Miscellany, Sep. 18, 1950

This Hurts Me … In Lancaster, Pa., G. E. Sullenberger explained, at St. Joseph’s hospital, that he had dislocated his shoulder giving his nine-year-old son a spanking.

Bargain. In Plymouth, England, a woman who had flown 3,000 miles from the Mediterranean island of Cyprus to have her baby in Britain explained that, with Britain’s free medical service, it was cheaper to buy a plane ticket than to pay doctor bills at home.

Challenge. In Los Angeles, a thief stole Mike Brown’s car from the only garage that was locked, in a row of ten.

The Abundant Life. Near Washington, Pa., there was a grand opening of “The Only Drive-In Theatre in the World That Offers Lake Fishing” (“You Can Fish and Watch the Movies at the Same Time”).

Perfectionist. In St. Louis, Liquor Store Manager Floyd Rice gave police such a detailed description of the man who he said had robbed the store of $425 that they got suspicious, quizzed him further, found that he had taken the money himself.

Slow Burn. In Miami, Mrs. Virginia Lorns admitted setting fire to a truck, explained that her boy friend had been using it to call on another woman. In Los Angeles, John G. Murray, who objected to his landlady’s pianoplaying, was booked on suspicion of attempted arson, told police: “I was going to burn the house down, and the piano, too.”

So Big. In San Francisco, James Byron Geisler was awarded a divorce after he told the judge that his wife was so motherly she insisted on riding with him on the bus when he went to work and leading him by the hand to his office door.

Strike Three. In Tulsa, Okla., Coney Lee Coffey tried for the third time to rob the Lucky Seven Grill, for the third time got caught.

Inside Story. In Norwalk, Ohio, Mrs. E. M. Potter placed a classified advertisement in the Norwalk Reflector-Herald: “Notice to the Curious—Car parked in driveway at 9 Jefferson Sunday belonged to relatives from Akron.”

Not-So-Perfect Rose. In Coventry, England, two hours after her wedding, Rose Perfect was arrested for being drunk & disorderly.

The Breaking Point. In Los Angeles, Mrs. Elizabeth Deckard testified in her divorce suit that her husband William not only had girl friends and bought them gifts, but charged the gifts to her charge account.