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Show UINTAH BASIN RECORD. DUCHESNE, UTAH THE READER'S COURTROOM Make the Bridges Safe for the Elephants By WILL BERNARD, LL.B. If an Elephant Falls Through a Bridge, Is the City Liable? Every spring a travelling circus stopped in a certain small town to put on its show. The day before the opening, the company would stage ele a parade headed by a five-towhich The route, parade phant. was approved by city officials, led over an old wooden bridge. One spring day, during the parade, everything went along fine until n Junior Style Will Serve For Graduation, Dates K"P Posts , By Read ti, disagreed. Holding the town liable, the judge said that a public bridge should be kept safe for any proper and lawful use thereof. Should a Policeman Ride On Your Running Board To Guide You to the Hospital? A woman stopped her sedan The owner cf a candy store alongside a traffic officer and said: kept a large plateful of sample Im taking my aunt to the hospital. accounter on an as the Could you tell me how to get pieces to his customers. there? ccmmcdaticn The policeman jumped One day, while the salesgirls were onto the running board and cried: all busy, a woman slipped the enAfter driving a Straight ahead! tire contents of the plate into her purse and started to leave. But another customer noticed the action, and summoned a policeman who arrested .the woman on a charge of theft. At the trial, she argued that there was nothing wrong in s taking candy that was free. But she was found guilty. wealthy manufacturer gave his church a gift a huge iron bell. Grateful church officials began using the bell not only for services but also to toll the hours. From early morning to late at night, the mighty chimes rolled out over the neighborhood. Some of the neighbors found this very annoying, and finally one home owner took the matter to court. He complained ihat the chimes woke his children, drowned out conversation, and even shook his house. The court ordered its clamor stilled. Use Chewing.ft-,'- !) REMOVES WASTE. When yon because you can't T!" n their fliuhingS "'"I atlves upset ishing rood JSt8, dlzestlml new..., outwit But gentle ommended, chSl bowel where it rewanS. fd! You feeling. Use nnt.,. fine, full or life! 25 (1 A the animals came to the bridge. The elephant took a few steps into the structure, when all of a sudden it cracked beneath his weight. The huge beast dropped through the hole to a road below, and rolled over dead. The owner of the circus later sued the town for the value of the elephant. The local officials insisted that anybody who puts an elephant on a bridge does so at his own risk, but the court Beat Fatigue blocks, the woman made a sharp stop at a corner and the policeman tumbled off breaking his leg. Later he sued the woman for damages, but the court turned down his claim. The judge said that even a policeman shouldn't risk riding on the running board, when it would be just as easy for him to get inside! few ROSSWORD PUZZLE LAST WEEK'S 1956 I Ml Something Special PRETTY ENOUGH for gradu- tion or special dates later op is this junior style that combines two fabrics with such charm. Or have it all the same fabric if you like. ANSWER Are you going middle-age- " women 2 yean)? you suffer trom bolt nervous, t Pattern No. 1956 is a sew-rit- e perforated pattern in sizes 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 18. Size 12, 2V yards of eyelet; 2 yards of plain fabric. 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Homestead high, trailing the Altoona (Pa.) team 15 to 8 in the first quarter, hauled its first stringers out of the game and made them take a few pulls at the machine. At the half, Homestead led, 27 to 19, and the oxygen eaters won the game going away, 60 to 44. In another case a woman slipped on a freshly waxed floor and cracked her head against a wall. A sw whiffs of oxygen revived her faster than smelling salts could have and she felt no headache fiom. the concussion only a sore spot on her scalp where her head hit the wall. During the war the air force discovered that oxygen had almost magical powers. Although the practice wasnt authorized by higher-upfliers inhaled pure oxygen to curf hangovers. A flier scheduled to take off in the morning might stay out too late and imbibe too freely the night before. In the morning, just before takeoff time, he would slap an oxygen mask to his face, breathe deeply a few times and feel refreshed enough to make any routine flight. 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