Miscellany, Dec. 18, 1944

Straight and Narrow. In Laramie,Wyo., whistling coeds at the State University explained that they were not come-hithering the men, just keeping them off the grass.

Bad Shape. In Lahore, India, a comedian named Durga Mota, 80 lbs. lighter since rationing began, pleaded from a hospital bed for more food, swore he needed 2 lbs. of flour, 60 cups of tea daily to get back to his customary 630 lbs.

Overtime. In St. Louis, Louis Druzinsky, St. Louis Symphony violinist, donned old clothes and dark glasses, fiddled Paganini and Tchaikovsky at a street corner, collected...

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