Miscellany, Dec. 7, 1942

Wind-Blown Straw. In Los Angeles, the Board of Public Works took official notice of a new trend, asked the City Council to make it unlawful for autoists to drive on their rims.

The Crime Ineffable. In Albuquerque, a wartime burglar broke into Mrs. Betty Reid's home, brewed himself a pot of coffee, went away satisfied.

Book-of-the-Munch. In Manhattan, a Vegetarian Book-of-the-Month club sprouted.

Time for All Things. In Topeka, R. C. Leinbach, who said he had been engaged to the late Anna Belle Sage since 1914, sued her estate for the return of the engagement ring he said he had finally given her in...

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