Miscellany, Oct. 22, 1945

Slow Burn. In Detroit, Mrs. Allister Archibald sued for divorce, complained that her husband had not only kept his bag packed for six years but had finally up and left her.

Touché. In Honolulu, surf Fisherman Manuel Silva, who had innocently turned his back on a swordfish, was taken to a hospital and treated for a “deep puncture” in the seat of the pants.

Gone with the Wine. In Syracuse, N.Y., a thief smashed the window of a liquor store, stole one bottle, next night smashed the new plate glass, put the bottle back, empty.

Occupational Hazards. In Minneapolis, when an auto slipped off a jack and pinned Edward Watland to the ground, Russell Nylander saved Watland’s life by lifting the car, but broke his own back doing it.

Hiding High. In Salt Lake City, Detectives Stanley Butcher and E. J. Steinfeldt went hunting for two teen-age truants, found them perched on top of a church steeple.

Accumulated Dividends. In Reno, a new type of chain letter, using wives instead of dimes for currency, promised each man who kept up the chain 16,781 women (for one).

Pause That Refreshes. In Spokane, Police Captain Lee Markwood and Sergeant Dan Mangan laughed as they watched a driver wriggle out of a parking space in front of the police station, stiffened their upper lips as the car’s owner appeared just too late to stop the thief from driving away.

Lock, Stock & Barrel. In Waterville, Me., Farmer Ray Gilbert & wife loaded a satchel, a hatbox, a few other small pieces, an iron bed, an automobile, a dog, nine head of cattle and themselves into a boxcar, and headed for California.

Share the Wealth. In Albuquerque, one week after he reported to police that his unlocked room had been burglarized, B. F. Smith reported to police that his room had been burglarized again, admitted that he had left it unlocked.

Peace. In Seattle, evidence of the expanding labor market appeared in a Post-Intelligencer ad: HELP WANTED, MALE—REFINED, RELIABLE GENTLEMAN TO CLEAN TOILETS. . . .

Spare Part. In Rio de Janeiro, an air line passenger who insisted on carrying his artificial leg instead of wearing it had to pay excess-baggage charges.