Miscellany, Nov. 28, 1949

Obstacle Course. In Butte, Mont., Lloyd Beach, rearrested while on a 30-day suspended sentence for vagrancy, explained to the judge that he had been trying to leave town as ordered, but there was one bar too many between him and the city limits.

Penalty. In Hollis, Okla., Nan Claiborne, candidate for high-school football queen, tried the game herself, lost a front tooth and the title.

Last Resort. In Des Moines, after Donald E. Mosher broke into a filling station and found nothing of value, he put his last nickel into the telephone, dialed police to...

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