Miscellany, Jul. 28, 1952

The Naked Truth. In London, costumes for seven London Casino showgirls to be worn on the television show Excitement were discreetly turned down by the show’s producer for being “too exciting.”

Assembly Line. In Madison Heights, Va., 13-month-old Martha Lula Coleman started to swallow a piece of nylon sewing thread, choked, brought up the string and a 10¢-store whistle she had swallowed three months before.

A House Divided. In Buenos Aires, Judge Pedro R. Speroni ruled that a wife may continue to live in the husband’s house after a legal separation decree has been granted, provided the housing shortage prevents her from finding another home.

Obstacle Course. In Denver, Emily Charleston, 73, bitten on the right ankle by a black and white mongrel, started walking home from the hospital after treatment, was bitten at the same corner by the same dog on the left ankle.

Topic for Today. In Mount Vernon, Wash., a man arrested on a street corner for disturbing the peace was identified as an Indian named George Everybody Talks About.

Spot Settlement. In Newark, when Lee Merandino, 24, got out of her brand-new Pontiac to assess the damage caused by a car that struck her from behind, the other driver also alighted, stepped into her car, and drove away.

Rope’s End. In Washington, Marine Corps headquarters received a letter from 15-year-old Louis E. Lamprecht, who wanted to join up because “I’m sick and tired of unmilitary life.”

For the Birds. In Brighton, England, Herbert Coles, charged with annoying girls in bathing suits by whistling at them, was released after he explained that he was only feeding sparrows, and produced a sack of bread to prove it.

Last Resort. In Richmond, after the mercury topped 100 for the third straight day, Ernest Carnefix, 50, jumped out a window, broke his knee, told reporters: “That heat wave just made me so durned mad.”

Love’s Labor Lost. In Izmir, Turkey, when Salih Ozcan decided to play Don Juan to a neighbor’s wife, he waited until the husband had left home, got hopelessly stuck trying to enter the house by way of the chimney, was rescued by neighboring farmers who pulled down the chimney to get him out, received a severe beating, six months in jail, and the bill for a new chimney.