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Died. Stephen Horthy, 38, Vice-Regent of Hungary, son and heir of 74-year-old Regent Nicholas Horthy; reportedly in aerial combat on the Russian front. A noted sportsman, flyer and amorist, he was a pal of Nazi bigwigs, who allegedly rewarded him with the presidency of the State Railways (rumor said he helped to finance the Hungarian Nazi movement with railway funds). His possible successor: ex-Hungarian Minister to Brazil Nicholas Horthy Jr., the Regent's younger...
Left. By the late Sir Abe Bailey, South African sportsman and gold mine tycoon: an estate valued at more than $2,000,000. His will leaves a quarter of it in trust "for the advancement, strengthening and development of the South African people," a $40,000 yearly income for his widow, and $400 each to Winston Churchill, the Duchess of Newcastle, the Marquess of Londonderry, and Horse Trainer Reginald...
Divorced. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, 29, ex-sportsman, multimillionaire boatswain U.S.N.R.; by Manuela Hudson Vanderbilt, 28; quickly (in ten minutes), quietly (the records were sealed); in Reno. She first sued for divorce in New York last August on grounds of adultery, dropped the suit in the face of publicity...
Commissioned a captain in the Army Air Corps, multimillionaire Sportsman John Hay ("Jock") Whitney resigned his high, long-handled* good-will post in Washington, to report soon for service duty in Intelligence...
Multimillionaire Sportsman Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt enlisted in the Navy, was made a bos'n, but kept his Manhattan apartment open to keep his servants busy...