Prop man Ken Westcott rented the 160,000 newspapers (34 tons) for $200, then paid nearly $1800 more have to have them fireproofed and stacked in a way so they would not fall on the actors.
Don Sharpe was also the name of Lucille Ball's long time agent.
The police officer tells Lucy that her driver's license expired six months earlier, yet he still lets her drive the dump truck.