Wrong Number. In Los Angeles, Clarence D. Lang, suing for annulment, charged that his wife had deceived him by allowing him to go on thinking that he was her fifth husband when in reality he was her seventh.

Power of the Word. In Denver, 63-year-old Nathan Mullin, stopped by two gunmen on his way home from church, routed them by slapping one of them across the face with his Bible.

Any Questions? In Knoxville, Tenn., John O. Blair got a drunken-driving charge dismissed after he stoutly insisted that he was not drunk, but merely shaken by eating overripe watermelon and beer. In Johnson City, Tenn., State Alcohol Tax Agent Jess C. Ford, charged with drunken driving and possession of liquor, explained that it was all in the line of duty: he took a drink at a bootlegger's only to allay suspicion, carried the bottle with him to further the deception.

Oversight. In Harlingen, Tex., E. N. Foster apologized for mistakenly reporting that thieves had carried off his 800-lb. boiler: he later found it mislaid in a closet.

The Criminal Mind. In Clearwater, Fla., 14 green flags stolen from the Clear-water Country Club last Christmas were returned with a note: "Sorry but we can't find any use for these." In Wichita Falls, Tex., F. D. Clark reported the disappearance of a 30-ft. telephone pole from Pocahontas Street. In New Brunswick, N.J., Kenneth Bergen's stolen sport jacket and two pairs of slacks were returned with a note: "Too small for us."

Main Chance. At Pryor, Okla., when his boat capsized, J. E. Stamper lost his shirt, hat, shoes, three rods & reels and the outboard motor, but managed to hold on to the 50-lb. catfish he was trying to land.

Interruption. In Seattle, Lloyd A. Mclsaac explained that he was just on his way to a repair shop when police arrested him for operating a car with defective brakes, headlights, window glass, horn, muffler and tires.

After Due Consideration. In Detroit, Mrs. Sophie Nichols won an annulment when she testified that her bridegroom had picked up the presents and the pocketbooks of the female guests and disappeared from their wedding reception in 1923.

Major Operation. In Rochester, Minn, police finally caught up with the man who dressed in a surgeon's gown, visited the hospital floors of the Kahler Hotel, told a patient to roll over, took $374 from his wallet and assured the victim: "Your back looks O.K. to me."

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