Miscellany, Sep. 26, 1955

Deal's Off. In Beckley, W. Va., Moonshiner Major Lilly hailed a truck belonging to another home whisky brewer, wondered aloud if the driver's boss would be interested in a profitable business merger, was arrested on the spot by the driver, a Treasury agent, who was taking the truck to town to impound it.

Testing. In Lake Geneva, Wis., red-faced Police Chief Melvin Swance admitted that thieves had sneaked into the city council's chambers, about 50 ft. from police headquarters, found the safe wide open, robbed it of $160 in nickels collected from city parking meters.

Father of the Bride. In Rajgoh, India,...

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