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Married. Woolworth Donahue, 27. "most eligible U. S. bachelor," grandson of 5-&-10?-store Founder Frank Winfield Woolworth; and Gretchen Wilson Hearst 26, divorced wife of Son John Randolph Hearst; in Palm Beach...
...Died. Gretchen von Briesen (Mrs. Salomon Stanwood) Menken, 58, most overdressed woman in Manhattan cafe society; of heart disease; in Manhattan. Nearly every year, since 1924, Mrs. Menken dazzled the Beaux-Arts Ball with her costumes. As "Rain," she carried a set of batteries beneath her skirt to light 1,500 tiny bulbs sprinkled on her dress, wore a red neon headgear which flashed intermittent lightning. As "The Empire State Building Plans'' she wore T-squares and French scrolls around her neck, pencils and empty India ink bottles on her hat. For the New York World...
...least one section of world Jewry took the Government's list calmly. In Palestine, young, race-conscious refugee Jews have been prompt to rid themselves of such German names as Hans, Fritz, Gretchen. Popular today among Palestinian youths are, for males, Uri, Shmuel, Micha; for females, Brocha, Ayala, Ruth. So, in Manhattan last week, reported Mrs. David B. Greenberg, national chairman of "Youth Aliyah," an immigration service sponsored in the U. S. by Hadassah, Women's Zionist Organization. Mrs. Greenberg was pleased to see Hadassah- Biblical name of Esther, Jewish queen and nemesis of the Persian plotter Haman...
Divorced. John Randolph Hearst, 28, third son of Publisher William Randolph Hearst; by his second wife, Gretchen Wilson Hearst; in West Palm Beach, Fla. Mrs. Hearst testified her husband had shattered her nerves, impaired her health...
Sued for Divorce. John Randolph Hearst, 28, third son of Publisher William Randolph Hearst; by his second wife, Gretchen Wilson Hearst; in West Palm Beach, Fla. Grounds: that he has a violent and ungovernable temper...