Toll

At Saunderstown, R. I., Merrill Smith, determined to be the first motorist over a new $3,000,000 toll bridge, spent the night in his car, at the bridge approach. When the bridge was officially opened next morning, Smith fished in his pockets, found he had forgotten to bring any money.

Hurt

In Berkeley, Calif., Henry Atkinson reluctantly drew a bead on his ailing cat, muttered: "This will hurt me more than it will you." He pulled the trigger; the gun exploded. The cat was unscathed. To hospital went Atkinson with a six-inch metal fragment in his chest.

Duel

In Copenhagen, a theatre critic was challenged to a duel for making nasty cracks about an actor's lady friend. Because Denmark's Nazi conquerors have put a strict ban on firearms for Danes, the critic chose bows & arrows, ended the encounter at his second shot by pinking his antagonist in the arm.

Ad

In Sunland, Calif., Church Member William Doak advertised a revival at Evangelist Harry O. Anderson's Baptist Church by dressing up like the devil, picketing the church. He paraded with a sign: "Anderson's program unfair to me and my friends. This institution entices my servants away. Local No. 666, Union of Amalgamated Beelzebubs."

Manifesto

In Groom, Tex., after a two-month drought, Mayor Frank Koetting manifestoed in the Groom News: "Groom is facing a water shortage and by damn I mean a water shortage. I am asking every man, woman and child to help save water. Let's all go back to the old practice of less modern ways. Let's visit the old two-holers. If you don't have a two-holer, borrow your neighbor's."

Check

In Chicago, absent-minded Mrs. Roland K. Smith paid for a pleasant day of swimming and letter writing at a private club with a check signed "Affectionately, Martha."

Cat

In Rochester, N. Y., a gravid cat sauntered up the aisle of fashionable Christ Episcopal Church during the curate's sermon, gave birth to four kittens in front of the baptismal font.

Skunk

In San Diego, Calif., an arrested motorist charged with drunken driving unsuccessfully defended himself by explaining that he had been zigzagging to dodge a skunk.

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