pleading with them not to write the story Friends of Mrs Roosevelt said she sho intended to return to the cast immediately probably going to her family home at a press conference conference conference confer confer- ence Friday pleaded with newsmen newsmen newsmen news news- men to handle the c case e decorously decorously decorously decor After Alter all he said it involves the future president of the United States Besides bad publicity has hurt the divorce business in Neada Ne Ne- vada ada I know of a few cases which were taken to the Virgin islands The tall blond wife of the newly elected New York congressman congress congress- man has stayed in seclusion es especIally especially especially es- es to reporters at the Flying M E ranch in Washoe valley 20 miles south of here |
