MISCELLANY

The Gleam. In Chicago, President John Holmes of Swift & Co. promised that the postwar world would have an eskimo pie with a shatterproof coat.

Complaints. In Oakland, Calif., Mrs. Mary Athens won a divorce after com plaining that her gasoline had been ra tioned, by Mr. Athens, as far back as 1936. In Chicago, Mrs. Mary Louise Schwartz won a divorce when she com plained that Schwartz struck her for refus ing to chase fire engines with him.

Dividend. In Logansport, Ind., Saralei Perkins, biting into a hamburger, struck a red ration coupon.

Quarry. In Hollywood, a skeptical judge imposed a $30 fine on Autoist Josephine Lee, who had said that she drove at great speed in order to keep sail ors from getting into her car.

What Is an Optimist, Pop? In Pasa dena, someone robbed a cafe of 150 steak and butter knives.

Who's Who? In Stamford, Conn., an AWOL soldier, with a coat bearing the name Doak and a bracelet identifying him as Leslie Tripp, was reported to have ad mitted that though he had last married under the name Arthur R. Daly, he was actually John R. Schwartz.

Animal Kingdom. At Snake River, Wash., one of four mules which were loaded with firewood and hopefully re leased in the direction of Jack Titus's ranch, eventually turned up with two tele phone poles and 1,320 feet of wire. In But ler, 111., Earl and Roy Kinsella, Bob How ard and Harry Klepper went out coon hunting with a hound which at length got bored with the lack of game, treed all four hunters, and kept them perched aloft until dawn. In Farragut, Idaho, a pet deer named Bambi went right on chewing tobacco.

Assist. In Manhattan, a confused hold up man thought he handed back Daniel Feldman's emptied wallet, but actually -- as he soon learned from the police -- passed over his own identification papers.

Salesman. In Cleveland, Haberdasher Milford Click was finally able to satisfy a customer by selling him Milford Click's own shirt.

Salad Day. In Chicago, John Newman confessed to police that he had broken into three stores, gobbled six pounds of potato salad, nine bottles of pop, 20 pounds of fruitcake.

Synthesis. In New Bedford, Mass., Jeannette Hotte wed Sergeant S. A. Shiver.

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