The Archive · 1939

Col. Ruppert Bequeaths

$30,000,000 to Nieces New York, Jan. 21.

The will of the late Col. Jacob Ruppert, multi-millionaire beer and baseball" magnate, was made. public today disclosing that he left the reside of his estate, estimated at 'U.S$30,000,000 to his nieces, "Helen Ruppert Silleck and Ruth Rita Silleck.

He bequeathed U.S.$300,000 actress, Helen Winthrop Weyant, who is reported to be an old friend of the late sportsman, The will also said that he bequeathed U.S.$150,000 fo the Lenox Hill Hospital and the bulk of his art collection to the Metropolitan Art Museum, No estimate was made of the size of his estate, but it was expected to exceed U.S $200,000,000—United Press.

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