Miscellany, May 28, 1945

Cold Cut. In Denver, a thief raided Lloyd Sherman’s icebox, decided not to dally over the food, scrammed with $1,350 that Sherman was preserving in an ice tray.

Within Limits. In Halifax, the Herald ran an advertisement: “Room wanted at reasonable rate, within business section or limits. Respectable lady until end June.” Cornered. In St. Helena, Calif., living at the corner of Church and Pope Streets was one Ernest Christian.

Passing Fancy. In Spokane, Wash., Bernice G. Peters, suing for divorce, explained that her husband refused to build a bathroom in their house because “sani tary facilities were something newfangled and wouldn’t last.” Literary Reflection. In New Westmin ster, B.C., a woman applied to the Director of Vital Statistics for permission to change her name from Dawn Anna Glow to Amber Glow.

Soft Peace. In Chicago, Ignatz Chabich admitted that he had been arguing with one John Borman about the Russian-Polish situation, but argued against charges of assault: “I hit him with the soft end of an iron pipe.” Old Hand. In Newnan, Ga., the Beavers Packing Co. advertised for an experienced pork cutter and killing-floor foreman, promptly got a reply from a Mr. Goebels of Berlin (Georgia).

Spring Trimming. In Onawa, Iowa, Wilbur Nielsen spring-feverishly agreed to shovel all paths if his wife mowed the lawn all summer, sat back contentedly to watch her administer the first trimming, had to get out the next day and shovel a full load of belated snow.

Something Missing. In Dallas, Ore., chemists finally cleared the chlorine flavor out of local drinking water, found that doubting citizens were now afraid to drink the stuff.

Banana Royal. In Philadelphia, the lordly British Admiralty sniffed at the hydrogen sulphide in the air, ordered all officers docking there for the summer to prevent tarnish by painting their gold braid, buttons, and decorations with banana oil.

Damages. In Washington, the House of Representatives reviewed the matter of an unidentified G.I. who tossed an egg out of a troop-train window, recommended that $4,339.20 damages be paid to Michael C. Donatell of Tintah, Minn., who happened to get smacked in the eye with the egg.