Miscellany, Sep. 23, 1957

Family Outing. In Kingsport, Tenn., when cops refused to arrest Edgar Spears because, in his own house, he was not a "public drunk," they carried him off after his two sons dragged him to the street.

Not Fare. In Detroit, Cabby Roscoe Damron, 60, heard his passenger mumble "something about having no money," pulled up to a police station, went in to fetch help, returned to find no cab.

Locked-in Value. In St. Joseph, Mo., after Assistant Postmaster Everett C. Howard tried for two weeks to give away an antiquated safe, he lost his patience, advertised for bids, sold it for $66.

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