Miscellany, Aug. 25, 1947

Nature Lesson. In Los Angeles, Harold Bellis told a divorce court that when he accused wife Sonya of promiscuity, she retorted:. "The birds and bees do it, and I'm going to do it, too."

Slow Burn. In Helsinge, Denmark, Jens Joergensen told the court that he was affronted 25 years ago, had been bolstering up his nerve ever since, finally went out and slapped his enemy, hefty Blacksmith Peter Svanum.

Grounded. In Liverpool, England, legless Ian Scot Hawke Dennis was fined $100 for drunken driving and warned by the court that for one year he must keep off his motorized wheelchair.

Withdrawal. In Addison±...

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