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...CHRISTIE Bearsden, Scotland...
...Scotland's Baptist Union, assembling at Edinburgh, was debating a motion to raise the yearly minimum wage ($1,036 plus a house) of its ministers when a sturdy dockworker rose, announced that his salary was $3,360, and made a strong plea for the underpaid clergy. "That is well said," replied the Rev. John McBeath, assembly president, "but let me remind you that you canna tak the breeks off a Hielan' mon!" Nonetheless, the assembly voted a $140 increase...
...Henry Samson wrote Geordie a letter that contained a revolutionary proposal: now that you have all that muscle, why not use it for some practical purpose? "In Scotland," Samson went on, "the tendency is to throw things. I think you should throw something. Geordie." Geordie was electrified. He promptly picked up a sledge hammer and threw it halfway to the coast of Norway. The laird (Alastair Sim) happened at the time to be stalking a capercaillie in the gorse, saw the thing go flying by, and nigh jumped out of his baggy tweeds. In no time at all, Geordie...
...there the story might have ended-except for an anonymous letter that found its way to Scotland Yard and the press. The letter implied that the Rev. Mr. Ross was still very much alive and in happy residence with the Widow Ryall. "A fantastic rumor!" said Eileen Ross when she heard of it. "My husband is dead." But newsmen soon found a more enthusiastic listener in Mrs. Ryall's daughter Wendy, 23. "I'wouldn't be at all surprised," said Wendy coyly. Then, warming to the talk, she blurted: "I want to clear the air. The death...
...Douglas Campbell, eleventh Duke of Argyll, 53, head of the Clan Campbell, Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland, and of four assorted castles, burgeoned in U.S. magazine advertisements featuring his noble face, coat of arms and forceful autograph. The product: nothing less than Argyll socks for men, "authenticated" by the duke for the Burlington Hosiery Co. Asked about his remuneration for the plug, Argyll admitted: "I haven't the slightest idea at the moment. It depends on how many socks they sell, I suppose. But I don't suppose I'll get anything, anyway. When...