Monday, Apr. 30, 1956
Sunday Punch. In Port Arthur, Ont., Gordon Keith and William Stapely were arrested for disturbing a religious meeting after they went to The Pentecostal Church, disrupted services by praying too loud.
Sunny Side Up. In Hackensack, N.J., Mrs. Harriett Paula Bisagni got a divorce after testifying that her husband forced her to eat her breakfast on the kitchen floor which he made her scrub with a fingernail brush.
Test Pilot. In Sao Paulo, Brazil, finally gratifying his long-felt urge to fly, ex-Aircraft Mechanic Olimpio Martines Neto, 27, hopped in a twin-engine DC-3 at the city airport, kept it aloft for three minutes, crash-landed in a crowded suburb, walked from the wreck with nothing more serious than a rip in the seat of his pants.
Testimonial. In Sydney, Australia, Mrs. Jennie Batey asked the court to restrain her husband from hitting her, complained: "He goes mad with drink, says it's like mother's milk to him and as long as they brew it he'll be on his feet drinking it."
Go-Getter. In El Paso, Alderman Bob Kolliner took off after a speeding bus, haled the driver into court where Kolliner drew a $25 fine when he sheepishly admitted that he lacked the authority to exceed the speed limit himself.
Voice of the Turtle. In Salt Lake City, stopped for driving his 1955 Mercury over the newly seeded lawns of the University of Utah, 78-year-old Arthur Carder explained: "I was thinking of a very beautiful lady friend of mine."
Nest Egg. In Lubbock, Texas, Robert Lee was arrested for illegal possession of liquor after agents searched his farm, found bottles hidden in the turkey pen, under a rabbit hutch, in the chicken coop, under a setting hen.
The Happy Time. In Windsor, Ont., onetime Great Lakes Ship Captain Wellington B. Sphears, celebrating his 107th birthday, explained his long life: "I drank plenty of whisky and smoked all the black cigars I wanted. I still do when they'll give them to me."
Space-Grabber. In Hollywood, Clyde Still was arrested after he phoned the cops to say: "I pulled a burglary a few nights ago. How come it wasn't in the papers?"
Maestro. In Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Patrolman Ed MacNeil spotted four-year-old Aubrey H. Osborne Jr. driving casually along in a model T Ford, watched openmouthed as Aubrey parked perfectly after being signaled to the curb, wrote out a ticket to the boy's father, who protested: "Why, he's been driving for two years now!"
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