Miscellany, Aug. 19, 1946

Source Material. In Glendale, Calif., a thief ransacked the public relations offices of Newcomb-Swital & Associates; only missing item: a book, The Art of Stealing Literary Material.

Strength through Joy. In Stockholm, Sweden, prison authorities out to prove the curse of drink staged a football match between the jail's chronic drunkards and its other convicts: the drunkards won.

Bombphlet. In Chicago, homeless ex-Army Pilot Henry Trochowski got desperate, had a friend fly over the city, drop 15,000 leaflets, hoped his propaganda would get him an apartment.

Highway Huff. In Los Angeles, Bus Driver Dean Helmick...

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