Browning chief., 1947-12-26

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roof. A sparrow had carried home a
lighted cigaret. And just to prove
that smoking in bed isn't restricted
to sparrows, a pigeon In Washing
ton started fire in an apartment
building the same way.
To Err Is Human.
NOT TO BE OUTDoNE BY AMI
MAILS, HUMAN BEINGS HAD
SOME FANCY FREAK SQUEAKS
THEMSELVES IN 1947. FOR EX-
AMPLE:
Stanley Morrison Of Newburyport,
Conn.,, was surprised to run into his
father one day-at grade crossing.
When Stanley's truck crashed into
passenger train at the crossing, the
engineer hurriedly climbed down
from his cab to inspect the damage.
He was Stanley's dad.
A Hot Seat.
AS Fireman Horace LeBouf was
diligently engaged in carrying Mrs.
Catherine Markowski down a ladder
from burning building in Detroit
last March, they passed first floor
window. Flames shooting out Of the
window caught Fireman LeBouf in
the seat Of his pants. He yelped,
spanked himself frantically and let
60 Of Mrs. Markowski, who under
standably fell to the ground. Fire
man LeBouf lost his balance and
landed smack on the lady he had
been saving. Mrs. Markowski was
bruised, Fireman LeBouf apollo
getic.
A speedboat on which Miss Geor-
gia Brooks Of Chicago was riding
during holiday outing on Lake
Geneva, Wis, swerved so sharply it
threw Miss Brooks into the water.
Apparently cont tie, the boat
swerved again, hit the struggling
swimmer, tossed her 10 feet in the
air and caught her neatly on its
prov.
When Mason Nurick's car was
stolen in Hollywood, he borrowed
neighbor's to drive to the police sta
tion and report the loss. En- route
home, his borrowed car was
smacked from behind. Nurick got
out to check up on the damage, rec
ognized the car which had hit him
as his own, held the driver for
police.
Lucky Is Right.
Horseshoes may bring luck to
some people, but not to 7-year-old
Larry Young of Chicago Larry was
conked on the head by flying shoe
while playing with other youngsters.
The only luck he could see in it was
that the horse wasn't in the shoe.
Fishermen Katsumi Nishitawa
and Woodrow Wakatsuki would have
broken all records for a catch off
Santa Monica, Salif., one day last
summer had it not been for one
thing. They hauled in so many
mackerel the weight of the fish sank
the boat.
And in Seattle, John Angel drove
into a service station, ordered a
change of oil, stepped out, discov-
cred too late that he was eight feet
aloft on a grease rack.
Patrolman Dennis Callivan of Chi
cago weighs more than 300 pounds,
and it is difficult for him to be in
conspicuous. So passersby were un-
derstandably perplexed when one
minute he was there as big as life,
patroling his beat, and the next min
ute - whoosh, he had disappeared!
He had fallen into an open manhole
"a king-sized manhole, that is.
No Longer Funny.
A lot of comedians make lot of
gags about false teeth biting their
owners, but 1t just isn't funny to
Walter Springer Of Ann Arbor,
Mich. Springer was carrying his
teeth in his shirt pocket one day
when his automobile collided with
another car. The impact threw him
forward against the steering wheel,
and his own teeth bit the man that
feeds them.
Worlds champion freak faller Of
the year, so far as distance Is con-
cerned. was Charles Wilfred Arter,
pitboy In mine In South Yorkshire,
England. Charlie fell down q 1854
foot shaft and escaped with only q
broken leg. Halfway down the shaft