A calendar of triumphs, defeats and contortions of the human spirit during a year of war:

Jan. In Richmond, Hyman Hyman Hyman embraced the anonymity of the Army.

Feb. In Frankfort, Ky., a divorce was awarded to Charles R. Barnett, who charged that his wife had refused to kiss him because his mustache tickled.

March. In Chicago, Gilbert Hayashi explained to the police why he had. been shooting at his roommate with a bow & arrow: "I am interested in archery."

April. In a Bronx court, Mrs. Rose Hein complained that she had found John Looney intruding in her bedroom, said he had told her that he was "looking for a Mr. Grossman, a furrier." Mr. Looney told the judge that he was really trying to peddle some tea.

May. In Brockton, Mass., the dog-catcher heard a woman complain that a puppy had been peeking in her window every night.

June. In a Bronx courtroom, Mrs. Ella Taffe charged that when she complained to Joseph Scott, butcher, about a chicken he had sold her, he hit her over the head ten times with a side of beef.

July. In Pryor, Mont., a marriage license was issued to Owen Smells and Mary Knows.

Aug. In Washington, D.C., the Treasury Department informed the public that there was a shortage of $10,000 bills.

Sept. In Denver, Professor Wayne C. Hedges stood out against the Army's classic reveille, declared: "Psychologically, the bugle is all wrong." He recommended something in waltz time on the violin.

Oct. In Gettysburg, Pa., Fannie Rager tried & tried to fill out a ration-application blank, finally hanged herself.

Nov. In Manhattan, officers of the Societe Culinaire Philanthropique, an association of chefs, announced that in view of the world situation, the exhibits at the year's annual salon of culinary art would not include food.

Dec. In Salem, Ore., Martha Hager sued a bus company for $28,000, declared that one of the company's workers had looked over a crowd of passengers, including herself, and observed: "You all look like a bunch of pigs."

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