Miscellany, Jul. 30, 1951

Laying the Ghost. In Bloomington, Ind., after his parents had told him to keep out of the barn because "there's a bogey man in there," five-year-old Philip Oliver smoked him out by burning down the barn.

Wirepulling. In Hong Kong, the Great Northern Telegraph Co. offered an $800 reward for information on thieves who had stolen 3.36 miles of its cable from the bottom of the China Sea.

Cash & Carry. In Windsor, Ontario, a subtle thief broke into Vacationer Arnold McCarthar's house, then called a furniture dealer, who obligingly drove up with a van,...

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