Monday, Sep. 12, 1949

Reunion. In Zanesville, Ohio, Robert McNutt Campbell, 29, who landed in the city jail on a drunkenness charge, was surprised to see a familiar face in the adjoining cell: his father, whom he had not seen since 1929.

Closed Deal. In Oklahoma City, Mrs. Bessie Ledick told the court that when she offered to sell a set of false teeth to Fred E. Humphrey, he tried them on for size, seemed satisfied with the fit, but refuses either to return them or to pay up.

Know Thyself. In San Francisco, Parolee Malcolm D. Howard, hauled off to jail after his sixth burglary, muttered to police: "I don't know why I do these things."

Hearth & Home. In Seattle, Mrs. Mary K. Buckley won a divorce after testifying that her husband seldom got out of bed after his discharge from the Army last year except for occasional visits to the liquor store. In Hamilton, Mont., dismissing the divorce suit of Alva Palin, who had charged his wife with beating him up, District Judge C. E. Comer declared: "Slight acts of violence by the wife from which the husband can easily protect himself do not constitute cruelty."

Nominated in the Bond. In Paris, Tenn., Earl Underbill, in jail for auto stealing, and Robert Jackson, in jail for forgery, offered to marry the first two girls who would put up $3,000 bail fof their release.

Codicil. In Manistee, Mich., 83-year-old John Schultz admitted burning down his house and four other buildings on his farm, explained that it was the only way to stop his relatives from wrangling over who would inherit his property.

Political Prisoner. In Washington, D.C., John Cyril Krafka, arrested for burglary, blamed it all on last fall's elections: "I bet $4,000 on Dewey and I had to get the money somehow."

Gourmets. In Troy, N.Y., three recaptured prisoners explained why they had escaped from Cheshire County (N.H.) jail: "Fried potatoes, day after day, meal after meal." Near Orillia, Ont., Walter Richmond told police that when he remarked to Restaurant Owner Harry Shore that the hamburger was cold, Shore shot him in the ankle with a .32 revolver.

Expert. In Denver, Wendell Vincent, head of the local office of the Federal Food & Drug Administration, was recovering nicely from a case of food poisoning.

Still At It. In Louisville, Policeman Alex Hatfield arrested Pete McCoy for disturbing the peace.

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