Shoo!

In Tonopah, Nev., Mrs. Emery Garrett found a coyote prowling among her turkeys, yelled "Shoo!" It did -- through a window of her house into the bathtub, where Mrs. Garrett's nephew, Harry Lewis, shot the baffled creature dead.

Boy

In Troy, N. Y., police found a fresh grave marked: "Boy Buried Here Sept. 14, 1940." Alarmed, they dug in, unearthed a dead puppy. Name: "Boy."

Remorse

In Seattle, Pastor J. O. Brekke of Zion Church of the Lutheran Brethren, who caught the heaviest salmon to qualify for the Sept. 29 salmon derby (TIME, Oct. 14), recently fished on Sunday, caught nothing, returned in time to confess to his congregation: "It has become clear to me that I allowed the flesh to triumph . . . and suffered a spiritual defeat."

Particular

In Zanesville, Ohio, Mrs. Cleo Newsom complained to police of a thief who not only stole milk from her doorstep, but left orders for whipping cream.

Cupid

In Cambridge, Mass., on grounds of desertion, Alexander G. Cupid was granted a divorce.

Winner

In Stockholm, Sweden, word was received from Oslo that Nazis, who once banned and damned the Nobel Peace Prize had, by invading Norway, probably won the Nobel foundation's funds.

Log

In San Francisco, American Hawaiian Steamship officials read a logbook entry made by Captain B. Leep of their S.S. Oklahoman: "Left Portland with 10 heifers, arrived Manila with 9 heifers, one cow and bull calf."

Helpful

In Columbia, S. C., a Negro shoplifter was arrested, unpocketed two hair brushes five watches, a bottle of perfume, eight cigars, then offered: "If you all will turn me loose I'll sho' help you find de man dat put 'em in mah pocket."

Possum In Elherton Ga. a hound named Buck incapacitated by a broke leg went hunting with Sheriff John Starke. Pushed in a wheelbarrow, he treed three possiums without once leaving his seat.

Wait

Sing Sing penitentiary officials patiently reiterated that eligible prisoners must wait until release, then register at nearest local draft boards.

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