No Sale. In Effingham, Ill., John Trett couldn't understand why money kept disappearing from his cafe cash register; finally dismantled the machine, uncovered a tidy mouse nest constructed of $1 and $5 bills.

Thirst for Knowledge. Reported missing by worried Harvard University authorities, Student Samuel E. Stuart, 25, was discovered in New York on the ninth day, explained that he had been so engrossed in studies that he really hadn't realized how long he had been away until he read all about it in a newspaper.

Posse. In Roswell, N. Mex., Ranch-woman Mrs. C. A. Marley strapped on her .38, tracked down and caught the mere male who had stolen her favorite horse, delivered the offender, hog-tied, to the sheriff.

Stimulants. In Milwaukee, Dr. Robert S. Berghoff announced a professional opinion: gin rummy is bad for some kinds of heart trouble, but a little gin or rum may be just fine.

Persuader. In Chicago, Merlin W. Griffith and his family of eight went to court with a bitter complaint: his landlord, trying to get him to move, was using a twelve-piece band in the small hours of the night.

Groundwork. In Shullsburg, Wis., Grayson McNaughton forgot he was digging a basement for his new house but kept right on with his spadework when he hit a vein of lead ore worth $300 a ton.

Unscheduled Stop. In South Bend, Ind., sharp-eyed Bus Driver Virgil Hoover spotted his daughter straying farther from home than rules permitted, pulled to the curb and let his passengers wait while he got out and gave the five-year-old a sound paddling.

Manners. In Mobile, Lurline M. Kohler woke to find a stranger rummaging through her handbag, screamed, "Get out of my room!" to the would-be thief, who meekly murmured, "Yes, ma'am," put the bag down and beat it.

Old Sweet Song. In Los Angeles, Selene and Alfred Huenergardt, who both filed suits for divorce, were told by the court that because of the housing shortage they could share the same house if they didn't molest each other. Selene got the first floor and front door; Alfred the ground floor and back door. In South Bend, Ind., Angeline and John Nemeth, trying to divorce each other, were told by the judge that a divorce is granted only to an injured party; it was no go in their case, since both were at fault. In Oakland, Calif., Rosie Dawn was granted her divorce from husband Grey Dawn.

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