The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-24

The first Christmas tree of the season. On S8th Street this side of Dth Avenue. Outside the French Ar Relief headquarters The Broadway lunch counter which you enter by dropping two-bits into . turnstile. All you can eat for that .. The majestic cluster of Radio City skyscrapers--lnountains of win- hows If you don't think prices have gone up-try to buy a Broad way hot dog for less than 6c {. The photographrodlte who peddles Rour pictuye at the Beachcomber. An important ShakeSpeareaIl player In London until the war tangled her nerves. Medicos shipped her here. Her names Laurena Dawncy ... The fight between two elderly missionaries on 42nd Street-each ClaiNaing they were on the premises first Charles Boyer in the Cub, stealing the scenes from former glamour boy, Robert 0. Benchley.
 The Out-of-town newsstands in Vines Square after the premiere of , tryout in Boston, Washington, baltimore or Wilmington. The cus- sorners usually being the mothers of ehorines and players-or envious competitors .. The marquee movie tights saying: "KisS the Boys Good bye-Here Comes Mir. Jordan" {. The lifted-pinky food shoppes on Lexington avenue where each to- mahto is wrapped in cellophane. Such airs .. The realistic jungle effect of the re-modeled Bronx Zoo. Almost as real as the scenes In Tarzan movie The low fly- ng planes going to and from La- uuardia Airport-w1th their red and green lamps flickering in and put of the clouds 2. The ragged street fidler hopelessly playing: NI Do:'t Want to Set the World on Fire"
 The wiseguy having a street pho- tographer take his picture as he poses alongside the enlarged like- ness of a strlpper in front of 6 girleSk theater .. The quick.sketch artist in the Central Park west sec tor. His speciality is drawing pooches at 26c sitting The whacky Oriental character who parades up and down Main Street wearing open toed sandals, no stockings, a smock and topping the effect with 6 filthy turban The Bronx apartment house which features 8 sketch of Mir. Shickelgruber on each door opening of its incinerator :. The WTinkled and tine-treaded faces of the worn-out sandwich men and women, who average about $6 a week. Something the Big City for gets to include in It's travel fold CTS.
 The sign in the window of an 9th Avenue barbershop: "A Satis- factory haircut or your hair re. iunded" The tough talk of the H,nesmen loading trucks with the sarly editions. It is little startling Q bear anybody connected with he staid N. Y. Times spouting pro- lanage =. The old gent who sits Sn @ brownstone Stoop on w. 77th Street selling passersby fantastic figures carved out of cocoanut shells West 18th Street--where five different sets of pickets parade this way and that--forcing some pedes- trians to the gutter to get by them The daily drama enacted at Children'S Court on 22nd Street. hundreds of kids on the wrong track being re-routed by black robbed sages =. The two RAFliers inspecting the stills Of the Battle of London outside the Translux newsreel theater.
 Pages from HOratlO Alger = the Autere, old-faShioned buildings on Nassau Street, starting scenes of many e financial great The 67th Street swank shop with an idea: Head statues of immortals all dolled up in the shops latest crea- tons The farmy atmosphere at the Village Barn, square dances, etc. And rakes, pitchforks, saddles and milk cans dangling from the wooden ceiling The Harlemite who wears woman's stocking as trouser belt Commercial candor in a o4th Street restaurant: "Eat our steaks and reducel" The sweet grey.haired couple on 42nd Street with signs on their backs: we've all been sinners. Be Savedl" The fresh northerly winds toy- ing with the hems of skirts on 6th and S6th-very fresh, indeed.