France Forever. In Paris, the glove industry announced the creation of a two-handed glove, designed for holding hands in chilly movie houses.

Statistitchian. In St. Paul, Hjalmar Carlson, a tailor, announced firmly that there are 7,740 stitches in a man's vest, 9,561 in the pants, 29,888 in a coat.

Professional Pride. In Berlin, Railroad Gatekeeper Walter Lanik failed to close his gate for a train, remorsefully waited for the next one, jumped under it.

Like Peanuts. In Manhattan, when Sylvia Davenport's groom disappeared, she hired a sleuth who presently found the missing groom around the corner, getting married again.

Farewell & Hail. In Harlingen, Tex., Gunman H. C. Patterson hurriedly robbed the First National Bank of 32-c-, rushed out the door right into the open door of a police car.

Example. In Auburn, Calif., County Sheriff E. J. Kenison was jailed for drunken driving for the second time in two weeks.

Pioneers. In Denver, the City Council refused to abolish the Park Hill bus route, despite the Denver Tramway Corp.'s complaint: the drivers were always getting lost.

Comforts of Home. Near Askov, Minn., a search party finally found the hunter who had packed his gear in the dark, gone into the wilds with his wife's compact instead of his compass.

Smokeaters. In Sikeston, Mo., firemen enthusiastically trotted to the Palace Cafe, put out the fire among the T-bone steaks, ate them.

Mess of Pottage. In Moorhead, Minn., Bill Hersog opened a can of soup, found inside it: 1) soup, 2) a one-dollar bill, 3) four fives.

Equalizer. In Huntington, W.Va., bald Councilman R. J. Wilkinson Jr. pushed a measure to forbid barbers to charge baldies more than 25-c- for haircuts.

The Law. In Philadelphia, when Lorenzo Brokenbaugh admitted that he had four wives, Judge Raymond MacNeille gave him 9 to 18 months and a piece of his legal mind: "You're setting a bad example for those of us who have only one wife."

Multiple Bruises. In Los Angeles, Marie Waterman, who caught her fingers in a window while she was naked, and was rescued by a stranger, sued her landlord for $10,000 damages to her hand, $2,500 damages to her modesty.

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