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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1959
Page
4
A Lon g Beach fisherman, 66 year old Charles E Ross, finds his name on The Press Telegram Forgotten Fortune list of unclaimed income tax refund checks from 1954. He modestly accepts the windfall while continuing to paint his boat hull, living at 2196 West 5th Street when not aboard his fishing boat, and noting he did not file unemployment during a recent six month layoff.
Midland city council members listened intently as Finance Director Kent Moore spoke in a hushed voice about the annual budget. The report itself had no errors, but Moore was sidelined by laryngitis.
Citizens warned to include identifying details if their name appears on a list claiming a check has been issued but not delivered. The message requests approximate refund amount, Social Security number, an old bill or statement with name and address, and a copy of the tax return if possible, plus the year your name appears on the list.
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