MISECELLANY

"TIME brings all things"

Number 7

In Prague, Czechoslovakia, deformed Chemist Josef Kopriva was snubbed by cold-hearted Typist Marie Stanovich. Sly Josef Kopriva coated numeral key 7 of Marie Stanovich's typewriter with slow-poisoning radium, watched day by day as pains grew worse in her hands and wrists, tits of blindness seized her. finally confessed he had tried to kill her.

Meteor

In Rinconada, Spain, what sounded like a low-flying plane sent Jose Megia, 13, running out from family dinner to peer skyward. He saw an arrow of dense smoke headed straight for his house. He screamed. Father Megia ran out, was bowled over by a powerful down-thrust of air. Mother Megia ran out, dragging a mattress. Jose Megia smelled sulphur, heard one sharp detonation, saw his home burn up. Patiently the Megia family sat down on the mattress.

Exit

In Akron, Ohio, a Negro thief entered the living room of Mrs. A. H. Commins, picked up two pocketbooks from a table. ''I'll just take care of these," said the thief. "All right." said Mrs. Commins, continuing to read her book. The thief walked to the front door, fumbled with the knob. "You'll have to turn the latch," said Mrs. Commins. "Thank you," said the thief. When she finished reading Mrs. Commins discovered that she had not been talking to her Negro butler, had been robbed of $80 in cash.

Double

The New York Sun photographed George E. Stern because his friends chuckle when they meet him, insist on calling him "Al." Reported the Sun: "Those who don't, might think that looking like a celebrity would be fun, but Mr. Stern, who does, doesn't." Mr. Stern, 43, is a traveling salesman, likes golf and baseball.

Switched

Near Waynesboro, Va., Howard Gibson, C. & O. Railway employee, spied a supply train clacking down the mountain at 40 m.p.h.. saw a freight train standing in its path. He threw a siding-switch, shunted the speeding supply train to safety. His reward : severe reprimand for unauthorized possession of the switch-key.

Greeter

In Chicago. Colonel (Kentucky &. Oklahoma ) George D. Gaw filed a claim for $16,347 with the City for services rendered as Official Greeter. Appointed to that post July 3, 1931, Col. Gaw made a name for himself by going to greeting in snow-white clothes, a snow-white car escorted by motorcycles. He wrote a greeting song ("Greetings, Chicago Welcomes You."), encouraged functionaries to make brief factual recitals to visitors (Bell boys: "Happy Days. Sir; 20,000 speakeasies in the City."). With the election of Mayor Kelly, he returned to the envelope business. Explained he : "There is no salary for me. . . . I paid out for a secretary, stenographers, automobile hire, telegrams, telephones."

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