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July 8, 1938
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Willie Banks, a Morehouse College graduate and newspaper carrier, honestly returned a $2.50 gold piece mistakenly paid by subscriber Mrs. Williams for a 20-cent fee, after she reported the error to the circulation manager.
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Carrier Returns Gold-Piece To Subscriber
A rare degree of honesty was revealed this week when Willie Banks, of 511 Tatnall Street, SW., '38 graduate of Morehouse College and dependable "World" carrier on the West Side in the Simpson-Ashby area, returned a $2.50 gold-piece to one of his subscribers who gave him pennies in making the required twenty cents for the weekly fee, he told District Circulation Manager Clinton Bronner, but he did not know which of these persons had made the mistake of giving him a $2.50 gold-piece for a penny. He said, under the circumstances, he could do nothing but "sit tight" and wait until some subscriber detected the error and got in touch with the World circulation department.
It wasn't long after the incident before Mrs. Williams of 548 Simpson Street, NW., contacted Circulation Manager Charles Bronner and informed him that she had given one of his carriers fifteen cents in change, four pennies, and a $2.50 gold-piece for twenty cents, mistaking the gold-piece for a penny. She asked his aid in making the recovery.
Banks, on the look-out for just this "cue," immediately saw that Mrs. Williams received the coveted gold-piece.
A rare degree of honesty was revealed this week when Willie Banks, of 511 Tatnall Street, SW., '38 graduate of Morehouse College and dependable "World" carrier on the West Side in the Simpson-Ashby area, returned a $2.50 gold-piece to one of his subscribers who gave him pennies in making the required twenty cents for the weekly fee, he told District Circulation Manager Clinton Bronner, but he did not know which of these persons had made the mistake of giving him a $2.50 gold-piece for a penny. He said, under the circumstances, he could do nothing but "sit tight" and wait until some subscriber detected the error and got in touch with the World circulation department.
It wasn't long after the incident before Mrs. Williams of 548 Simpson Street, NW., contacted Circulation Manager Charles Bronner and informed him that she had given one of his carriers fifteen cents in change, four pennies, and a $2.50 gold-piece for twenty cents, mistaking the gold-piece for a penny. She asked his aid in making the recovery.
Banks, on the look-out for just this "cue," immediately saw that Mrs. Williams received the coveted gold-piece.
What sub-type of article is it?
Heroic Act
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Honest Carrier
Gold Piece
Payment Mistake
Newspaper Subscription
What entities or persons were involved?
Willie Banks
Mrs. Williams
Clinton Bronner
Charles Bronner
Where did it happen?
Simpson Ashby Area, West Side, Atlanta
Story Details
Key Persons
Willie Banks
Mrs. Williams
Clinton Bronner
Charles Bronner
Location
Simpson Ashby Area, West Side, Atlanta
Event Date
This Week
Story Details
Willie Banks, a newspaper carrier, returned a $2.50 gold-piece mistakenly given by subscriber Mrs. Williams instead of pennies for the weekly fee, after waiting for her to report the error.