Miscellany, Oct. 8, 1945

Just Hanging Around. In Chicago, police found a man's wooden leg, smartly shod, standing on a street corner.

Ditto. In Nogales, Ariz., Mr. & Mrs. Tony Papatheodorokoumountourogianakopoulos named their new son Jr.

Postwar Problem. In Minneapolis, Harlow Nelson was hospitalized after choking on a piece of meat.

Twelve-Hour Day. In Manhattan, on the same day, the Marine Corps inducted James Noon and Robert Mittnight.

Grounds. In Portland, Me., Edwina Hammond sued for divorce, complained that her husband made her live in a chicken coop. In Miami, Kathleen Wyatt sued for divorce, complained that her husband demanded canned peas every night.

Bare Necessity. In Pittsburgh, police...

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