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...would mass to save the posts, perhaps thrown for a greater loss by the pickpockets than the opposition. Back in 1951 a Harvard defensive unit held off a swarm of righteous Princetons for a full 20 minutes. That same year when the Crimson beat Brown officials had attempted to foil the raiders by covering the posts with a thick coat of lard. But blue blazers were used to wipe the posts clean enough to permit razing...
Easy Popper. Pre-seasoned popcorn, in an aluminum-foil package that can be popped by putting the pan-shaped container on the stove, has been put on the market by Top Pop Products Co. of Detroit and Taylor-Reed Corp. of Glenbrook, Conn. The foil expands as the corn pops, keeps the popped corn hot for an hour. Price...
...last against the 4,000-odd free cows and bulls at large in their city. A task force of 100 picked cow catchers, armed with ropes and long poles, gathered each night at dusk near the municipal post office for briefing. In deep secrecy, lest the cow owners foil their plans, the posses deployed to strategic spots in the city, blocking off the ends of streets and side alleys. Their main idea was to trap the vagrants and drive them into a temporary pound, but time and again the cornered cows would charge their pursuers and escape, frightening the wits...
...husband had slashed her fur coat with a knife while she was wearing it, was asked where she got the coat, told the judge: "My husband asked the same question-he objected to another man giving me the coat and started slashing." Reward. In Louisville, Chester Fawbush helped foil a $1,400 robbery, got his picture in all the papers, was picked up by police on a three-year-old grand larceny warrant...
Handy Coolers. Light, expendable cartons to keep beer cool on hot-weather picnics are being put out by Milwaukee's Blatz Brewing Co. and Pabst. The Blatz carton, made of cardboard laminated to aluminum foil, carries a dozen cans of beer, has a Pliofilm bag along the bottom for ice, and sells for 15?. The Pabst carton (no extra cost) is a regular 24-can case lined with waterproof, resin-impregnated paper. Crushed ice, scattered among the cans, chills beer in 30 minutes...