Culbertson's Bridge Hand Reveals Expert Play Contrast
A small duplicate game scenario shows three no trump contracts with varied East responses. At table 1 East misreads diamonds to lose control. table 2 he discovers the four diamond lead cue and shifts to spades to force declarer, while table 3 expert East lays down the spade queen to sealingly thwart declarer. Culbertson teases further analysis for tomorrow's column.
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Ely Culbertson
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South
West
East
King of Diamonds
Heuce
Ace
New East
Declarer
Shand
Declarer No
Cached cash brightens Asylum
In Glen Cove New York police traced large denomination folded money found among inmates of a state hospital for the feeble minded to a former inmate who said he found the bills in a deserted barn on a large estate. The former owner is dead and the inmate wished to help his pals and was happy.
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Glen Cove
N. Y
State Hospital
Rancher Uses Fish Line to Keep Cows From Wandering
Fort Ross California U P reports rancher G A Call trained his herd to respect a line by using a fish line after an electric fence proved effective. The cows learned quickly and now behave as if the line is sacred, replacing the once feared hot wire.
Dog slows Boston rapid transit on elevated line
A white Spitz dog raced two miles along a Boston elevated railway before three Animal Rescue League agents and two track men halted traffic for 90 minutes. The hunt drew in officers and workers who eventually captured the animal without injury.
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Boston
U.P
Animal Rescue League
British Teapot Soon Gets Shot in Arm
The War Office plans to recycle 16 tons of spent army tea leaves by treating them with a cheap chemical and reusing with hot water to brew a second tea. Scientists say the method yields tea as good as new, potentially saving money and shipping space but faces customs and excise approval due to old laws.
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War Office
Customs and Excise Department
Department
Salina preacher broadcasts sermons over loudspeaker
Elder J. D. Hoffman of the Church of God preaches from his home using a loud speaker mounted on the roof. He notes neighbors initially objected but soon grew accustomed to the daily 365 sermons while Salina, Oklahoma experiences fair weather days.
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Salina
Okla
J. D. Hoffman
Church of God
Elder Hoffman
Easy To Get in but It s Hard To Get Out
Robert White of Glasgow, Kentucky, received permission to visit a client in a Bowling Green jail. The jailer left the cell door locked and forgot to return. Prisoners shouted that they wanted to get out as well, until a passing friend helped summon the guard.
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Bowling Green
Robert White
Glasgow
Cameraman’s flash captures future wedding pair
A.P. photographer Herb White photographed Private Ausborne Kelley and Marguerite Heckman at an army trainee dance on March 8. The couple, who met when later married months after the picture, wed June 8.
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Washington
Herb White
Associated Press Capital
White
Army
Ausborne Kelley
Marguerite Heckman
Cupid
Kelley
Miss Heckman
FBI
Women Replace Men For Taxi Drivers In Baltimore
In Baltimore during World War II era, women cab drivers prove capable as taxi firms shift away from male drivers due to war and pay in defense industries. Customers request women by name with schools and families benefiting from female drivers. Three major firms now employ nearly 100 women after a successful February experiment.
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Baltimore
Bless 'm
Smatch
Right at Home on Moving Day in Bloomington
The McMillan family moved their house a quarter mile to a new location and resumed daily tasks, anchoring the structure each night during the week long move in Bloomington Indiana.
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Bloomington
Ind
U.P
McMillan
McMillans
Gas Decree Reduces Helsinki Taxicab Fleet
The government order banning gasoline in private vehicles drops Helsinki taxis from about 1,200 before the war to 90 remaining, with surviving drivers using wood gas generators. Generators cost three to five hundred dollars, a price too high for many drivers. Some groups aid financing while others shift to different jobs.
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Helsinki
Finland
Left handed artists more common in Fleischer studio
Miami report notes Dave Fleischer of Fleischer Studio cites a survey showing 2 percent of 700 film artists are left handed, versus 11 percent in the general U S population. He concludes south paws may be inherently artistic.
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Miami
Fla
Dave Fleischer
Fleischer Studio
United States
Fire siren silenced by Carlsbad flood fears
In Carlsbad New Mexico the 18 year fire department siren was silenced at noon after word spread a flood could breach three dams. Nathan Wright, who warned the public, says officials fear people will flee without questions and the siren remains off until flood worries subside.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Nathan Wright
Wright
France to adopt standardized footwear as national shoe
France plans a standardized footwear program dubbed the national shoe, aiming to unify attire and identity across the country. Officials cite cultural symbolism and potential manufacturing benefits while noting implementation details are still under review.
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France
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