Miscellany, May 24, 1943

Cupid's Coupons. Oscar F. Soule, chairman of the Syracuse, N.Y. county rationing board, persuaded a young soldier and his bride-to-be that the board's authorization for their marriage was not required.

Personnel Relations. Mrs. William Burns of Newark advertised desperately for a maid, offered her the use of a mink coat on her days off, got a maid all right—after receiving 600 phone calls in two days.

New Yorkese. Bobby Zaratarro, 5, Manhattan "King of Health," was asked what he ate. Said the King: "I eat fast."

What's in a Name? On the grounds that parents had no right to give their children absurd...

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