Entree. In Quintero, Chile, a cow slipped on a mountainside, plunged through the roof of a hotel below, landed ungarnished in the dining room.

One for the Books. In Chicago, Auditor Chester Calvert quietly left the Sherry Hotel, where he worked, when the C.P.A.s arrived, later accommodatingly mailed an itemized list of its cash shortages.

Sentimental Journey. In Pasadena, Calif., suing each other for divorce, Grover T. Kelley and wife Daisy Mae disagreed on 1) the date of their marriage, 2) the place of their marriage, 3) the date of their separation, 4) the year and make of their automobile.

Driver's Manual. In Lake Orion, Mich., after thieves had already taken three hubcaps from Mrs. John MacLeod's car, she found a note on the front seat: "Don't drive too fast because we swiped your oil cap."

Where He Trod. In Columbia, S.C., David Joyner pleaded guilty to a drunkenness charge, had his sentence suspended when he testified that he had been on his way to church at the time.

The Long Wait. In Jersey City, after admitting that she had not worked a single day as a clerk in the city's school system since September 1950, though she had collected $12,000 in salary, Mrs. Carolyn Reidy added: "I would have come to work if anyone had asked me to."

Albatross. In Manitowoc, Wis., three years after losing his wallet, George Massman got it back, along with $30 and a note: "I have picked many pockets and I have kept the wallets for souvenirs, but ever since I picked yours I have been having bad luck . . ."

Short Order. In Santa Monica, Calif., Mrs. Deloris D. Stack reported that someone had stolen three pairs of silk panties from her clothesline, left a $1 bill attached with a clothespin.

Border Incident. In Nebraska, campaigning for regent of the state university, Don Pierce put in a busy day tacking up posters, at nightfall found himself two miles inside Wyoming.

Main Go. In Rio Cuarto, Argentina, after a 500-lb. bear had tossed him for three falls, Professional Boxer Francisco Escribano 1) demanded a rematch and threw "Bobo" three times, 2) found that the backers of the event had welshed on his $140 prize because "the bear always wins and never asks for money," 3) nobly dissuaded outraged circus spectators from burning down the tent, 4) attached the circus' box office for the amount of the prize, 5) stood a chance of becoming Bobo's owner as well as conqueror.

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