▁and ▁b onds ▁and ▁wrote ▁a ▁check ▁for ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁to ▁H ear st ▁to ▁save ▁him ▁from ▁bank rupt cy . ▁Dav ies ▁had ▁developed ▁a ▁drink ing ▁problem ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁many ▁years , ▁but ▁her ▁alco hol ism ▁grew ▁worse ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁as ▁she ▁and ▁H ear st ▁lived ▁an ▁increasing ly ▁isolated ▁life . ▁The ▁two ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁at ▁H ear st ' s ▁Northern ▁California ▁estate ▁of ▁W yn to on , ▁until ▁returning ▁to ▁San ▁S ime on ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁H ear st ▁died ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁In ▁his ▁will , ▁H ear st ▁provided ▁hands om ely ▁for ▁Dav ies , ▁leaving ▁her ▁ 1 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁shares ▁of ▁H ear st ▁Corporation ▁stock , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁he ▁had ▁established ▁for ▁her ▁in ▁a ▁trust ▁fund ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁This ▁gave ▁her ▁a ▁cont rolling ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time , ▁until ▁she ▁chose ▁to ▁rel in qu ish ▁the ▁stock ▁volunt arily ▁to ▁the ▁corpor ation ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁She ▁retained ▁her ▁original ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁shares ▁and ▁an ▁advis ory ▁role ▁with ▁the ▁corpor