Miscellany, Feb. 5, 1945

All Out. In Butler, Ky., when a customer asked him for a package of cigarets, Clerk Thomas Blades Jr. stooped, pulled a gun from under the counter, shot and killed himself.

Double Crosstic. In England, Nazi V-bombs scattered crossword puzzles (On which the black squares formed the design "V-1." Sample definition: "He wants all you've got." The word: "Roosevelt."

Man About Town. In Portland, Ore., Charles Haney stepped off a bus from Los Angeles, managed to find a hotel room several blocks away, went out to eat, wandered around for five days trying to find the hotel again.

Auto Erotic. In Halifax, N.S., police...

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