Miscellany, Nov. 11, 1946

Federal Reserve. In East Weymouth, Mass., Samuel Schofield bought 64 bars of Army surplus soap, found each stamped: 'Save Soap to Win the War. (Signed) Commander in Chief, Abraham Lincoln."

Officeholder. In St. Paul, the Tenth Ward Republican Organization got a new secretary: Mrs. Truman Wallace.

Double Take. In Manhattan, police raided a dice game, found two thieves holding up the players, took everyone to jail.

Ghosts. In Pittsburgh, a University of Pittsburgh student, handling registrations, complained: "Yesterday I registered a guy named Himmler. Today it was Goehring... if Hitler comes ... I quit."

Kidded by Experts. In Los Angeles, two members of the Burglary...

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