Miscellany, Jan. 10, 1949

Neither Snow Nor Rain ... In Greenfield, Ohio, John Rooks finally received the civilian clothes that he had mailed home from an induction camp in World War I.

Cut-Up. In Newark, N.J., John L. Sullivan, hunted by police for three years as the ringleader in a $2,000,000 holdup, was caught trying to steal a $23 razor.

Fiery Furnace. In Buffalo, Shadrach Abednego, trapped in a gas explosion, died of burns.

Choice of Weapons. In Norfolk, Va., Court Clerk Betty Jean Woolard reported that a woman, told to wait an hour for a pistol permit, had...

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