Miscellany, Feb. 8, 1943

Rehearsal. In Miami, 30 men newly hired as emergency policemen turned up to be sworn into their jobs bearing a petition (denied) for a raise in pay.

Don't Get Up. Near Rimbey, Alberta, rescuers of snowbound, frostbitten Alexander Swanson, anxious not to disturb him, hitched a tractor to his shack, dragged it 38 miles to a hospital while Swanson stayed in bed.

Candy From Babies. In Pittsburgh, as Patrolman Jim Harvey crossed a sidewalk trap door he felt it start to rise, stepped aside, beheld two men ascending in state with $840 in swag, promptly nabbed them. In Oklahoma City, Autoist Russell B....

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