Milestones, Feb. 16, 1942

Born. To Actress Martha Scott (Our Town), 25, and Airannouncer Carlton Alsop, 40: a son, Carlton Scott, 7 Ib. 6 oz.; in Hollywood.

Marriage Revealed. Eugenia Bankhead, 40, sister of Actress Tallulah; and Marine Corps Sergeant William D. Sprouse; she for the seventh time;* near Montgomery, Ala.

Married. Lady Martha Thornton, 43, widow of Sir Henry Thornton, president of Canadian National Railways; and Dr. Henry James, 61, Manhattan physician; in Manhattan.

Died. Fritz Todt, 50, German Minister of Munitions and Major General; "in an aircrash"; reportedly somewhere east of Germany. The Nazis' No....

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