Miscellany, Nov. 16, 1936

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Worker

In Tyler, Tex., a brawny oil-field worker walked into the Gladewater Cafe, demanded fried chicken. Informed that no chicken was to be had, he spied a caged canary, ordered it fried "with plenty of gravy," paid $25 for his meal.

Sailor

In Boston, yearning to join the Navy, Justin Francis O'Leary, 16, set out for Annapolis, Md., bought an enlisted man's uniform, joined the Naval Academy midshipmen as they returned from a football game. Soon he was arrested for failing to salute officers, was brigged, questioned, sent home....

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