Miscellany, Feb. 28, 1944

One-Fifth Column. In Italy, Captain Pleasant McNeal saw a bill presented to the American Red Cross by a carpenter who added at the bottom of the bill "Plus 20% because you are Americans."

Sight Unseen. In Fort Benning, Ga., Sergeant William Eller made a parachute landing in a clump of trees, discovered that the grove was camouflage for a concrete runway. He survived.

Burned Up. In Washington Court House, Ohio, Telephone Superintendent Fred Rost reported that too much talking had overloaded eight switches, set his ex change on fire.

Infinity Plus. In Atlanta, John Samuels...

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