Monday, Apr. 17, 1944

One to Grow On. In Radlett, England, Miss Sarah Ann Young got a present on her 100th birthday: records showing that she was really 101.

Dog's Life. In Honolulu, Teisu Miyashiro, a laborer, barked at pedestrians, at the policeman who arrested him, at the prosecuting attorney in court. Barked the judge: "Take him away and put him in the pound."

Plain Civilian. In Spokane, Harvey Churchill, truck driver at the Army air base at Geiger Field, took no chances on having his civilian status misunderstood (see cut).

Vital Industry. In Oklahoma City, Dr. Carl R. Bailey applied to the OPA for a permit to buy a 1942 car, was asked: "Are you engaged in production of war materials?" Replied the doctor: "Yes. Babies."

Spring. In Shreveport, La., Lucille Cash, chased by her husband, cleared a seven-foot barbed-wire fence.

Nom de Guerre. In Fort Dix, N.J., a sergeant was calling the roll, reached the name of Private Theodore Frank Przywieczerski. The sergeant whistled. Private P. answered promptly, has been Private Whistle ever since.

Have Another. In Port Washington, N.Y., a first-grade teacher, despairing of teaching her youngest pupil to read numbers, enlisted the aid of the boy's father. The father wrote "3" on the blackboard. "Three," said the son. The father wrote "5." "Five," said the son. The father wrote "8.""Pretzel," said the son.

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