Miscellany, Apr. 9, 1956

Solid Argument. In Los Angeles, Viola Fredieu sued Harold Hester to recover her 49 gallstones, which he was using in sales promotion to show prospective customers what might happen if they refused to buy his water-softening equipment.

This Is Your Wife. In Eaton, Ohio, after he had advertised for a week in the Register-Herald for "the name of the party" who stole his "wife and groceries" from his home, Bill Ross ran another notice to correct a misunderstanding: "I only want reimbursement for the $22 worth of groceries . . . The man that...

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