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Mass Conscription. In Lunenburg, Mass., the town suddenly lost its treasurer, tax collector, town clerk, board of health agent, board of selectmen's clerk and veterans' agent when Daniel P. McGuirl was recalled to active duty by the Army...
...could not work until a pound was built, erected a portable pound without having a location for it, no sooner parked the pound behind the City Hall than the dog-catcher quit, hired a new dogcatcher who snagged five dogs which could not be tagged because the city clerk ran out of licenses...
...installed four "Rest-a-Checks" at the checkout stations so that customers could take it easy while waiting to pay bills. The Rest-a-Check is a circular turntable divided into three sections, each with a foam-rubber seat big enough to hold three people. When the check-out clerk is ready, he presses a lever which rotates the seats in merry-go-round fashion; the customer pays sitting down...
...night clerk in a Vancouver hotel took one look at a strange man in a beard, dungarees and cowboy boots, refused him lodging for the night. Just in time, the girl at the cigar counter saw that underneath it all was Bing Crosby, dressed for a fishing trip, and the crooner was hustled to a comfortable suite...
...lackwit, adolescent son, all working as background for daughter Judy (Pat Crowley). The plot throws Judy in love with an oaf named Oogie, supplies her with boundless opportunities to pout, indulge in temper tantrums and end nearly every scene in a drugstore, where a finger-pointing clerk urges viewers to stock up on Sponsor McKesson & Robbins' products...