Scratch. In Seward, Neb., one Merle Burkholder dislocated his shoulder scratching a match.

Gun. In Little Rock a soldier safely back from seven weeks on maneuvers shot himself in the seat while handling a gun at a shooting gallery.

Shoppers. In Petersburg, Ind., a woman shopper bought a coat, paid for it with a bag containing 1,850 pennies. In Benton Harbor, Mich., a woman who bought a dress in 1918 took it back to the store, complained it hadn't worn well.

Name. In Jersey City, Michael, Helen, Joan, Joseph, Walter, Sophia and John Rozmyslaws won permission to change their name to Roosevelt.

Outrage. In Chicago, 73-year-old Sophie Barthlott charged that 86-year-old Henry Barthlott had told her he was only 80, said he had $6,000 when he had only $5,000, and insisted she be buried with him instead of with her late husband. She won a divorce.

Edict. In Wildwood, N. J., city councilmen considered a 3,800-word ordinance prohibiting dogs from barking between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Swindle Sheets. In Denver, State liquor inspectors on duty with expense accounts were forbidden to engage rooms with baths more than once a week.

Striptease. In New Hampton, Iowa, a farmer wearing a suit of underwear, a shirt, jacket, two pairs of overalls, a pair of socks, a pair of shoes, and a hat stepped too close to his soybean harvester. He was left with hat, shoes, one sock, a cut on his leg.

Borrower. In Springfield, Ill., Clinton Dye returned to a friend the book he had borrowed in 1906.

Slow-Up. In Tulsa, Okla., police, weary of autoists parking "just one minute overtime" In parking-meter zones, adjusted the meters so that they would clock a 63-minute hour.

Mother's Helper. In St. Joseph, Mo., a child applied at the County Recorder's for a marriage license, explained: "I want it for mother and the fellow she's going to marry."

Lesson. In Manhattan, a victim of robbers ran to a firebox, turned in an alarm, got 30 days.

Critic. Near Boise, Idaho, a duck hunter shot & shot, missed & missed. Finally his sympathetic dog swam out and fetched him a decoy.

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