1943 Press Photo Mary Petrillo Divorces Leroy J Petrillo in Chicago

Mrs. Mary Petrillo, 22, is shown after winning divorce in Chicago from Leroy J. Petrillo, 23, son of James C. Petrillo, Czar of the American Federation of Musicians. She told the judge her husband beat her and once knocked her head against the floor. She received $30 weekly alimony and custody of their two young sons.

Photo is dated 1943.

Photo measures 6 x 8.25 inches.