Busman's Holiday. In St. Louis, Weather Bureau men planned a picnic, let their wives pick the day, got rained out.

Fruitful Project. In Costa Rica, Pan American Highway engineers, quartered on a pineapple plantation, ordered food from home, got a carload of canned pineapple.

Fighting Trim. In Honolulu, lightweight Boxer Richie Shinn weighed in, found himself over the 133-lb. limit, removed his upper plate, ran around the block, came out 132 7/8.

Dog's Life. In Lawrence, Mass., Mrs. Dorothy Conant advertised: "For Sale, my husband's $50 puppies for $25, Tel. 34744. If a man answers, please hang up."

Wave of Indecision. In Washington, Lieut. Commander Bernice Boner decided to end it all, jumped from a 90-ft. Potomac bridge, changed her mind in midair, was glad she could swim so well.

Exhibit A. In Kansas City, Stunt Flyer Leonard Sherman, demonstrating "How Not to Fly," crashed to his death.

Open Question. In Chicago, criminal court continued the case of Will Henry Tell.

Knight Errant. In Carmel, Calif., the City Council heard Councilman Allen Knight defend local landlords, then learned its rent had been almost doubled.

Parker's Lot. In Chicago, Paul Zimmerman went to a police station to pay a parking fine, returned to his car, found it burgled of $1,000 worth of jewelry.

Rich Mixture. In Jersey City, Mrs. Mary Pearman, unable to sleep, mixed herself a drink of wine, aspirin, liniment, mentholated salve and Worcestershire sauce, slept it off in a hospital.

Family Tie. In Chicago, Immigration Inspector Michael Petrolak looked up a cousin after 24 years, let her put on his handcuffs, found he had lost the key.

Official Backer. In Warrenton, Ore., Mayor F. M. Wilson stepped on the gas, shot backwards into a store, stopped in front of a clerk's desk, turned inquiringly to his fellow passenger, who politely refused His Honor a driver's license.

Close Relations. In New Bern, N.C., identical twins Elbert and Delbert Doster were divorced by sisters Dorothy and Sarah Whitley, married cousins Edna and Theda Mallard.

Lion's Share. In Woodstock, Ill., husky thieves broke into Alfred Seyferth's statue factory, snitched a 300-lb. white lion.

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