Who's Next? In Mosquero, N. Mex., men muttered in their beards as their barber moved away, their second barber was drafted, their third--a woman--was examined by the state, denied a license.

Morse Code. In Los Angeles, Mrs. John H. Morse divorced her husband, whose custom it was to leave her at a cheap movie while he went on to a more expensive one.

Affinities. In Bound Brook, N.J., Barbara Jane Brilliant was engaged to Lieut. Saul Sunshine. In Woodland, Calif., Mrs. John Snowball paid $5,500 for a house to Bartholomew Blizzard.

Erseats. In Washington, Assistant to the Director of Civilian Requirements Austion Grimshaw admitted that substitute fabrics for babies' waterproof pants were not working out too well, allotted some rubber to their makers.

Parlay. In Oakland, Calif., Reporter "Spike" Kelly picked up a dollar blown into his office by a gale, bet it on a horse, got back $18.50, told the story to Reporter Earl de Soto, who wrote it for a magazine, was paid $2, bet it on a horse, got back $9.60.

Memories, Memories. In New Comerstown, Ohio, Earl Sayre sat down next to a woman in a movie, soon was arrested for beating her up, said he had mistaken her for his exwife.

Tooth & Claw. In Newton, Mass., six-month-old C. Melvin Grindrod swallowed a bell, bit the doctor's fingers with his new teeth, maintained the bite until given a whiff of ether.

Delicacy. In Minneapolis, Ronald Lair handed over $27 and his ration book to a robber, later explained his 24-hour delay in reporting it to the police: "I didn't know who this holdup fellow was, never saw him before, so naturally I didn't know if I should say anything about it."

Fine Attitude. In Chattanooga, Tenn., the police manfully recorded a 50-c- deficit: a fine paid in a counterfeit half dollar.

Bull's-Eye. In the South Pacific, a U.S. flyer landed after disregarding orders by flying through his own side's flak to shoot down two Jap bombers. When he explained, "I figured if they couldn't hit the Japs, they couldn't hit me," he was grounded for a month.

Prikryly Pair. At Biggs Field, Tex., the clerking staff was repeatedly nettled by twin brothers, both sergeants, both named C. D. Prikryl, both aerial engineers reclassified as airplane mechanics.

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