Miscellany, Aug. 15, 1938

Test

Haled into court in Milwaukee, Wis., for drunken driving, Henry Kilps walked a straight line, put his finger to his nose, pronounced hard words. But Henry Kilps's urine showed an alcoholic content of .24%. Fine: $75.

Builder

In Albany, Calif., Contractor G. De Gaeta bought two lots, started to put up two houses. When the second house was almost finished, Builder De Gaeta found he had built the houses on someone else's property, a full block from the land he had bought.

Limit

A U. S. sea captain can legally perform wedding ceremonies outside...

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