Laurel outlook., 1944-03-01
Lights Of New York
by L. L. STEVENSON

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an essential part of the life of the
commuter that on various trains,
prakemen supply tables, cards and
even lead pencils and score pads.
IN some instances they reserve
seats for regular players so they can
get busy the moment they enter
the car and not quit until they ire
forced to get off. This arrangement
results in considerable financial ben
eht to the railroad men since train
prldge is usually for cash stakes
anu winners are liberal in rewards
Tor service. The devotion of com
muters to bridge was well illustrat-
ed the other morning when a Port
Washington local reached Pennsyl-
vanla station. Two sets of the play
ers who were forced off, had not
completed their games. So n four
some finished on a platform baggage
truck while the other played their
hands on a newspaper.
Red Ink: Jack Marshall, the rub
ber-faced comedian who recently
concluded a return engagement at
the Belmont Plaza Glass Hat to as
sumo the comic lead in a forth
coming musical, has upped the cir
culatiOn of his weekly compendium
of gags and cartoons which he calls
Belly Laffs for the Boys" to a
total of 1910. Considering the fact
that Marshall started his smile sheet
only a short while ago with a total
circulation of rs, he is understand
ably proud of his rapidly increasing
leadership. The irony in the saga
of quickly growing publication is
this: Marshall writes, edits, pub
fishes, monographs and mails this
contribution to Jul fighting men at
his W expense so every time his
mailing list goes up, his deficit does
likewise. He isn't kicking, his be-
lief being that a grin on a soldiers
face is worth any cost.
Collectors: The other evening at
a large and well-known hotel, a diner
vas bothered by a spoon short
age. So she called a waiter captain
and took the matter up with him.
He informed her that not so long
ago the hotel had an ample sup
ply of spoons, seemingly enough not
only to last for the duration but for
some time after victory. But SO
rapidly has this article of tableware
disappeared within the last few
weeks that only by washing spoons
as soon as they reach the kitchen
a service be maintained. 1t
seems that defense workers and 9TH
ers who visit New York for the first
time like to take home spoons as
souvenirs. And that's a serious mat
ter as it is just about impossible to
replace them.
Conflict: Reports one of this de-
partment's scouts: Recently the
Philadelphia orchestra inaugurated
a new series of Sunday night Pops"
concerts with Alec Templeton as
the first soloist. When the series
was announced, Eugene Ormandy,
the orchestra's music director and
conductor, didn't seem too pleased
with the idea. The manager, Harl
Mcdonald, asked him if he were
the extra concerts would be
too much work for him. Ormandy
said it wasn't that, and agreed the
orchestra should play lighter music
occasionally. "Then why so gloomy
about the whole thing?" pumped
Mcdonald. With that Ormandy eX-
planned that since the concerts be-
gan at $3.50, he would have to be
1T the Academy of Music at eight
which would mean that he couldn't
lear Charlie Mccarthy, a pro-
,ram he hadn't missed once in
Xix years!
Bits: More than 5000 young
americans have been named after
late Smith Bob Hawk speaks
It the rate of 264 words a minute,
one of radios fastest chat
erers, the late Floyd Gibbons, who
licked off 225 &. Picture Judy
,anova's sensations on being pre-
ented with a pocket knife which a
ergeant explained "a a trinket
Nth which he had polished off a
APP in New Guinea . . Unique
mong the "a restaurants in Rookie
aller center is the news center,
here all the mattresses are red o.
eaded to complement the apple 4.
ink decor. To date, the current .
'~aitress shortage hasn't caused the 4
Management to hire a blonde or ,
runette. :
Here and There: Louis Bromfield ,
t Cerutti's, discussing a popular '
emale novelist, "She used to be =
of her sin but now she had
syndicated!" . Choo Choo
ohnson and Chic Johnson at sep
rate tables at Jack Dempsey's- |
hoo Choo of course being the chic !
ohnson . . Tall, blonde and hand 4!
Binnie Barnes barneS-storm- |
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