Miscellany, Aug. 29, 1955

Pleasure Principle. In Manhattan, Alexander Johnson, 39, carrying a bag of duck eggs home on the subway as a treat for his wife, spied Salesgirl Adrienne Ardizone, 20, sitting opposite in a freshly starched dress, calmly pelted her with raw eggs, said later that he just couldn't explain why he did it.

Cheaper by the Dozen. In Dallas, after the Times Herald quoted Mrs. Clara Margerum as saying she wanted to rent a house for a reunion with her twelve children, she received 93 offers, one a proposal of marriage from a suitor who wanted to claim her children as income...

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