Miscellany, Apr. 29, 1957

Spring Inventory. In El Reno, Okla., the Federal Reformatory put up for sale 1,500 Ibs. of "scrap and salvage, consisting of hacksaw blades, files and broken tools."

The Stilly Night. Near Kevil, Ky., lightning split and hurled the headboard of their bed across the room, scorched the mattress and bed linen, awakened but did not injure Harvey Tucker and his wife.

Her Master's Voice. In Paris, Prince Alexandra Douala-Manga-Bell, Deputy from the Cameroons, apologized to the National Assembly for the uneven reading of his speech, explained that his secretary, whose handwriting is poor, had written it.

The Better 'Ole. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Gordon...

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