Black Market. In Little Rock, Minn., farmers looking for a chicken-stealing fox found his den, in it found a vixen, seven cubs, 25 chickens, several pheasants, an owl, two toads, a muskrat and a pig.

Pot Luck? In Chicago, a thief who may or may not have known what he was doing stole William Mercur's typewriter, which writes only in Hebrew.

Man & Beast. In a Bronx courtroom, Mrs. Ella Taffe charged that when she complained to Butcher Joseph Scott about a chicken he had sold her he hit her over the head ten times with a side of beef.

Quiet, Please! In Washington, D.C., district commissioners pondered a plea to have the dog pound removed from the neighborhood of a public school: the dogs were disturbed by the children's noise.

Shortages. In Worcester, Mass., OPA inspectors questioned a motorist who had stopped to pick flowers, found he had plenty of gas but lacked a ration sticker, a driver's license, a tire-inspection sticker, a Federal auto stamp, a safety-inspection sticker, a registration plate and a gas-ration book.

Scientifiganda. In Madrid, the Spanish press reported German scientists had discovered that North America is retreating from Europe some twelve inches a year.

Interesting Work. In Manhattan, Louis Rosenberg, who had once found $5,000 in bonds on a subway train, found $10,000 in bonds on a bus, told the admiring local press it was always happening to him -- dollar bills, wallets, loose change -- explained: "It's a kind of gift." Kismet. Over Portland, Ore., Air Forces Lieut. D. M. Schultz bailed out of his plane, landed on the roof of a veterans' hospital, was treated for injuries.

Housework. In Kansas City, Mrs. M. J. Sheeley discovered her house was afire while she was bathing her baby, paused to phone the fire department, got her bathing done by the time the firemen arrived.

Greetings. In Miami, Okla., Mrs. Nora Lish went out to inspect her back yard after the flood, found in her beet patch a book from twelve-mile distant Fairland. Title: The Passing Storm.

Collector. In Buffalo, Joseph Greco had the makings of a noose for the Axis leaders: a string-saver for 36 years, he has wound up twelve miles of it.

Little Visitors. In Portland, Ore., a stray cow dropped in at Humane Society headquarters, presently calved.

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