Miscellany, May 13, 1946

Balanced Diet. In Mannheim, Germany, after a carnival owner reported the loss of “the only pigs in the world that could walk a tight-rope on their hind legs,” military police got a hot clue: Polish guards had dined on pork chops.

The Women. In Rio de Janeiro, ten girls whom Severino Felix da Silva invited to his party fell to fighting over him, left him battered senseless.

Long Division. In Buffalo, a motorist wearied of waiting for a slow freight to pass, climbed out of his car, pulled a coupling that split the train in two, drove on.

Glass House. In Hollywood, Tom Collins complained to police that Bill Martini was drunk.

Hook. In Chicago, Herbert Naiditch welcomed his pretty British bride Barbara. How it all started: she cracked his ankle with a golf shot, next day beaned him with another.

Briny Deep. In Tulsa, a burglar moseyed around a market, stepped on a weak spot in the floor, dropped into a. 60-gal, pickle barrel.

Frankly Speaking. In Manhattan, Arthur Singerman stretched out on. a Bryant Park bench, awaited replies to his want ad: “Lazy ex-officer, no ambition, no ability, no money, no nothing, married,* 26, desires easy job, short hrs., gd. pay.”

Stomach Pains. In Boston, iS-month-old Thomas Ethier added the plastic bookbinding he had swallowed to the Children’s Hospital’s collection of pins, pebbles, teeth, political campaign buttons and other knickknacks removed from young larynges, esophagi and bronchial tubes (see cut).

* To a wife who has a job.