Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-06
Windfa||S
That MakeDreaIns
Come True


w usual about the 13-year-od schooboy. Nor did
anybody else in the classroom Frank saunered to
blackboard.
poor boy from the lower East Side of New City,
nobody suspected that nonchalany
dong his lessons with all Of $139o1 in his pockets
his life had a tremendous windfall Frank
had gone school that morning usual Lunch hour
and he back home Then he and a couple of
pals started back to school.
There is junk shop East Nineteenth Street and
twas II wooden box Frank gets good marks in
science is always the lookout for pieces of wire
other stuff to make things Of He thought he
might find some interesting stuff inside that box And
he certainly did.
The box contained big paper bag. Inside this bag
'-reuk discovered n tobacco What he unearhed in
nat made family history. Wrapped up bills and
change exactly N39oi2s. His two pals Immediately
wanted share in the proceeds but the Kominsy lad as.
sorted his right of finders Keepers
Frank the precious bundle to school, then took
and after that carried it TO the police station There
his parents told that i claimed the money
within six months the small fortune would be his The
parents the other boys also put in their claims
Another New Yorker to feel the touch of Lady Luck
Katherine Los 33-yearold lady from Brooklyn who
window shopping Fifth Avenue in New York City
on a day will always remember. She happened to
glance down at the sidewalk and saw some green
folding money all rolled up inside rubber band
With trembling fingers she picked up the roll and be-
gan 10 Why Miss Les didn't faint, she will
she had right her two hands rs crisp 500
bills or $500 in all Katherine turned the money in at
Police Headquarters where she registered the finder
that in six months the could be hers
Of the strangest windfalls OF all time-and you
can bet finder got a sizeable reward for his
honesty bee beachcomber Australia not long
He was fishing but he didn't object to picking up
gems the sand dunes somewhere off Melbourne.
Here what had happened The jewels had been
marked for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and
hurredly slowed aboard Of the last planes TO
leave Java AS the ship neared Australia attacked
by enemy crashed and Of its killed
During the attack. the jewels dropped out and landed
somewhere the beach.
Official searching parties were sent but had
luck and finally the fortune up for lost Then
along came the lucky bcachcombcr Never in his
g1toht ctr ale
gems Soon this the lucky doWnand-outer
headed Melbourne and enlistment the Australian
Imperial forces and immediately checked IN his find with
authorities.
ono OF the sweetest windfals Of all time came to Mrs
Theresa Garramonc 42-year-od housewife with four
children Her James, worked for the WTA and his
wages had support "a household Things looked
blac<cr than Hter's heart as Mrs Garramoue walked
along l4h street and Broadway Sew York city She.
stepped pebble" and stopped down and picked up
something that looked It, glass.
she took 1t home and tloH visited Third Avenue
1cwclcr He tried 20 buy II but Mrs Garamoue took the
object Orb the police That ht " glass turned out TO be
t Diamond worth from $4,000 go 10000 Since mo- ono
a e.t'n tho oFs' Tot of financial sunshine came into
Edward Parry mad been wondering just how ne could
-er. h> boy 90 college Mr. Parry photographer.
%, Was doing p, enough his business but college is
expensive propositions Edward junior l4-ycar-od,
solved the problem neatly His quick eye caught the
CLEAN ID brooch day whom playing In a lot
uear ts aotss Au This hfutla contained large
diamond a.. sized diamond and A. smaller stones
TIE cider Parry honest turned the jewclry
70 the police When it was got claimed the Tarys were
$1,000 r.Fey .a young F-Earf was face'o-facc with
Far ta. other .de O.. tie v.adfau picture take oo,,
a; Mfe sylvia per,r and her husband who's, luck APP
rarcbtF had out They planned 10 buy cvelry
afu before dong -o. walked into restaurant New,
Yot<s Na-s. street 70 AK Tho. they walked ont -
place distance away Mrs Pcincr recalled
sre had 'tt oefna her bag containing >lFoo IA cash
and 50 900 worth ~ le"erv When the two frantcaly
dashed back ue purse and rs contents were gonc-a
d.suaaes, vaaafa. ior somebody else.