On the morning of September 18, 1948, a private plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Newhall Airport, killing four men, including Hollywood jeweler Eugene Joseff and syndicated cartoonist Ernest Hix. The group had planned to fly to Joseff’s new ranch in Prescott, Arizona. Aboard the plane were Joseff, 43; Hix, 41; Los Angeles designer Wilmer Finley Pemberton, 39; and John ...

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