The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-05
By l.. L. STEVENSON


out of one of those old-laW tene-
ments away down on the lower East
Side and sit on the shabby stoop
with their backs turned to each 9TH
er. Both widows and living across
the hall from each other on the third
floor, for years they were the clos
est friends, sharing everything from
a batch Of cookies to gossip picked
up on the sidewalks, the grocer or
the butchers. But in the house was
a young man who was a practical
Joker. He would 60 to one with tales
the other supposedly had told and
then 90 back to the other with more
stories. At first, neither would be-
heve the slanders. But the poison
took effect and they stopped speak
ing. That was five years ago. The
Joker has long since moved away.
But the two former friends still sit
silently on the stoop evening after
evening.
Start: Frank Black, music direc-
tor of the NBC, appeared with the
Philadelphia Symphony orchestra
when he was only 10 years old. But
not as an instrumentalist. Though
he had never sung a note before, he
applied for an addition as boy So
prano with ST. Clements choir in
Philadelphia. His enterprislng dis
position as we'll as his love for mu-
sic won him place and for the next
two years he was a member of the
organization which was often heard
with the symphony orchestra. And
while in a white surplice, little did
he dream that some day he would
stand on podium and conduct a
symphony orchestra as large as the
one with which he was singing.
Slips: In one of Nadine Conner's 8
scrapbooks is an account of her ap-
pearance at church festival. The
editor of the weekly paper wrote,
Miss Conner, in our opinion, today
is one of the best singers. But when
it came out in print, the "g" in
singers had changed to an IN" Then
there is one that AL Donahue prizes.
He had entertained at prison bene-
fit and the notice was written, He
is one of radios outstanding sing
ers and players" But typo made
players, "slayers. Genevieve Ross
keeps one which reporter wrote:
"Genevieve Ross stands out among
Wooster folks who have made good.
Some say she is the best" Of course
the "b" in best became p" Alice
Cornett's prize tells of an amateur
contest which she reached late. One
comment was, THE amateurs were
swell but Judge Alice Cornett wal
missing for half an hour" And in
some manner, missing" became
Kissing"
Noise: A New Yorker, who sought
to get away from it all by buying q
place up in Connecticut, is back in
his midtown apartment. The few
rocky acres at first seemed like the
fulfllment of a dream. That wa!
while he was still living in the city
and a somewhat costly house wa:
taking shape. But after he moved
out to the quiet countryside he main
tains that he found it anything bu
that. A swampy place not far away
was the home of large colony o.
frogs that kept him awake JUS
about all night. Then when he final
ly did drop off, the birds started il
and he popped up wide-eyed. One
month was enough. So he sold ou
at loss and came back to where
there are only taxi collisions, nigh
clubs turning out singing patron:
early in the morning, fire sirens anc
other night sound to which his ear:
long since became dulled.
Puzzle: Writes c. c. c. from Dal
las: During a recent visit in New
York, was craning my neck try
ing to see the top of the Empire
State building when 1 accidentally
bumped into a sawed-off stranger
He glared at me and told me to e
back to Brooklyn where I belonged
AS was born and raised down here
ever since then I've been wondering
If he was trying to kid me. AS
left my AS at home, it really didn'
make much difference"
Bang: Allen Prescott claims he
knows a Broadwaite who's such {
bore that sheep when they want t.
60 to sleep count him.
@ Bell yndicate.-WNU Service.