Cold Comfort. In Rochester, George R. Schiemer of the State Frozen Food Locker Association cheerfully announced that "one of the safest places to be in the event of an atomic explosion" is in a frozen-food locker.

Artful Lodger. In Knoxville, Tenn., Landlady Lettie Rogers charged in a lawsuit that Roomer Comer Bailey was 244 weeks behind in his rent.

Prepared. In Los Angeles, police nabbed Herbert W. Stusse on suspicion of stealing the live chicken he was carrying under his jacket, found in his pockets 1) a hatchet, 2) salt & pepper shakers.

The Face Is Familiar. In Cincinnati, Edgar Fred Whitaker, wanted on charges of robbery and jailbreaking, was nabbed by FBI agents as he stood in the Federal Building looking at his own picture among the "Wanted" posters.

Norther. In El Paso, Police Chief W. C. Woolverton sighed and announced that he was adding policemen to the force: "Cooler weather always brings more crime. People seem to eat more, wear more and steal more."

Through the Rye. In Youngstown, Ohio, Judge Frank P. Anzellotti dismissed a drunkenness charge against George Shirley when Shirley proved himself sober enough to spell the name of his home town, nearby Punxsutawney, Pa. In Bloomfield Hills, Mich., the charge against Abdulla ben Brahim was reduced from drunken driving to reckless driving when Abdulla proved his sobriety by walking around the police station on his hands.

The Straight Dope. In Seattle, federal narcotics agents nabbed a suspect, found that the stuff he had been peddling as heroin was really talcum powder, charged him with grand larceny.

Now You See It . . . In St. Charles, Ill., two of the 30 inmates of Illinois State Training School for Boys who were taken out to see an eclipse of the moon took advantage of the darkness, crawled over a fence and ran away.

Direct Approach. In Knoxville, Tenn., a man arrested for loitering in a bank lobby and sticking his hand through a teller's window told police: "Everybody else has money, I might as well get some."

Public Enemies. In Denver, two youths who snatched a purse containing 20-c- were run down in a six-block chase by 23 policemen, ten private citizens.

Warm Regards. In Chicago, William Ward admitted setting fire to an apartment house, explained that he had done it in the hope of seeing his estranged girl friend as she ran out of the building.

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