Clerk

In Atlanta, convicted of falsifying records of the Federal Penitentiary after 25 years in its employ, Clerk Harvey Frick asked to serve sentence in his old office.

Debtor In Kalamazoo, Mich., harried by an $800 debt she owed Mrs. Max Haase, Mrs A. Draper called on her creditor, grabbed the note, swallowed it.

Suitor In Dallas. Tex., Widow Mrs. L. Brunnett sued for $5,000 damages after Suitor Karl W. Hagedtorn hugged her, broke four ribs.

Tenant In San Francisco, while rowing over rent payments with Grocer Daniel Del Carlo, Landlord George Figone wagged his thumb in his tenant's face, had it completely bitten off.

Exercise

In Paris, awakening during scheduled war-defense exercises, Joseph Rasse heard screaming sirens, saw all lights on, concluded war had begun, stuck his head in a gas oven, attempted suicide.

Peabody

In Peabody, Mass., following the high school football team's third defeat, Police Chief William F. Pierce ordered patrolmen to visit each player's home each night to see that he went to bed by 10 o' clock.

Heavyweights

In Gloucester, Mass., newshawks disovered 3-year-old Joseph Randazza, 146 lb. 4 ft., 6 in. In Yarmouth, England was found 4-year-old Leslie Bowles, 154 lb. Said Leslie's father: "He can sing and talk as well." Blurted playmates of Joseph: "Joe doesn't play. He fights."

Pledge In Litchfield, III., Pastor L. A. Crown preached on "Litchfield's Worst Sin--Ingratitude," pledged husbands of the Union Avenue Christian Church to kiss their wives twice daily for six weeks.

Tub In Toledo, Ohio, Barbara Beck was photographed in a fur-lined bathtub.

Advice

In Manhattan, Barber Ernest Lindeman, 76, advised his colleagues: "Keep quiet. The customer doesn't come in to get a college education."

License

In Madison, Wis., Secretary of State Theodore Dammann reported a farmer's request for automobile-license number 1907 because in that year his mother-in-law died.

This file is automatically generated by a robot program, so reader's discretion is required.