Miscellany, May 12, 1947

The Easiest Way. In New Orleans, Betty Ferling, 32, admitting to police that she had been married five times and divorced only once, explained: "It was so easy to do, when everyone cooperated."

Springtime. In Oklahoma City, Leroy Thurman helped open up a case of compressed bedsprings, didn't jump fast enough, hit the ceiling, landed in the hospital.

Signal. In Los Angeles, Barbara Brod put a hand out of her car window to signal a left turn, attracted the attention of a gunman who jumped on the running board and relieved her of a $3,000...

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