Monday, Dec. 01, 1947

Take That. In Gary, police charged that Percy Love shot his wife Lillie dead, explained that she "didn't brown my biscuits enough."

Recount. In Waukesha, Wis., indignant Audrey Shefloe sued for divorce; she had discovered, said she, that her husband had two fingers missing on each hand.

Up-Holster. In Knoxville, Cora Sharp was treated for a painful flesh wound, explained to police that her pistol had gone off accidentally as she was trying to make a fast draw from her brassiere.

Loser. In Boston, Allan Sharp, who in 1942 had bet his doctor $10 that he would not live to be 65, happily mailed the money on his birthday, walked back upstairs, dropped dead.

Small World. In South Bank, England, John South, driving east, crashed into Robert North, driving west.

Samaritan. In Toledo, a bartender friend kindly bailed out the Rev. Howard B. Pilchard, of the Anti-Saloon League, who had been arrested for drunken driving.

Of Course. In Grand Rapids, Jay A. Posthumus ran a funeral parlor.

Beginner. In Laredo, Tex., Ernesto Aripe, 12, jailed for pulling 17 burglaries in a week, escaped after robbing the jail storeroom of $875 and a sack of jewelry.

Shopper. In Oklahoma City, Jail Trusty Robert Schiebert, picked up by police ten weeks after he had disappeared for a moment to get some cigarettes, explained that he was "still lookin' for them cigarettes."

The Strenuous Life. In Reading, Pa., 46-year-old Joseph Yeman did splendidly in a dart game, jumped with joy, hit the ceiling, was taken to the hospital with a torn scalp.

Whizbang. In Kansas City, 81-year-old Elmer Frey was taken to the hospital, treated for injuries suffered when he fell off his tricycle.

Selling Point. In Wichita Falls, Tex., a thief broke into Salesman Rex Smith's auto, stole a dozen auto-theft alarms.

Injured Party. In Fargo, N. Dak., Chet Noice asked North Dakota Agricultural College for damages, explained that he had broken his right hand punching an unruly student in the nose.

Century of Progress. In New Britain, Conn., manufacturers Landers, Frary & Clark proudly reported the sale of an electric blanket to a Sioux Indian.

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