Miscellany, Sep. 8, 1947

Evening Out. In Bell Gardens, Calif., Joseph Bray, 37, left his wife and 13 children and eloped with the 16-year-old baby sitter.

Next Case. In Brooklyn, Jonas Lowenhaar was acquitted of using "loud and boisterous" language when the discerning judge perceived that Lowenhaar was a mute.

Happy Day. In St. Petersburg, Fla., the Chamber of Commerce proudly announced that a visitor from Tennessee was suing the city for $500, for first-degree burns suffered while sunbathing.

False Ring. In Chicago, investigators of the theft of a diamond ring quizzed Ann Wiegand, who talked too fast, let the ring drop out of her mouth.

Something in Common....

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