As Advertised. In Decatur, 111., the night after a touring revivalist advertised in the Decatur Herald and Review that his local crusade had "caught fire," his tent burned down.

Male Order. In Miami, Mayor William Wohlfarth pondered a letter from a Texas widow asking him to help her find a husband about 45 who 1) likes to hunt and fish, 2) loves horses, 3) will give her $10,000 cash (no checks) before the wedding.

Filial Duty. In San Quentin, Calif., Prisoner Josephine Montgomery, hastily transferred from Tehachapi Prison for Women after a routine medical examination revealed that he was a man, explained how he had come to be sent to Tehachapi in the first place: "My folks brought me up as a girl, and I thought I'd just let things ride."

Coals to Newcastle. In Grand Rapids, Mich., Cornelius Weeda complained to police that, while the temperature was hanging near go, a prankster broke into his house and started a roaring fire in the furnace.

Fall Catalogue. In Corvallis, Ore., Professor A. G. B. Bouquet resigned from Oregon State College's horticulture department, was succeeded by Professor Spencer B. Apple.

One Man's Family. In Denver, the Housing Authority finally got a court order evicting Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Fresques and their ten children from a public housing project after pointing out that the family 1) had been delinquent in rent 38 times since July 1946, 2) had broken 29 windows on 17 occasions, 3) had ruined two lawns, five screen doors, seven window blinds, 4) had required some 40 other repair jobs.

Visiting Firemen. In Syracuse, N.Y., John F. Blomberg and William S. Klinke of Central Islip, N.Y., delegates to the State Volunteer Firemen's Association convention, pleaded guilty to a charge of turning in a false fire alarm.

Art for Art's Sake. In St. Louis, Melvin G. Parsons told Secret Service agents why he had taken to making bogus $10 bills: "Good engraving just intrigues me."

Slow Boat. In La Crosse, Wis., Richard Klaber finally got a check for $374.30, authorized by Congress in 1945 to reimburse him for his passage home from Manila after the Spanish-American War.

Something Borrowed. In Chicago, contesting a $25,000 damage suit brought by the fiancee who charged he had left her waiting at the church, Widower Patrick J. Carrington explained that his daughter had hidden all his clothing.

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