Anti-Clerical. In Philadelphia, the Rev. Isaac Bobst fought to win a divorce, complained that his wife coughed during church services, made faces, thumbed her nose at him when he was in the pulpit.

Boner. In Vancouver, Wash., Leon Hutcheson, in bed with a broken leg, tried to move it, placed his good leg under the heavy cast, used it as a lever, broke it.

Unilateral. In Copenhagen, Danish authorities, trying to keep down unnecessary imports, cut the quota of British roller skates to 40 tons, got the shipment, found all skates were for the left foot.

Final Round. In Los Angeles, Mrs. Meta Drinkwine sued husband Elmer for a divorce, complained that he "drank excessively."

Water Haul. In Cincinnati, a burglar climbed a ladder to a third-floor office, found the combination written on the door of the safe, followed the directions, opened the safe, found it empty.

Unfair. In Kansas City, Veteran Julian Tierney sued to get back his prewar job: loading crooked dice.

See? In Pasadena, Wright Cougar ran his car into a truck, was asked by a cop how good his brakes were, said "I'll show you," headed for the truck, crashed into it again.

Lucky Star. In Panama City, Tomas Gabriel Duque, publisher of the Star & Herald, took a chance at a lottery, got a prize: a subscription to the Star & Herald.

Family Line. In Drummondville, Quebec, two brothers arrested for robbing a jewelry store identified themselves as Frank and Jesse James.

Burning Desire. In Sag Harbor, L.I., Firemen Francis King and Harold McErlean, arrested for setting a house afire, explained that they just wanted "a little excitement."

Namesake. In Lamesa, Tex., Mrs. Bernardino Lopez gave birth on a Sunday to her 25th child, cudgeled her brains to think of a name, finally got it: Sunday.

Vindictive. In Toronto, Conductor Sir Ernest MacMillan rummaged through some old scores, found that rats had chewed up one: The Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Just Desserts. In London, members of the Board of Trade got three heavy packages with fuselike appendages, frantically cleared the office, opened the packages, found haggises (Scottish boiled puddings) inside.

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