Miscellany: Guelph

In Los Angeles, three physicians certified as dead last week John Guelph, 71, who claimed to be "the legitimate eldest son of King Edward VII." "Nonsense" scoffed the Widow Gueiph, "John's not dead—I don't care what the doctors say! He's been in this same condition five times before—four times in India and once here in California. He'll revive in a few days."

Expert In Hammond, Ind., presenting a melodrama from radio station WAE, Roland G. Palmer, sound expert, made noises like galloping horses, howling wind, pattering rain. When the script called for...

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