Ragged Beggar's Death Reveals Hidden Fortune
Philadelphia police report a 73-year-old ragged peddler Thomas Major died after a fall. He left $1,900 in cash and a bank book showing $12,000 in deposits over 11 years, despite living in a 12-a-week lodging and owing two weeks’ rent. Roosevelt proclaimed Retailers for Defense Week to promote defense savings stamps.
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