The Male Animal. In Los Angeles, Mrs. Nora M. Wolven asked for an annulment, complained that her husband Charles had married her just to get an apartment. In Minneapolis, Mrs. Vivian Holweger divorced her husband Ernest, charging that he had married her to win two quarts of whiskey on a bet.

Swing Shift. In Matsuyama, Japan, eight-year-old Tojo Shinagawa's father changed his son's first name to Kiyotoshi, explained that the boy was fed up with classmates asking when he would be hanged.

Reductio ad Absurdum. In San Francisco, after Frank Avilez Jr. was convicted of assault, he appealed his 400-year prison sentence, got 60 years knocked off.

Erin Go Bragh. In Cheltenham, England, the court awarded Dorothy Dix $630, agreed that her hairdresser was negligent when he dyed her hair green.

Just Desserts? In Pueblo, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Halstead complained that an old jape had reached Colorado: someone had carefully scrubbed their bathtub, then filled it with 30 gallons of cherry-flavored gelatin.

Skeptics. In Viola, Wis., Lester Heal smugly reported to police that burglars had smashed into his safe labeled "No money here," had gone away emptyhanded.

Namesake. In El Dorado, Kans., August Herman Draft Jr. got notice of his induction from Draft Board Clerk Barbara Jane Board.

The Hard Way. In Milwaukee, Kenneth Hanyzewski was sentenced to 90 days in jail for trying to forge Mike Grzadzieliwski's name to a check.

Teeth of the Gael. In Coatbridge, Scotland, Lawrence Marshall gave his girl friend a set of false teeth, caught her with another man, yanked them out.

Holiday Spirit. In Fort Benning, Ga., after explaining to authorities that he took a ship from the Canal Zone instead of an airplane, Pfc. Merry Christmas was forgiven for reporting two weeks late.

Woman's Privilege. In Savannah, Mrs. Albert W. Daughtry had her husband arrested for beating her, bailed him out, two hours later had him rearrested on the same charge, bailed him out again.

Where Were You? In Sterling, Ill., Albert D. Martin sued two policemen for $10,000, complained that if they had arrested him for drunken driving five minutes sooner he would never have had a smashup.

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