Miscellany, Dec. 20, 1954

Probation. In London, it was revealed that the late Financier Albert Ixiibin's 26-year-old daughter Valerie will have to wait until she is 50 before she gets her $56,000 inheritance, because Rubin's will stated: "No woman is capable of handling her own money until she is 50."

Prescience. In San Francisco, a stranger gained admittance to the home of Mrs. Dorothy Cecchini by flashing a badge inscribed "Detective" and remarking, "I understand your home is going to be burglarized," then produced a revolver, took Mrs. Cecchini's $1,000 ring and $150, left her tied up in a closet.

In Love & War. In Peterborough, Ont.,...

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