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Domestic News
September 8, 1940
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
What is this article about?
In Santa Barbara, California, Emily Hall Spreckels filed for divorce from Adolph B. Spreckels, accusing him of Nazi sympathies, forcing her to entertain Nazis, excessive alcohol use, and physical abuse.
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Naziism Used for Divorce Grounds
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Sept. 7. (UP)-Emily Hall Spreckels, the former Baroness von Romberg, charged in a divorce complaint today that her estranged husband, Adolph B. Spreckels, heir to a sugar fortune, subscribed to Naziism and forced her to entertain his alleged Nazi friends.
Mrs. Spreckels, widow of Baron von Romberg, who was killed in an airplane crash, also accused Spreckels of using alcohol excessively and of beating her.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Sept. 7. (UP)-Emily Hall Spreckels, the former Baroness von Romberg, charged in a divorce complaint today that her estranged husband, Adolph B. Spreckels, heir to a sugar fortune, subscribed to Naziism and forced her to entertain his alleged Nazi friends.
Mrs. Spreckels, widow of Baron von Romberg, who was killed in an airplane crash, also accused Spreckels of using alcohol excessively and of beating her.
What sub-type of article is it?
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Divorce
Naziism
Spreckels
Santa Barbara
Abuse
What entities or persons were involved?
Emily Hall Spreckels
Adolph B. Spreckels
Baron Von Romberg
Where did it happen?
Santa Barbara, Cal.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Santa Barbara, Cal.
Event Date
Sept. 7.
Key Persons
Emily Hall Spreckels
Adolph B. Spreckels
Baron Von Romberg
Outcome
divorce complaint filed; accusations of naziism subscription, forced entertainment of nazis, excessive alcohol use, and beating.
Event Details
Emily Hall Spreckels charged her husband Adolph B. Spreckels with subscribing to Naziism, forcing her to entertain his Nazi friends, excessive alcohol use, and beating her in a divorce complaint.