Miscellany, Apr. 14, 1941

Problem. In the Delaware River, a cargo of gravel shifted suddenly in a steel barge. The barge turned over on a wooden scow beside it; the two clamped deck to deck like the shells of a clam (see cut). Last week rivermen still wondered how to get them apart.

Ring. In Washington, an early-morning motorist happened on a girl standing under a street light. All she wore was an engagement ring. Her story: when she refused to give back his ring, her boy friend took everything else.

Cruelty. In Omaha, a young woman sued for divorce because her husband, a stockyard worker, refused...

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