Miscellany, Feb. 1, 1932

Swear

In Carbondale, Ill., a judge sentenced Mrs. Lee Jordan to 15 days in jail for swearing. Mrs. Lee Jordan swore. The judge sentenced Mrs. Lee Jordan to 15 more days for swearing. Mrs. Lee Jordan swore more, got 60 days. When she had sworn enough to be sentenced for six months, officers took Mrs. Lee Jordan off to jail, still swearing.

Subway

In Manhattan, William McDonald saw a group of people looking at something on a subway platform, went to find out what. They were looking at small Katherine McDonald, his daughter, squashed to death when her dress caught in a car door.

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