Miscellany

Co-Prosperity Sphere. In Hsinking, Manchukuo, the Jap-controlled radio announced that "delicious bread and biscuits" could now be made of 60% flour, 40% superior Manchukuo dirt.

Chance of a Lifetime. In Philadelphia, the Navy Procurement Office announced that it would be happy to buy spare anchors—so long as they weighed two and a half tons.

Self-Sustaining. In Jackson, Ohio, Robert S. Campbell, by living to 96, became the beneficiary of his own life insurance.

Faithful Follower. In Philadelphia, Mrs. Ray MacAtee, who swore she had never been a back-seat driver, became a conductor on a streetcar...

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