Miscellany, Mar. 17, 1947

House Guest. In Philadelphia, a court awarded Lela Ruth Sauder $2,500 back pay as a reluctant housekeeper, errand girl, barber and chauffeur to George C. Swanfeld, 90, who came to her house for a two-week visit, stayed on for twelve years.

Project. In Washington, the Interior Department considered a request from a Brooklyn matron: "Dear Sirs: Will you send me some information my class is studing about it."

Return Ticket. In River Edge, N.J., a policeman wrote the Rev. Walter J. Poynton a ticket, was forced to admit that he didn't have his own...

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