Miscellany, Feb. 1, 1943

Kitchy. In Frankfort, Ky., a divorce was awarded to Charles R. Barnett, who charged that his wife had refused to kiss him because his mustache tickled.

Times Are Tough. In Chattanooga, Tenn., a week after Farmer Lloyd Back asked the Free Press to announce he was looking for a wife he got 300 offers from 19 States.

The House of Husher. In Manhattan, Burglar Pat Moriarty, in court charged with carrying burglars' tools, refused to plead guilty as a fourth offender unless the court clerk whispered when he recited Moriarty's criminal record. The judge agreed to the arrangement, in a whisper. The clerk...

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