St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-03-15

elevators replaced operators 400
Meanwhile the passengers express chang
ing New Jersey
suburban communities now
Jersey upper of these people from
restricted when to home
buying and home owning
was riding the "A" one night way my
dressers on the peak
jammed capacity There possible to enter exit
subway during the rush hour without pushing being
pushed hot exchange Of words The "a
pulled station female OF color
struggling get to the door, pushed another female of color
9lcuse me" she said That least a
Workers don't bother to make show of manners while riding the
subway.
"vvhynt you go person
got pushed in loud and beligerent tone
who you talxin' demanded the other gal
I'm taldn to you 10 oil push white
fonIs!' beloved Bellgerent Bessie
There was the sharp slap
closed and the train roared out of the station Before the
squeeze midget
between the mmedn but maeuousy there
small cleared area surrounding the arena of combat And such
langwidge
Aggressive Aggie Tipped lid idea being
depored Yonder whaling the living daynghts
eommuterpe fees who promptly pushed Bessie back to her feet
duong and scambng to get out of the but
body tried to stop the melee
When the a. pulled into the 145h station change
upper the HILL
a splitting passenger the platform, them yelling Po
leece Fight Fght As usual not patrolman in sight
Bessie stumbled out to the platform Agge right
bloody,
thought surely try murder
to how'll MY nOse ohmygawd nose My
broker
Your broke girl" Aggie cycling OPP
ponen sharply Jest beedn lucky didn't whip
head gOod!"
A crowd had by fight
had certainly drained out Of Bessie
young fmbed offered several sheets of facial
tissue to Bessie.
"she % jump nothn"
complained Bessie, dabblng at her bloody nose
dsgustedloo,ng advised why you go
home and forget t?"
There were few more remarks passed Agge
nothing Finally each left accompanied by
small coere of sympattizers
A little old grey-hared lady looked if had
troubles world shook sadly and
Il don't know what's wrong with some of our folks"
IT'S not just folks honey" Granny
head again and went about her business.
Saturday spending the
ming Along about a. Of the bright
present suggested little pubcawing Visit Of the old
hangouts going Six feeling gay and
hilarious started making the rounds
stopped Willie Purple slipper the
newer spots uptown Willie show business veteran His career
handicapped pass
many a profit
able engagement through years rather than cross the color
deny
controlling
been help to his career either we has put on weight in recent
years he shed Of the avodupo might
chancef role in the Lena Horne show set for Broadway
why myself weight maybe
part?" Willie said He apparently content with being
and longer Of inspired ambition to knock
Broadway its
One of the barenders at the slipper is Teller who in the
Society
The passing
Nothing with that It's legitimate occupation
From the Clipper we went downtown to the Palm Gardens Eve
Ign Robinson, fighter Robinson airing
jockey the bar When
doing commercial Harlem jeWelry
looking completely behind the windows gdn
looked No
be having old time
o Eighth
Braddock hang-out girls
band musicians and performers playing the Apollo
between Nowadays they've moved
hind the the Braddo He used preside the Hotel
gathering
/ and sporting crowd He greeted enthusiastically
formerly OF
boys boys always
Caloways big
World the dancing split finally
job bartending place
Chink People disappear
completely disappear the earth had opened
up.
For awhile talked old steve now grey at the
getting Old"
run completely
appeared genuinely goodbye
spots the enthusiasm
evening night anymore stay
they evening patronze
places downtown.
II mistake to try and pick the threads Of the past