The Burden. In Hazebrouck, France, Postman Maurice Croquey confessed that he had failed to deliver some 800 letters, newspapers and circulars found in his house because they made his mailbag too heavy, admitted burning 200 other pieces of mail because they had been cluttering up his parlor.

Security Measure. In Omaha, the menu of Johnny's Cafe carried a notice from the management: "We will serve your drink in a coffee cup if your boss or client is at the next table."

The Happy Time. In Milwaukee, Fred De Vorse Sr., asking a divorce from his wife Phyllis, testified that she had 1) kicked him so hard that she caused a hernia, 2) crashed a shovel into the rear of his car, "bruising" window glass and denting the luggage compartment, 3) used "vile and abusive" language.

Stung. In Los Angeles, Louis Gueret, arrested for burglary, told police that he had been thinking of robbing a nearby auto agency one evening, and "when a mosquito woke me up about 3 o'clock in the morning, I decided to get the job done."

Greener Pastures. In Dallas, "looking for excitement," Manager Charles Gower left his movie theater, joined a friend on the police force and sped to the scene of a reported disturbance, returned to find that two armed men had held up his cashier, escaped with $300.

For Special Occasions. In Knoxville, Tenn., Mayor George Dempster ordered police not to curse when making arrests because "a man ought to reserve profanity for his friends and not just spread it around . . ."

Test Case. In Gushing, Okla., shortly after staging a special fire-prevention demonstration at a local elementary school, firemen answered an alarm, found a seven-year-old boy who explained that he had set his house on fire "to find out if the firemen were telling the truth."

Family Affair. In Warren, Conn., after a town election, the Tanner family discovered that its members had won the following posts: tax collector, tax assessor and justice of the peace, town deposit fund agent and town clerk treasurer, first selectman, town constable.

Solomon's Reign. In Paterson, N.J. suing for divorce, Mrs. Bessie Sigel complained that her husband Solomon 1) demanded that his meals be served course by course while he lounged on the living-roon sofa, 2) always checked to see that his food had been precut in bite-size chunks 3) dumped his plate on the floor if her cooking displeased him.

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