Monday, Jul. 26, 1954
Visiting Privileges. In Covington, Ky., Judge Joseph P. Goodenough granted a divorce to Mrs. Bernadette Keller, gave her husband, Stanley, access to the fishing worms he had been nurturing in their backyard.
Public Relations. In Montgomeryville, Pa., Dr. William A. Bradley hastily explained that the name of his office-home, "Psychottage," was no reflection on his patients, added: "We're the nuts who live here--all psychologists are nuts."
Mouse Trap. In Jersey City, Mrs. Catherine Hylander. a packing clerk, won $3,200 disability damages from the Commercial Enclosed Fuse Co. after she testified that she had been frightened by a mouse, and as a result had become a nervous and emotional wreck.
Multiplication. In Lancaster, Pa., when Aaron M. Zimmerman died at 89, he was mourned by eight sons and daughters, 86 grandchildren, 274 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild.
Ladies' Night. In Memphis, on a citizen's tip, police investigated a report that two youths were seen "stuffing" a girl's leg into the trunk of their car, found that the boys were trying to save the cost of their dates' admission to a drive-in theater.
Copilot. In Oskaloosa, Iowa, police jailed Lotie McCreay for drunken driving despite McCreay's plea that his dog Queenie was behind the wheel.
Das Kapital. In Los Angeles, arrested on a charge of stealing a car in movie-rich Beverly Hills, William H. Toward, 18, told sheriff's deputies: "I figured anybody living in Beverly Hills could do without a car."
Anxious to Please. In Denver, the day before he was due to appear in court to answer 14 traffic-violation charges, Ralph Trujillo was arrested on a burglary rap, explained: "I knew I'd need the money to pay traffic fines."
Blanket Coverage. In Atlantic City, N.J., after being picked up on suspicion of attempted suicide, Alvin Richard Hernon, 24, told police he had taken twelve or 15 sleeping tablets "to put myself to sleep"; twelve or 15 benzedrine tablets to counteract the sleeping pills, five or six aspirins "in case I don't feel good later."
Somnambulist. In Franklinton, La., when Prisoner William Robinson hung a sign outside the door of his cell, "Please let me sleep late today--I wasn't able to get much sleep last night", Jailer Charles Penny obliged, finally looked in to find the cell bars sawed off, the prisoner gone.
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