Flat-Hatter. In Lincoln, Neb., Louis Kramer, suing for $25,000, charged that Emil Aksamit was trying to alienate his wife's affections by buzzing their house in an airplane.

Out of Season. In San Juan Bautista, Calif., Catrino M. Lugo aimlessly fired a .45 pistol near the Casa Maria social hall, learned too late, after his speedy arrest, that a score of policemen were having a banquet there.

Merely Bored. In Pralognan, France, police jailed Leopold Dupont, who had taken careful aim with his carbine, scored a bull's-eye on a passing pedestrian's wooden leg.

Hams. In Sudbury, Mass., John H. Whitworth reported that two hens which had stopped laying eggs had gone into production again after appearing as props in a local theatrical show.

Give & Take. In Newport, Ky., Marvin Coulson, who had bitterly complained to police that thugs had held him up for $40, finally confessed that the money was part of the $43 he had stolen from Elmer Catron.

Roundup. In London, when things began to get out of hand at the regular showings of wild west movies, Manager Ross Hancock of the Rialto Theater sternly ruled that henceforth all children must check their cap pistols and knives at the box office.

Full Measure. In Mexico City, Mrs. Elena Morales reported to police that her husband 1) broke her left arm during a heated argument, 2) followed, when she fled to her mother's house, and broke her right arm.

Guess! In Austin, Tex., when police asked a woman whose house had been robbed if she knew who had done the job, they got a straight answer: "Sure, but I want you to find out."

Happy Landing. In Pittsburgh, airport maintenance worker Michael Fedor injured his hip when he fell off a ladder in the first-aid room.

Awkward Age. In Texarkana, Ark., James W. Kimbrell, suing his 15-year-old wife for divorce, charged that she acted like a child.

Bench & Bar. In Salt Lake City, the City Commission ruled that before City Judge Marcellus K. Snow could assume office, he would have to pay up his 37 back parking fines. In Harlan, Ky., Special Circuit Judge Cleon K. Calvert charged himself with public drunkenness, promptly ordered a $10 fine.

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