Miscellany, Sep. 27, 1948

Souvenir. In Chicago, burglars who broke into an office building took $1,800 in cash and a dozen red roses.

Outsider. In Phoenix, Ariz., Harold Sloper told the court that ever since his wife persuaded him four years ago that they should move in with her former husband, everybody in the house had been treating him like a boarder.

The Young in Heart. In Meridian, Miss., citizens turned out to welcome George L. Howe, 94, as he passed through town on a cross-country bicycle tour. In Germiston, South Africa, Peter Pringle, 118, explained why he had shaved off his beard: it made him "feel...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!