It's a Deal. In Denver, a corporal hunted high & low for a house for himself, wife, and small son, heard of a vacancy for a family with two children, bargained, "We'll take it. If he insists on two kids, we'll have another." Hideout. In Jacksonville, Tina Irene Mazzarrella, missing for two years since she threatened to run away and join the WAC, finally wrote home, explained how she had crossed up her pursuers: she had enlisted in the WAVES.

Vanquished. In Melbourne, John Kenneth Ware was divorced for misconduct by his wife, Veni Vidi Vici Ware.

Spare the Rods. In Salem, Mass., a young mother asked to check her sleeping baby and carriage in a railway baggage car, confided, "I hate to spoil him so young by letting him ride in a Pullman." A Summer's Tail. In Atlanta, a police man held up traffic for what he thought was a funeral procession, let 18 cars pass, all driven by women, then found they were all tailing a heavily loaded meat truck.

Stumblebums. In St. Louis, three Texas sailors tossed 30 packs of cigarets out of their hotel window to civilians below, told police they had just wanted to "give 'em a thrill and watch 'em stumble." Disappointment. In Stamford, Conn., a woman called the ration board, asked for some extra points to send to her son in the South Pacific.

No Accounting. In Milwaukee, Elmer Christoph, treasurer of the local Society of Accountants, blushed for a $900 error in his annual report, laughed last when he discovered that the Society's auditing committee had okayed his faulty figures.

Fair Exchange. In Milton, Mass., the Rev. Vivian Pomeroy proposed an addition to the marriage ceremony: as the bride's father gives away his daughter, let the groom's mother give away her son.

Graduate. In Grand Rapids, Convict James Miller, who studied law during 24 years of a life sentence, finally celebrated his freedom after successfully pleading his own case.

Happily Ever After. In Stamford, Conn., John Kamenski, 34, suing for divorce, testified that his wife Sophie would let him sit on a chair only at meal time, made him stand up or go to bed the rest of the time, gave him only a dime a week out of his $50 pay envelope because, she said, "No married man needs more than that."

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