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...Nose. Near Denver, Highway Patrolman Floyd Moore stared at the auto bowling along just ahead of him, listened to a radio description of a stolen car. Sure enough. In Dallas, Patrolman R. H. Lunday gave an autoist a ticket and asked for his phone number. The autoist thought fast, reeled off a number, promptly learned that it was Lunday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Dec. 13, 1943 | 12/13/1943 | See Source »

After You. In Kansas City, Autoist Edward R. Yonkers struck a pedestrian, jumped out and ran to his aid, goggled as the man regained his feet, brushed himself off, extended his hand, insisted, "I'm sorry to cause you all this trouble; it's all my fault...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Nov. 29, 1943 | 11/29/1943 | See Source »

Jack Pots. In Ogden, Utah, Victor Adams dipped his hand into a box to draw the winner of a $1,000 war-bond lottery, drew his own name. In Gordon, Wis., Autoist Roy Guest saw a hawk overhead with a partridge in its mouth, honked his horn twice, startled the hawk into dropping the bird in front...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany | 10/25/1943 | See Source »

Foolery. In Kansas City, Autoist John B. Rullo, who guessed that he had been practically joked, promised to correct his license plates after police stopped him. His rear license plate announced: "Foo-Goo." Contradicted the front...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Aug. 9, 1943 | 8/9/1943 | See Source »

Traffic Hazard. In Richmond, Calif., when Autoist Charles Foley made a slow left turn, meticulously hand-signaling out the window, he lost his wrist watch to a light-fingered pedestrian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Apr. 26, 1943 | 4/26/1943 | See Source »

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