Monday, Feb. 19, 1951
Bull's-Eye. In Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. Louise Bishop was fined $25 for tacking a picture of her husband to the wall, firing some 70 times at it with a .22 rifle.
Advertising Results. In Louisville, Robert Perry asked $1,525 damages from the Moskins Credit Clothing store: $25 for meals eaten out, plus $1,500 for temporary loss of his wife, who left him after misinterpreting a postcard sales-stunt which read, "Please call WA 1492 and ask for Carolyn."
Deadline. In Gainesville, Fla., Journalism Student Lee Weissenborn visited the local draft board to pick up some information for a story, was handed an induction notice.
Stimulus. In Cranston, R.I., Daniel Cristofaro, 28, thanked the judge who fined him $100 for bookmaking: "I'm glad it happened. I've wanted to stop for a long time."
Civilized Customs. In the Transkei area, South Africa, school officials received examination applications from students named Dinah Beauty, Te Deum, Sweetness, Alectricia, Hygenia, Governor General.
New Model. In Montgomery, Ala., a used-car dealer allowed Farmer Willie G. Morris $385 trade-in value on a two-year-old donkey.
Specialist. In Cleveland, on the day he was to receive an award for 20 years of driving without a traffic violation, Cab Driver Clarence Vogel got a ticket for jaywalking.
Outpointed. In Houston, after a domestic brawl, Mrs. John Womack nursed a hurt finger, husband John a broken 1) nose, 2) bone in his right foot, 3) rib, 4) pair of spectacles.
Protective Custody. In San Diego, Alphonso Lagos, arrested for public drunkenness, breathlessly told the cops: "Here comes my wife--let's get to that jail quick."
Family Reunion. In Martinsville, Va., while looking for the family he had deserted 23 years ago, 72-year-old George Potter got drunk, ended up at the local prison farm, there happened upon his son, who was rounding out a year's sentence for grand larceny.
Melting Pot. In West Palm Beach, Fla., Jack Jackson asked the court's permission to change his name back to Narcisco Saccomani.
False Front. In Lexington, Ky., nine customers were hauled off to jail, a tenth to the hospital, after a free-for-all in the Friendly Inn.
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