Monday, Jan. 12, 1959
Pedagrog. In Onerahi, New Zealand, an ad for Teacher's whisky is on the side of a school bus.
Bust. In Denver, Pete McDonald bought space in the personals column of the Rocky Mountain News for a message: 'To my sponsors, friends and anyone else it may concern: I regret to state my climb of Pikes Peak on stilts has been temporarily delayed by a visit to the V.A. Hospital, Denver. However . . ."
Commuter. In Portland, England, Escaped Convict Edmund G. Downton gave himself away when he asked a station attendant at what hour the next train might be leaving for Weymouth, learned that the last one had left six years ago.
Wolverine. In Ann Arbor, University of Michigan coeds went on a food strike, listed eleven complaints--ten charging greasy food, unpopular dishes, bad cooking, etc., the eleventh complaining because there were no second helpings.
Justice of the Fleece. In Kampala, Uganda, prisoners awaiting trial started an anticorruption drive, said they would not stand trial "until the judges stop demanding bribes from us."
Square Deal. In Boulder, Colo., the coordinator of scholarships at the University of Colorado admitted that it is almost impossible to find students qualified for the Herrick Loan Fund, which can go only to recipients who do not drink, smoke or swear.
Misogynist? In Milwaukee, County Auditor Robert Boos submitted the annual report of the annuity and pension board, commented, "There were fewer deaths among women service pensioners than expected. In other respects, however, the experience was favorable."
Drum Song. In Port Washington, Wis., W. F. Walford, filing a $600 claim against Ozaukee County, said that he had to buy a hearing aid after a highway cop pulled alongside and deafened him with a siren.
Inn Mate. In Tulare, Calif., when Robert Brown was refused a night's lodging in the city jail, he objected so violently that he was haled into court, sentenced to six months.
Searinghouse. In Salonica, Greece, thieves ransacked Nikolaos Youlias' warehouse, burned all the checks they found in his safe, left a note urging him to leave some money next time.
Economist. In London, convicted of shoplifting, Archibald Parfitt asked the magistrate for "all possible leniency," explained: "There is an upward trend in the nation's prosperity, and I wish to share in it."
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