Miscellany, Feb. 19, 1951

Bull's-Eye. In Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. Louise Bishop was fined $25 for tacking a picture of her husband to the wall, firing some 70 times at it with a .22 rifle.

Advertising Results. In Louisville, Robert Perry asked $1,525 damages from the Moskins Credit Clothing store: $25 for meals eaten out, plus $1,500 for temporary loss of his wife, who left him after misinterpreting a postcard sales-stunt which read, "Please call WA 1492 and ask for Carolyn."

Deadline. In Gainesville, Fla., Journalism Student Lee Weissenborn visited the local draft board to pick up some information...

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