Monday, Nov. 15, 1954
You Go to My Head. In Louisville, fined $100 for drunken driving, Albert B. Rhodes denied that he had touched a drop, explained that "my wife had been drinking at a dance we attended, and I kissed her a couple of times."
Root of All Evil. In Omaha, Mrs. John Schrank faced the fact that she is allergic to U. S. paper money.
Pay Station. In Cincinnati, Drew Tidwell, 59, suing Ima Tidwell for divorce, charged that she made him pay 10-c- every time he made a call from their home telephone.
Calorie Count. In Los Angeles, 240-lb. Stanley Kaitz admitted committing ten burglaries,-but insisted that when he broke into the office of Dr. Phillip Koppel, he was merely looking for reducing pills.
Careerist. In Springfield, Ill., George M. Bradley admitted cashing a bad check to pay a lawyer defending him against a charge of passing bad checks.
Empathy. In North Hollywood, Liquor Store Owner Sidney Ravid reported to police that when he asked a holdup man to be lenient because he was just starting in business, the bandit replied, "I'm just starting in business too," took $141.
No Way Out. In Riverside, Calif., arrested for robbing a Texas bank, Herbert Fox explained: "I was hoping someone would shoot me dead after I walked into that bank, but nobody did. So there was nothing left to do but rob it."
Manners & Morals. In Cambridge, Mass., thieves stole $2,500 from the Moll Motors Co., before leaving spelled out "THANKS" in coins on a desk top.
Immovable Object. In Santa Monica, Calif., Store Picket Albert H. Yalowitz, 49, was jailed on charges of slugging Customer Michael Adams, 15, despite his plea that Adams "ran into my fist."
In His Fashion. In Montgomery, Ala., Judge Eugene Carter granted a divorce to a woman who charged that her husband was unfaithful to her on their wedding night.
A Word from Our Sponsor. In Miami, suing Charles Butler for divorce, Dolores Butler charged that he listened incessantly to the radio, "required absolute silence of me and would allow me to speak only during commercials and station breaks."
Hi Ho Silver. In New Haven, Mrs. Ruby Mae McRae, charging that she was kicked by flying hoofs and caught in a "veritable stampede of horses," brought a $5,000 suit against the owners of Savin Rock amusement park's merry-go-round.
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