The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-04-11
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RI. STEVENSON

W. rorty-second street station OF
-. -. eity.owned and operated subway
:. means Of one Of those turnstlles
.;ch revolve in only one direc.
~, and thus keep out those who
W.. .,,d ride free. When the thing
IDS 4 part turn, she found that
u s;1s she could get through all right
.ss would have to leave her baggage
s.hind. So she called for assist
wee. Two young men responded.
-. thought that by hanging the
s.s. m the crossarms the exit could
- made. But again the thing
.,oeged. Then the other had a
..; e idea. He pulled the two
s.;n. back inside. Next he ground
-. lady out. Then, placing one bag
~ the floor, he slid that out to her
nth the revolution OF the turnstile
VA did the same thing with the re-
: naming luggage. And the woman
vent on her way with much graft
tude.
New York Surprises: Four clocks
!, one block and all keeping the
came time A skyscraper apart
nent house with a sign 100 per
..rt rented" and a chalk mark
s.,.,,on beneath, "Thank Goodness"
A taxicab driver apologizing to
/. nedestrian for all but giving him
, fender brushing A chicken
,,ottine dignifedly across Forty
,hird street A burly traffic
eop sucking on a penny lollypop
A 'timid soul" type Of man
standing under a mo Smoking sign
n the subway putting away on a
bis black cigar A waiter re-
Asins q tip because he had spilled
coffee on the tablecloth An old
auto painted with wisecracks and
aIled with young boys and girls pro-
eeeding through the street slowly
and quietly. (All noted by Johnny
G1een.)
Din,culty: Among the hundreds
vho collect MATCHBOX covers is a
Broadway press agent. He is not a
. seneral collector, however, but a
specialist. Only match-books issued
!. b now-defunct night clubs interest
him. Included in his album, or
whatever collectors Of Matchbox
covers keep them in, are some
specimens which 60 clear back to
The days Of prohibition. However,
lately he has been thinking about
making switch. His collection has
crown to such an extent that he just
about believes It would be better
10 save only souvenirs from clubs
which remain in business.
Musical: Phil Bakers mansion
up at Marmaroneck has IA rooms,
six baths, a four-car garage and SO
(eount them) telephones. He has
telephone in every room, includ-
ing the bathrooms and the garage.
Not satisfied with that, he had an
mter-house system installed where
By every room, except the bath
rooms and the garage, can be dialed
rom any other room. The tele-
phone company also services the
house system. The hardest job was
to satisfy whimsy Of Mrs. Baker.
She insisted on having each one Of
the phone bells tuned to a different
pitch.
Mformation: In q conversation
= WIN q stalwart young man who
makes his living by working under
water and who at present tolls in
ue Queens-M Midtown tunnel under
y East river. I learned that sand
.ogA as workmen such as he are
lown, are always glad when they
sesne to solid rock. The reason is
nal when the roof Of the tunnel is
muck air pressure has to be used
Keep the water from seeping in
sno drowning everybody. It's hot
ma hard labor when there is air
essure, also the risk of that pain.
~ and often deadly disease known
the bends" When rock is
saened, there is no longer need
nom air pressure. Hence the relief.
And Piece: Whenever I pass
a0se pubic lockers in subway sta
.ns, wonder what's in them. One
=, last summer, public lockers out
@e worlds fair were found to
= mu OF live geese, the birds hav.
Is oeen prizes in some kind of con-
s' ana the lucky ones not wishing
S ssf1y them around, had deposited
m zen Recently. in locker in a
,o.' u.9~ "a subway station. the police
NV uI % sticks Of dynamite which
No S Oeen placed there by a safe
thss ssl' They collared that yegg but
= fo,,. no telling when another may
''u0E his example.
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