Miscellany: Salesman

In Juneau. Alaska, Salesman James Moran sold Charlie Pastolik, Eskimo, an icebox.

Cains

In Bloomington, Ind., three years ago, little Clifford Cain playfully pointed his father’s gun at his mother, pulled the trigger, shot her dead. Last week, as 8-year-old Clifford and his brother Robert, 10, were playing with the same gun, Robert playfully shot Clifford dead.

Tin

In St. Paul, Minn., John Johnson, 8, famed in his family for attracting calamity, was playing in a pit when a sand slide began. Trying to scramble out. he tripped, fell, accidentally forced his head into an empty 2-lb. coffee tin. Two tons of sand rolled over him. When rescuers du? him out eight minutes later, muzzled John Johnson was conscious, unhurt.

Celebration

In San Diego, Calif., a 56-year-old man was brought before Judge Clarence F. Terry, charged with being drunk & disorderly. He pleaded that he was celebrating his divorce. Judge Terry: “When were you divorced?” Answer: “Twenty-five years ago.” Upshot: $10 fine.

Bill

In Rio de Janeiro, a woman was arrested for trying to pass a counterfeit U. S. $5 bill. On the bill was written: “A phoney certificate—payable to any real sucker. If you redeem this certificate you are a magician.”

Mistaken Identity

Into an auto dump at Bournemouth, England, one day last month drove a motorist looking for a spring for his automobile. After three hours’ search he discovered one the right size, returned to his car to find that another spare-part hunter had dismantled his engine looking for a flywheel.

News

In Paris, Georges Meunier saw a dog coming towards him. whose looks he did not like at all. Fearing that the dog was about to bite him, Georges Meunier bit the dog first. Police arrested him. Said Georges Meunier: “I decided to get him before he got me. Anyhow, I never knew it was an offense to bite a dog.”

Frankness

In Denver, Colo., Irvin H. (“Call Me Pop”) Hanes announced his candidacy for the position of State Auditor. Excerpts from his campaign literature: “His knowledge of the problems of the farmer and labor is practically a total loss. … He is not the ‘outstanding candidate” for this office. . . . He is not universally respected.”