Miscellany, Jun. 28, 1954

Advanced Step. In Dublin, after breaking a dance-course contract, Bartender Brendan Green testified that Teacher Joy Russell-Smith had augmented her instruction with hugs and squeezes and given “the impression she was getting an affection for me,” was nevertheless told by the court to pay Joy £30 ($84) damages.

Guest. In Braintree, Mass., police stepped up the search for the parents of lost, three-year-old William Kellaway, after a two-hour sojourn at the station house during which William 1) dumped files, 2) decommissioned the Teletype.

3) disrupted the telephone system.

4) beaned a lieutenant with a flashlight.

Man’s World. In Philadelphia, the police department had to return 21 snub-nosed, .38-cal. revolvers it had ordered for its policewomen, after it discovered that the ladies were not strong enough to pull the triggers.

Partisan. In Denver, Lawyer Joe R.

Atencio’s impassioned defense of Isaac F. Scoles on a charge of drunken driving was interrupted when Lawyer Atencio was ordered removed from court, later booked for being drunk and disorderly.

Damaged Goods. In Toledo, three youths arrested for stealing a car told Inspector Anthony A. Bosch that he should take action against the owner because the windshield wipers didn’t work, the speedometer showed 94 when they were really doing 85, and the brakes were “awful.” Clue. In Del Paso Heights, Calif., after being robbed of $1,470 by a man and a girl. Filling Station Attendant L. B. Rothwell offered police one solid clue: “She was very, very well-built—I mean, she had one of the best figures I’ve ever seen.” Psychic Bid. In Du Quoin, Ill., Hardware Dealer Leo Hindman had a sign stenciled on his safe, “Positively not locked. No money in safe. Turn handle and open,” was robbed of $700 when burglars followed instructions.

Farewell to Arms. In Cedarburg, Wis., Airman James R. Frank wired Captain John F. Greenslade, Corpus Christi (Texas) Naval Air Station, “Request seven-day extension: muskies running in northern Wisconsin,” was granted the extra week.

Room Service. In East Lansing, Mich., Warren Wood, 33, was charged with drunken driving after his car went out of control, left the highway, crossed a lawn, crashed into a house, bounced through the living room and came to rest in the bedroom two feet from where Mrs. A. E.

Ellesworth and her daughter Mary were sleeping.