Monday, Aug. 04, 1947

The New Generation. In Chelsea, Mass., Miller Mitchell, 14, was just old enough, according to hospital regulations, to go in unescorted when he wanted to visit his 15-year-old wife and baby daughter.

Modesty. In Romance, Sask., while bathing in a shallow pond, a well-lathered native heard approaching sounds, waited for the buggy and passengers to pass by while he stood his ground, a bucket modestly covering his unlathered head.

Frankenstein. In Rumford, Me., Lawrence Liberty was hustled to the hospital after his power lawn mower got away from him, ran him down.

Traction. In Invercargill, New Zealand, a three-month-old baby had a difficult time nursing, did just fine with the help of a brand-new set of false teeth.

Femme Fatale. In Philadelphia, Sailor Meldon Bell sheepishly told cops that he had been pushed into a doorway and robbed by a rather "powerful" woman.

Nick of Time. In Point Pleasant, W.Va., despondent Victor Bradshaw tried to stab himself to death, got the knife part way in, fell down dead of a heart attack.

Audience Participation. In Lebanon, Ky., arrested for playing his radio at full blast nightly from midnight to 5 a.m., Norman Ramsey explained to the judge that that particular program was so good that he felt the whole neighborhood should listen in.

The Rocking-Chair Set. In Long Beach, Calif., cops were looking for two elderly women who had purred down a sidewalk in their electric motor chair, had run over and fatally injured a 73-year-old lady.

How to Stop a Bus. In Havana, Maria Ramirez Artiles stood impatiently in the rain waiting for a bus, furiously watched two flit right by. The third bus stopped--after a window was smashed and a passenger beaned by indignant Maria's well-aimed rock.

Hit & Run. In Madison, Wis., University Student Bill DeHaven reported to the infirmary with a gashed cheek and black eye, explained that while lying on the grass with a lady friend he was scampered over by a rabbit.

Doctor Bill. In Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika, a witch doctor went to the police station for help in collecting a bill from a client who "asked me to call a lion to kill his enemy. I did. The enemy is dead. Now he won't pay."

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