Source Material. In Glendale, Calif., a thief ransacked the public relations offices of Newcomb-Swital & Associates; only missing item: a book, The Art of Stealing Literary Material.

Strength through Joy. In Stockholm, Sweden, prison authorities out to prove the curse of drink staged a football match between the jail's chronic drunkards and its other convicts: the drunkards won.

Bombphlet. In Chicago, homeless ex-Army Pilot Henry Trochowski got desperate, had a friend fly over the city, drop 15,000 leaflets, hoped his propaganda would get him an apartment.

Highway Huff. In Los Angeles, Bus Driver Dean Helmick again & again chanted "Step to the rear of the bus, please," lost patience when no one budged, glumly swung off his route, drove into a terminal, got out, went home.

To Work & Back. In Manhattan, Judge Owen Bohan came back from vacation, in three hours handed down 17 suspended sentences, sent 22 defendants to jail, went away to rest.

Reveille! In Cincinnati, Noah Bass, arrested for draft evasion, explained he didn't read very much, didn't know a war was on, slept "most of the time."

Declension. In Chicago, the Brookfield Zoo's giant anaconda, "El Diablo," gave birth to 21 baby anacondas, was hastily renamed "La Diabla."

Appointment Canceled. In Ontario, Calif. Dentist Willis Walton wrongly concluded that his anesthetic had killed a patient, collapsed with a heart attack, died.

Hot Seat. In Munnsville, N.Y., Farmer Wesley Bolin slid down a rope from a hayloft, set off matches in his pocket, watched his barn burn to the ground.

Off the Lot. In Pittsburgh, Paramount employes sought a picnic place in South Park, were offered choice Warner Grove, indignantly refused, took Monongahela Grove instead.

Brass Ring. In Mount Vernon, Ill., a merry-go-round gathered speed, suddenly went wild, threw off three children, injured two workers, for six minutes whirled a terrified mother and child at 40 m.p.h.

McKinley to Truman. In Lafayette, Ind., Spanish-American War Veteran Robert E. McCann, who had paid his way home from the Philippines in '99, finally got a Government travel check for $378.

Milk Punch. In Los Angeles, Milkman Morris E. Booze crashed into a parked car, was arrested for drunken driving.

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