Monday, Nov. 04, 1946

Advertisement. Near Olympia, Wash., the "Fun in the Sun" nudist camp expelled a female member who pub-crawled between sessions, livened things up by handing out photographs of herself in the nude.

Dreamland. In Pueblo, Colo., city officials sold a lot carried on delinquent tax rolls for 76 years, and thereby found that it had never existed.

Woman's Way. In Chicago, a young woman threw herself in front of a train, changed her mind, flattened her body between the rails, escaped unhurt.

Best Friend. In Los Angeles, Judge Carl A. Stutsman granted Shirley Barr a divorce, denied James M. Barr's request for regular visits to the dog.

Fine Points. In Washington, Motorist William H. Burton committed 34 traffic offenses in ten minutes, got fined $1,375, drew a 495-day jail sentence when he could not pay.

Bitter Ender. In Brentwood, England, doctors prepared wisecracking William Parr for an operation, rejoiced to think ;hat the anesthetic would silence his quips, :found "This Side Up" printed across his jared stomach.

Memo Pad. In The Bronx, William Davenport tried to steal two nude statuettes, explained in court: "They reminded me of my girl friend."

Parking Place. In Portland, Ore., a drunk, draped over a parking meter, was removed by police, protested: "I put in my nickel; I got 20 minutes more to go."

Open & Shut. In Mobile, Ala., Judge David H. Edington called the defendant, found he was in the penitentiary, called the state's chief witness, found he was in the pen too, dismissed the case.

Box Score. In Decatur, III., an obliging husband stayed home to help his wife; in two days, spent mainly in queues, he garnered two boxes of soap chips.

Round Trip. In Lansing, Kans., Prisoners J. Edward Moler and Harold Malicoat escaped from the state penitentiary, thumbed a ride to Kansas City, found that the driver was penitentiary warden Robert Hudspeth.

Bubble, Bubble. In Buffalo, two carloads of police took three hours to disperse 300 children besieging a firehouse. The 'cause: a rumor that firemen had free bubble gum.

Literacy Test. In Miami, police suspected a man of forgery, arrested him, found he could neither read nor write.

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