Miscellany, Jan. 14, 1957

Cold Snorage. In Pittsburgh, Mrs. Beatrice Dunn was granted a divorce after she testified that her husband made her sleep in an unheated attic for ten years "because I snored," wouldn't allow her to leave the attic door open at night because "too much cold air blew down."

The Power & the Prize. In London, the Ministry of Fuel and Power soberly accepted a petrol-ration application from Fire-Eater Priscilla Birt, deliberated three weeks, granted her a gallon a month after classifying her at ½ h.p.

Rise & Fine. In Columbia, S.C., after she turned in a false alarm, Dorothy Genokes was fined $25.50...

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