Miscellany, Dec. 26, 1949

Samaritan. In Philadelphia, a stranger stopped to help Walter Bowe push his stalled car, suggested that he work the starter while Bowe pushed, managed to start the motor, disappeared with the car.

Property Rights. In Knoxville, Tenn., Mrs. Elmore Fryar sued for divorce, asked her husband's motorcycle as alimony.

The Search. In New Haven, Conn., young Vito Manga, chased by police to the roof of a nurses' dormitory, explained how he had happened to be lurking on the fire escapes outside the building: he "was looking for a men's room."

Only Human. In St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, as afraid as the next man...

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