Monday, Aug. 22, 1949
Trade. In London, Mahmud Ali, arrested for assaulting Abdul Matlie, explained to police: "We had a quarrel over a girl and he bit my thumb. So I bit off his nose."
Sitting Room Only. In Blauvelt, N.Y., Summer Theater Operator Harry Rosen, plagued with a surplus of actors, began hiring them out to customers at 50-c- an hour as baby sitters.
Family Affair. In Lexington, Ky., Hubert Atchley and James Dawson hired the same lawyer to separate them from their wife, bigamous Beulah Atchley-Dawson.
Movers & Shakers. In Rock Falls, Ill., Douglas Unger woke up when his bedroom began rocking, found that workmen were carrying out his orders to move the house down the street.
Scoop. In Miami, Newspaperman Forest Turnbull was kidnaped, robbed, left bound and gagged by two hoodlums who then called his paper, said they had a good story and told where to find him.
Appointment in Samarra. In Ostia, Italy, Dino Alfani, drowsing in peace on the Castel Fusano beach, was run over by a two-seater sport plane and suffered a fractured skull.
Comeback. In Carnation, Wash., four safecrackers, disturbed at work by Town Marshal John Mills, returned and made off with the safe while he was telephoning his report.
Two and 0. In Conway, Ark., Pitcher Woody Jobe served up a fast ball that broke the batter's nose, then snapped off a second pitch that broke his own arm. In Salem, N.H., the local athletic club lost its biggest game when a black snake slithered out of Shortstop Bruce Magoon's glove just as he was about to scoop up an easy grounder.
Fast Life. In Memphis, Ben S. Polskee became suspicious when a customer tried to cash a $289 railroad "retirement" check, promptly had 18-year-old Norman Settle arrested.
Nominations. In St. Joseph, Mo., Mrs. Iva Chance reported that her car had been damaged by a hit-&-run driver; Patrolman Robert Rough arrested Fleet Beers for speeding.
License Fee. In Mayo, Md., Salesman Roy E. Miffleton protested in vain, finally paid a $12.50 fine for kissing his wife in public.
Diversion. In Harrah, Okla., R. A. Beal complained that chicken thieves used a handsome bitch to lure his watchdog off duty.
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