Sparrow's Fall. In Seattle, after nine hours' deliberation, a federal jury decided that George Bohnstedt was guilty of reusing a canceled five-cent stamp.

Circumstantial. In Plymouth, Mass., a charge of intoxication was filed against Church Organist Edward Ward, who had aroused the suspicion of police by rendering the St. Louis Blues on the Unitarian Church bells.

Half a Loaf. In Chicago, M. J. Lovell, director of the National Association of Shirt and Pajama Manufacturers, bit his' lip and reported that pajama sales average only half a pajama per man per year -- a situation he described as "inadequate."

The Hard Way. On Mt. Rose, Nev., Robert Hector landed only five feet short of the winner in the University of Nevada Winter Carnival ski jump, despite the loss of both his skis in midair.

Life of an Artist. In Phoenix, Ariz., hospital attendants ministered to Doris Elaine Edwards, who had thrown herself into a new dance routine and wound up inside the bass drum.

Hospitality. In Kansas City, Landlord Oren W. Breidenthal was hauled to court by building inspectors, who had found four families living in the basement of his house, five families on the first floor, five families on the second, six families in the attic, six families in the barn, and one in a trailer on the lawn.

Ultimatum. In Penang, Straits Settlements, bookmakers vengefully threatened to go on strike unless the police quit arresting them.

Recipe. In St. Helens, Lancashire, Soft-Drink Merchant James P. Forrester was fined -L-60 and costs for dispensing cocktails which proved to contain a fillip of chloroform.

Round Peg. In Memphis, Dill Pickle quit his job in a grocery store and went back home to Rolling Fork, Miss.

Trade Tool. In Memphis, Emett J. Ragland defended himself in court by exhibiting his diploma from Lumpkins Barber College, was nevertheless fined $50 for carrying a razor.

Severest Critic. In Chicago, Virginia Whitcomb won a divorce when she reported that she had helped her husband write four songs which he had then dedicated to four other women.

Double Negative. In Chicago, Delbert Shinn was released by police after they had heard his argument that robbery of slot machines is not illegal, since slot machines are illegal.

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