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Mystic Maize. In The Bronx, N.Y., Charles P. Cobb had his name changed to Howard DeP. Indiancorn...
Bugs in the Belfry Sirs: The cockroach that invaded The Bronx (TIME, Aug. 2) not only flies and is fond of beer, but is equally fond of rayon, insulation from wires and the goo from radio resistors...
Revolt of the Nags. In The Bronx, a junk-wagon horse named Brownie ran away on a hot day, clattered down a flight of steps to a cellar door, broke in, relaxed in comfort. In Brooklyn, a milkwagon horse named Jerry deserted the beat he had been traveling for 13 years, clumped 17 miles off his course, stopped in front of a house, went to the front door and knocked. He got a two-day vacation...
Newsmen, calling Bronx citizens, got day-by-day communiqués on the battle. They also got a few rebukes. One citizen shouted into the phone: "Listen, mister, this is a delicatessen. With all these people lined up for cold cuts, I should talk to you about cockroaches...
Lieut. Commander Harold E. Stassen, who resigned as Governor of Minnesota last April for active duty with the Navy, finished an eight-week advanced training course, graduated from the Navy's school at Fort Schuyler in The Bronx, got an assignment "outside the continental limits." He had won honors in everything...