Wanted

In The Nation, one L. C. Solen advertised as follows: "Expectant, unmarried mother, in need of temporary, quiet nice lome, nearby country. Able to pay minimum amount and assist with minor housework."

In a Halifax, N. S. newspaper appeared this advertisement: "If there exists in Halifax any house built since the War of 1812 and guaranteed free from pull-chain plumbing, children, dogs and unmuzzled radios, can its landlord supply warm sunny furnished room with kitchen privileges to sullen uncommunicative couple at $4.50 week?"

Booth

In San Rafael, Calif., locked in a telephone booth while robbers looted his poolroom, Ed Baier could not lift an arm to lift the receiver to call police. Packed in the booth with him were eight pool patrons.

Miss Trinidad

In Rumania, the minute Joseph Jufe saw a picture of "Miss Trinidad, 1933" he knew she was the only girl for him. So he packed his bag, journeyed 5,000 miles across the Atlantic to Trinidad, proposed to and married "Miss Trinidad."

Fall

In Gary, Ind., Beulah Hopkins stepped out of her bath, stepped on a cake of wet soap, skidded across her bathroom, shot out an open window, dropped three stories, plumped, unhurt, into a sandpile.

Message

In Sing Sing, when a convict begged for news of his sick baby, prison authorities teletyped a query to Newark police headquarters. A motorcycle policeman sped to the convict's home. Back clicked his report to Sing Sing: "Baby recovering from mild case of measles. In no danger."

Cowboy

Near Miles City, Mont., Cowboy Mike Vial roped a steer, got his right wrist and left thumb caught in his lasso. Mike Vial got his thumb free, but the cavorting steer almost pulled his right hand off. To free himself, Mike Vial finished the job with his jackknife, rode to a hospital. Said he to attendants: "You can tell 'em the yearling cut my hand off, but it didn't get me out of the saddle."

Peeps

In Manhattan's Washington Market unemployed artists found a vacant meat stall, started an art sale. When market patrons showed interest only in one drawing, a nudist colony at play, the artists veiled the picture, sold peeps at a penny apiece. Market Director Aloysius Mallo appeared, took one perquisite peek popped: "Put that away or I'll put you out. That's too hot for my customers, I'll tell the world."

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