CROWD



SIGN - "NATIONAL TOY SHOW"



LS - MECHANICAL DOLLS



MECHANICAL SANTA



CU -- GIRL



PAN DOWN -- DOLL



MIDGET RACERS



SIGN -- "$189 - & - $269



ENGINES



CU -- SEAT



CU -- GIRL PUTS ON SPACE HAT




Initials



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Background: A COOLING WHIFF OF DECEMBER IN MAY IS BEING SUPPLIED AT THE NATIONAL TOY SHOW IN CHICAGO. THERE'S A CHRISTMAS PREVIEW ... WITH SANTA CLAUSES SUCH AS NEVER CAME DOWN A CHIMNEY WHEN I WAS A BOY.

YOU'LL SEE WHAT I MEAN IN A MOMENT. IT'S HOT IN CHICAGO DESPITE THE CHRISTMAS ATMOSPHERE. SO ... THE SANTA CLAUSES IN ATTENDANCE ARE THE COOLEST KRIS KRINGLES YOU'VE EVER SEEN.

THERE THEY ARE ... COMPLETE WITH BERMUDA SHORTS. ABOUT 10-THOUSAND BUYERS ARE IN CHICAGO TO SEE SUCH ITEMS AS A CAR THAT GETS 120 (one-hundred and twenty) MILES TO A GALLON. IT'S A MIDGET RACER ... JUST WHAT THE SHORT-PANTS HOT-RODDER NEEDS. THEY'RE PRICED BETWEEN 150 (one-hundred and fifty) AND 269 (two-hundred and sixty-nine) DOLLARS ... AIR-CONDITIONING EXTRA. ALL IN ALL ... IT LOOKS LIKE A GREAT CHRISTMAS IS SHAPING UP FOR THE KIDS. ESPECIALLY SINCE SANTA CLAUS HAS PROMISED TO GET SOME PANTS ON BY DECEMBER 25TH.