Perfectionists. Near Wolfsville, Md., C. Wesley Swope Jr., out practicing his imitation of squirrel chatter, was shot and wounded by C. Wesley Swope Sr., out squirrel hunting.

Home Sweet Home. In Pismo Beach, Calif., Charles A. Daniels and his wife got so attached to their trailer that they built a house around it.

Signature. In Southampton, England, police explained to the judge how they tracked down Drugstore Burglar Martin Hanley: he left some self-addressed letters and his identity card in the rifled cash register.

Lapses. In Vienna, Friedrich Koch admitted in court that he had three wives but pleaded for clemency on the grounds that he had "a very poor memory." In Fresno, Calif., Francis J. Bressi, 24, threw himself on the district attorney's mercy with a cry for help: because he "appealed to their motherly instinct," he said, he had married ten women in the last five years.

First Things. At Narvik, Norway, when shipmates threw him a line after he fell overboard, Odd Evensen tied the rope to his brandy bottle, yelled: "Save this first!"

Old Hand. In Leeds, England, police finally caught up with Burglar Robert Wooldridge, 94, after he had 1) cleared a four-foot wall, 2) jumped off a 14-foot embankment, and 3) scurried off into some bushes.

What Was That? Near St. Charles, Ill., while Farmer Maurice Regole's silo exploded and collapsed the barn against the feed shed, which in turn knocked the windmill over the implement shed, Farmer Regole peacefully slept on, reported to neighbors next day that he had heard "a slight noise."

Precaution. In Los Angeles, Ross E. Piper reported to police that the burglar who broke into his house had stolen nothing but the burglar alarm.

Vox Populi. In St. Louis, Henry C. Mertz helpfully drove 14 people to the polls as part of his campaign for ward committeeman, later found that in their precinct he had got a total of one vote.

Initiation. In Santa Maria, Calif., the rent control office moved to different quarters when the landlord boosted the rent.

Guardian Angel. In Memphis, Fred Smith explained to the court why his car had crashed into Noel Vaughan's house: he thought that somebody else was driving.

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