The Voting Public. In Goondiwindi, Australia, Frank Pforr ran for alderman on the slogan: "Pforr he's a jolly good fellow," finished last in a field of 13 candidates.
On Edge. In Chicago, William Hinkle, 19, went to a hospital after swallowing more than a-dozen razor blades, snarled at inquiring doctors: "You figure it out."
Serious Business. In London, the Rev. J. S. Wyatt complained at a Church of England assembly about the modern tendency to give tombstones a light touch, cited one recent inscription: "Cheerio. See you soon."
Bread & Butter Note. In Greeneville, Tenn., after D. G. Wills escaped from the city jail,...
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