Miscellany, Jun. 18, 1945

Not Up to Snuff. In Newark, police discovered that practically all the patrons of Ah Lee Chung's den were required to bring their own opium.

2 X 2. In Victoria, B.C., twins were born to Mr. & Mrs. Twice.

Ceiling Zero. In Muskegon, Mich., the local OPA, with no jurisdiction over commercial buildings, started searching for new offices when its landlord proposed to boost the rent from $175 to $600 a month.

Easy Pickings. In Milwaukee, Owen Murphy noticed that a Y.M.C.A. cafeteria marked its day-old slabs of pie with toothpicks and sold them at half-price, also spotted a thrifty diner who was...

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