Miscellany, Mar. 28, 1949

Audience Participation. In Manhattan, Comedian Jack Carter reported that after his weekly television show he received a letter from a dentist: "I would . . . like to call your attention to a dark spot in your upper bicuspid area . . . May I be of service . . . ?"

In the Family. In Des Moines, Bertha Elizabeth Simmons, asked if she was ready to testify against George James Bell, accused of "embezzling and . . . appropriating" her watch, told the court: "No, your Honor . . . George and I were married last night."

Round Trip. At McPherson, Kans.,...

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