The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-26
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The Arctic period of the season
 but the Manhattan tnermOmeteF registered b0l .. Naval officers, humid in their heavy bridge coats .. New Workers rushing along the white Light District, eager for excitement- ignoring the most eye filling Of them all: The Midnight Sky wearing 23 trllllon stars in It's hair Rain strun1ming It's Hnoia- otcnous tune on windows pancehall gals having on unhappy time trying to accomplish their jobs of making customers gay {. Christ mas trees in the windows of tho Harlem tenements -shedding q little warmth near the cold, cruel pov- erty that gurrcunds that part of the city The bare trees n Central Park, shivering and swaying h the wind as the night chill torttTes them.
 T1ae xorkvlile 1lewsstands, which used to display the Bund rag, now decorated with tiny American flags .. The serenity of Wall Street on Sunday, when there are no hu- mans around tot rarnple its beau. tiful reticefce People strclling through the park early In the inorn- ing eagerly drinking c little of the peace that the world still has to offer Air raid wardens prac- ticgng i1l this and that street. They recently were laughed ct; now they re treated with respect :. The acrobatic Broadway lights inc dulging in all kinds of miraculous tricks In an effort to catch your eye--the towns year-round circus Crows subwaying home with aching spirit after Q long days work, swallowing strong black heads lines that don't help their spirits much Dawn pulling e frosty night out of the sky and substitu. ting Q shivery day direct from Mother Natures refrigerator.
 Visitors getting 6 kick out of New York and said cityiteS pleased to see their town making Q good iln- precision on guests The Fifth Ave. library, which contains pFices less treasures of human wisdom and knowledge the newsstand out- side the library containing gagetteS with headlines proving that Man hasn't learned how to use his wis- dom and knowledge |. The miracle of stone and steel that Is Radio City, standing silently ct attention at five ayefn-impressive as the flag ungurled The doorn1en and traf- fic cops who have to battle the cold all day and remain plesaant--a few Of the towns little heroes.
 The city getting muscles in the form of guns placed in strategic spots The drunks who now have new excuse for acting dopey-- they say they want to forget the war. And the soldiers in 1oynts who invariably behave like gentle. men The headwaiters who ai- ways carry q smile like Q spotlight, no matter what is happening in the rest of the world Teletypeg in ncws-roonis calmly tap~dancing his- tos1cal stories on paper Tho gi- gantic new defense mural ct Grand Central, which contains more dras matic vitainiiig than most three act plays scoops of whipped-creain clouds splattered across Q vast cake of blue skies The sign in c Tlid- town eatery: Buy Bonds. The Axis Doesn't want You to Buy Themi"
 The little clusters of humanity along Main Stem sidewalks juggling corcyersational nothings
 conversational nothings with their tongues I. The side-BtFeet pct shop that has c kittne and . little money in the window putting on won- derfui free pasgersby Long lines of llrnousiileS crawling toward thea- ters at ghow-break time = relmind- ing you of q funeral ... Crows oozlng along Broaddway going to and sfrom tho plays; while the best show Of all is the crowd itself :. Children playing in the streets, and their rainbows of laughter.
 The swell idea at some movie theaterg and other places, giving change in defense stamps :. The many closed travel agencies, waiting patiently for the world to get back to normal The hArd-to.figs ure-out costume Of some gals; Long fur coats, no hats and open-toe shoes The breozes that make thcir home at Rockefeller Plaza, They are 70 welcome in Summer and 90 lininviting now The Whacks who rush out in frigid tenn. peratureS, iato drug stores, and or der ice-creaFn Hodas Yawny couples in subways after c satur- day evening of trying to forget tiie strain of the daily rush hours
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