Miscellany, Aug. 31, 1936

Meditation

In Jacksonville, Fla., Judge I. Muncy Anderson sentenced two speeders to sit for one hour in the wreck of a car that killed four, there meditate upon the consequences of reckless driving.

Tired

In Jefferson City, Mo., tired of arresting 12-year-old Negro Jimmy Childs for bicycle-stealing, police appealed for money to buy him one, got it.

Candidate

Ignorantly into Utah wandered Virgil Goodwin, campaigning for the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State in Idaho. After spending half a day making speeches, passing out cards, Candidate Goodwin discovered he was in the wrong...

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