Morgan County News | 1946-11-01 | Page 2 | Streamliner Speeds into City, Leaving $20 Bills in Wake

streamliner speeds into city leaving 20 bills in wake madisonville MADI SONVILLE TENN hundreds of 20 bills fluttering from a speeding streamliner of the louisville nashville railroad caused a mild sensation here about 50 high school boys and girls who had joined regular hang erson ers on to watch the train speed by led in the quest for the bills most of the bills blew along the track although some were found clinging to bushes the money according to postal inspector R C hornsby was being sent from a knoxville bank to a madisonville Madl Madi sonville bank suction from the speeding train drew the mall mail sack beneath car wheels and the currency packet burst open although declining to give the exact amount in the package the postal inspector said 70 per cent of the bills were recovered