Miscellany, may 5, 1952

Scoop. In Cardiff, Wales, Reporter Harry Royston, 18, was asked how he managed so many beats on neighborhood thefts, blushingly confessed: "I robbed the places myself."

Captive Audience. In Cincinnati, Mrs. William K. Mullins won a divorce after testifying that a chorus girl her husband was dating "was willing to support him so long as he would sit around and watch her dance."

Good Customer. In Butte. Mont., Shoe Repairman C. E. Miller surprised a burglar entering his store, let him go after the man assured him: "I trade here all the time."

Slow Burn....

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