Miscellany, Feb. 1, 1937

Odzinski In Chicago's St. Stanislaus Church, Anthony Odzinski, 53, confessed his sins to Priest Henry Jasinski, then climbed to the fourth floor of an adjoining building, jumped to his death. Priest Jasinski administered last rites.

Trap In Manhattan, Hatcheck Girl Katherine Steyer, 32, was electrocuted in her apartment by charged wires strung through the draperies. The wires had been arranged as a burglar trap.

Bill In Austin, a bill was introduced in the Texas Senate to prohibit newspapers from "displaying women's naked legs." Author of the bill was State Senator Olan R. Van Zandt,...

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