Miscellany, Feb. 14, 1949

Family Man. In Chicago, police arrested Michael Viti, who, they charged, had taken his wife and 14-month-old baby along on a holdup job.

Qualification. In London, the buyer of a want-ad pleaded: "Can anyone recommend a cure for smoking for a gentleman being impoverished by the cost of tobacco? No suggestions calling for will power, please."

Also Ran. In Jacksonport, Wis., Oscar Scott got around to paying an election bet by pushing Mrs. H. B. Mogenson down Main Street in a wheelbarrow, was promptly given a ticket for operating a public conveyance without a license....

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