The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-11-21
By L. L. STEVENSON

By L. L. STEVENSON
Background: He works as check
er in a large department store. Qui-
ct, unassuming, yet efficient and &C
commodating. no one paid much at
tention to him. It being assumed
that he was merely another young
man who, not being fitted by school
ing or training for any specific job
or profession, had taken whatever
would return him a living wage.
Recently he went into the book de-
partment and asked for volume
which was not in stock. The de-
partment head, before ordering it,
thought he should inform the check
er that the book was expensive, the
list price being $3.50. The checker
replied that cost made no difference.
He was qualifying for his doctors
degree and had to have that par
ticular work. Then it developed that
he Is a graduate Of Columbia uni
versity, New York university and
Boston university. P. S. He has
the book.
Broadway: George X. Arthur,
well-tanned. walking along with a
little dog on leash, unrecognized
by passersby and a few
years ago he was one of the stars
of the films Arthur Godfrey,
Washington mikeman, surrounded
by local radio men who want to
know whether FDR will run again
The newsboy who keeps shout
ing "Allies VIM no matter what
the headlines say Because he
sells more papers that way
Bess Johnson visiting four box Of
fees in row :. A sign that West
Virginia relatives are coming to
town and will want to see the hit
shows An Office worker and his
steno girl friend, employed in sky
scrapers block apart, using mir
ror to turn the SUMS rays into ten
der message. A phone would be
more practical But not nearly
SO romantic.
Gifts: Bob Knight. orchestra lead
er and steel guitar wizard, bought
his wife silver slave bracelet as an
anniversary present. The inscrip-
ton read, II am the property Of
Bob" So the pretty brunette Mrs.
Knight took it right back and had
a last name engraved. Otherwise"
she explained, someone might
think was the property Of Bob
Taylor, Bob Crosby, Bob Burns, Bob
LaFollette or Bobby Breen"
Bess Johnson, mentioned in the pre-
vious paragraph, gave her daugh-
ter Jop a ring. The same day, the
youngster accompanied her mother
to the studio. Much to her disap-
pointment, no one noticed her gift.
Finally. unable to understand indif-
ference or obtuseness longer, Jop
sighed loudly. "Oh, DEAR" she said,
I'm so warm in my new ring"
Survey: You all have read or
heard of or possibly met that GER
tain type Of person known as
"Broadwayite." Well, I decided on
a sort of survey to get concrete
definition of the term. The first
person I questioned was Benay We
nuta. You're Broadwayite if you
hate to 60 to bed nights" she de-
clared. Then on Broadway I met
Johnny Green and he popped back
at me with. IF you eat breakfast
when other people eat lunch and if
you usually eat foods with queer
titles" Then came Bea Vain who
thinks you are a Broadwayite III
you read all the Broadway col
umns." Ralph Edwards came
through with. IF you usually ride
in taxis" and Sammy Kaye summed
1t up this way: IF you have
hard exterior and a kind heart"
And I'll admit I'm still at sea.
Enterprise: A chap who conducts
a newspaper stand at Broadway and
Forty-fourth shouts, Here var! Git
your latest paper. If you haven't
got the money, small deposit will
hold 1t until you call for it,
In most Manhattan delicatessens,
you can buy one slice of bread If
you wish A hole-in-the-wall
refreshment stand has this sign:
Eyes, we sell loose cigarette" :.
Meaning of course that you can buy
less than pack Sign in Fort
Tryon park observed by Lucille
Manners: Let no one say, and say
it to your shame. that all was beauty
here until you came" Sign on
q laundry wagon: I'VE wash every.
thing except your baby"
End Piece: The Ninth avenue ele.
waited line. which ceased to operate
a short time ago and which during
the summer will become scrap steel,
was the oldest railroad Of its kind
in the world. Construction started
July l, 1857. and the first car ran
over 1t July l, 1868. The original
route was from Cortland street to
Battery place.
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