Miscellany, Aug. 1, 1949

Army Game. In Alexandria, Va., ex-G. I. Norman Harris, charged with impersonating a soldier, explained that he had put on the uniform only to get into Fort Belvoir for a game of cards with some of the boys.

Brake Down. In Garden City, Kans., John Luther Fry headed for a garage to get his brakes fixed, couldn't stop until he had smashed the garage window.

Handyman. In Spokane, Disc-Jockey Robert Swartz, who had offered to do any odd jobs for listeners recognizing a popular tune played backwards, faced the prospect, after 18 people guessed right, of having to roof a house, iron some...

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