Plane Crashes in Vincennes Field Flight From Texas Lost
Noel S. Reynolds the pilot and passenger E L Ryckman escaped injury after their plane ran low on fuel and made a forced landing in a bean field near Vincennes Indiana. Reynolds said he became lost circling Vincennes for about 30 minutes during a flight from Plainview Texas to St Louis Missouri.
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Vincennes
Ind
St. Louis
Bean Field
Noel S. Reynolds
Springfield
Plainview
Tex
Reynolds
E. L. Ryckman
American Safety Razor lands $20 million Kingsbury contract
Sidney Weil announces the American Safety Razor Co signed a twenty million dollar fixed fee contract to operate the Kingsbury shell loading plant for the Army Ordnance Department at full capacity in Kingsbury Indiana on June 28.
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Kingsbury
Ind
P—Sidney Weil
American Safety Razor Co
Army Ordnance Department
Concealed Life Preserver Helps Shy Swimmers
New York inventor Joseph Chillemi has created the Water Master Lifesaver, a compact 11 by 14 inch three ounce plastic inflatable device worn around the waist. A few puffs of air inflate it and a pinch clasp locks in the air, keeping a swimmer’s head above water if needed.
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New York
Joseph Chillemi
Chillemi
Painter Walter Holt Works On Three Story Home At 87
Fall River Massachusetts reports Walter Holt age 87 is again painting his three story home by himself. He has followed the same routine every five years for more than fifty years.
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Fall River
Mass
U.P
Walter Holt
Taxpayers err often in own favor in 1948 returns
Internal Revenue Bureau reports that about one quarter of 1948 income tax returns contain $2 or more errors and nine of ten errors favor the taxpayer. Businessmen error rate was highest, with $736 million of $1.5 billion total mistakes. Most errors arise from income, deductions, and exemptions. The government was overpaid by a portion of the errors.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Shortchanged Funds Reveal Multibillion Dollar Gap
A vast budget shortfall shows $100 million allocated but $1.4 billion missing in the final accounting. Officials probe discrepancies across departments.
Florida lifeguard charged in car break-ins and swim-away thefts
A Florida lifeguard was charged with breaking into parked cars and stealing valuables, then swimming away with the swag. Authorities describe a bold scheme likened to a second story operator using submerged getaways to evade pursuit.
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Florida
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