Miscellany, Aug. 6, 1951

Job Hazard. In San Diego, Night Watchman Dale Kipple pleaded guilty to a Peeping Tom charge.

Handy Around the House. In Chicago, seeking a divorce, Mrs. Dorothy Lokes explained to the judge what she meant by cruelty: her husband rigged tin cans around the door, then when she tripped the trap, he woke up and thrashed her for being late.

Beginner's Luck. In Maysville, Ky., Mrs. Ira Beckett nervously started her first driving lesson, carefully turned a corner and sideswiped five cars.

Honest Bob. In High Point, N.C., after a friend squared the $9 he owed on bad checks, Robert Denny was freed from...

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