Miscellany, Jun. 7, 1948

Handout. In Le Mars, Iowa, Millionaire Herman Schultz announced that he wanted to give away most of his fortune, unwittingly started the ball rolling with a $124,341 donation to burglars.

Man the Unknown. In Brighton, England, Zoo Keeper Peter Gibbs banged his head on a metal post, fell into a monkey cage, woke up shortly to find one of the animals seated on his chest, delightedly twirling his 15-inch mustaches.

Solution. In Oklahoma City, authorities puzzled over the problem of Mrs. Bill Tucker, who shot her husband in the abdomen when she caught him...

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