Miscellany, Oct. 18, 1948

Perfectionists. Near Wolfsville, Md., C. Wesley Swope Jr., out practicing his imitation of squirrel chatter, was shot and wounded by C. Wesley Swope Sr., out squirrel hunting.

Home Sweet Home. In Pismo Beach, Calif., Charles A. Daniels and his wife got so attached to their trailer that they built a house around it.

Signature. In Southampton, England, police explained to the judge how they tracked down Drugstore Burglar Martin Hanley: he left some self-addressed letters and his identity card in the rifled cash register.

Lapses. In Vienna, Friedrich Koch admitted in court that he had three wives but pleaded for clemency on the grounds...

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