Miscellany, Aug. 2, 1948

Bedridden. In Philadelphia, police rescued Mrs. Katherine Plumer, who had been trapped for three days after her bed tipped over.

Enough's Enough. In Milwaukee, police asked James Beard to explain how he came to be stalking down the street with a telephone cord and receiver hanging around his neck, learned that Beard had been given one wrong number too many.

Travel Season. In St. Joseph, Mo., Mrs. Gus Parigoff arrived from California to surprise her father, Lloyd Richardson, who meanwhile journeyed to San Gabriel, Calif, to surprise her.

Splash. In Weston, W.Va., a tobacco-spitting contest...

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