Miscellany, Dec. 16, 1940

Hedge

In Cleveland, Mrs. Rebecca Butler found out why people kept pulling up stalks from her hedge. Police discovered that it consisted of marijuana.

Fudged

In Cambridge, Mass., J. O. Welch Co. reported the theft of a ton of fudge.

Service

Somewhere in England, an Army detachment took over an evacuated girls' school, read approvingly the notices in each dormitory: "If in urgent need of a mistress, ring this bell."

One Way

In Brownwood,Tex., the council changed the name of Lindbergh Avenue to Corrigan Street.

Kiss

In Cameron, Mo.. Third-Grader Lawrence Clark went to the editor...

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