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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1929
Page
7
A stockyards fire in South St Joseph destroyed sheep pens, killing about 1700 sheep. Damages to pens range from 40000 to 50000 dollars, with owner losses estimated at 20000 dollars for a commission firm. Fire origin undetermined.
London press reacts to Britain’s labor government plan to fight unemployment with 42 million pounds in public works and further projects. Critics including Lloyd George and Liberal Daily News question timing and maturity, while Labour Daily Herald sees practical measures as a national asset despite slow results.
The piece by WM. E. McKENNEY notes pivoting during large card gatherings. It suggests shifts toward players at each table preferring to stay at their own table rather than progress, a trend seen in the card rooms of leading clubs among skilled players.
The article describes card rankings with ace of spades high and deuce of clubs low. It outlines three general game types per pivot bridge laws, detailing Laws No. 3 4 and 5. Law No. 3, rubber bridge, is the most popular in clubs and card rooms, and Law No. 4 earns its designation. Further installments promise detailed coverage of each game.
Police in Detroit and Windsor seek 24 year old William J. Scripps son of Detroit News publisher W E Scripps missing since October 23 last seen in Windsor where he went to confer with Oscar Kuhn on business police advance two theories an accident preventing contact and possible detainment against his will
Five sticks of dynamite were discovered set near a street car track in New Orleans amid the car men's strike. Courts barred jitney operations and a federal contempt charge was investigated against a man tied to violence ordered by Judge Wayne G. Boreh. Action aimed to avert a potential explosion.
Fort Worth and Tarrant County officers ask for Dallas cooperation policing Arlington Downs during the races. Dallas Sheriff Hal Hood will send deputies as needed while Dallas police stay out of police details. City officials discuss potential benefits but refuse to detail officers and hotel managers are not pressed for rooms to curb bookmaking.
Two persons were seriously injured and seven others cut and bruised in traffic accidents in Dallas. Fred Hamilton, 19, a delivery boy, suffered a fractured skull after being struck by a hit and run driver but is expected to recover. Seven-year-old Jack Tittle broke his leg when struck by a motorist in front of his home.
Gen Eduardo Hay announces an air mail service between Laredo Texas and Mexico City starting January 1. The Mexican government grants the franchise and Laredo is being considered an international port.
A vintage ad touts Cascarets as a pure vegetable laxative made from cascara sagrada. It claims nightly chewing clears bilious, headachy states and constipation, with benefits like fresh breath, bright eyes, and eased digestion. The copy emphasizes safety for all ages and widespread endorsement.
Miss Katherine Penn Crawford, a leading Norse weaving expert, is preparing to weave the Hoover coat of arms for display in Health Hall, New York. The article notes Norse handicraft nearly vanished after the Seventeenth century and mentions the secrecy of dye secrets used in the process.
Tonight the king and queen of the Cotton Exposition will be crowned amid trumpets drums and courtly pomp in Waco. Today is known as Waco day at the Cotton Palace. A children's pageant with over 300 youngsters was held to a crowded auditorium last night.
The federal league releases a standard code to govern Pivot Auction Bridge. Except as modified by special laws, the Laws of Auction Bridge govern Pivot. The four players draw cards for partners and proceed under the new framework.
The article notes that the method of obtaining similarity on both sides of the tapestry was lost and revived only in the last 30 years. Miss Crawford is described as the sole US artist weaving arm coats, a craft deemed important enough by the Smithsonian Institute to allocate a loom in the Arts and Industries Building. She weaves periodically for visitors’ benefit.
The text outlines pivot based seating where the highest draw becomes Pivot who deals first and chooses seats and packs. The next highest is Pivot's first partner, and the third sits to Pivot's left as Pivot's second partner. It also discusses choice of laws Law 3 4 or 5 and notes Law No 1 seating arrangements. Card players are superstitious about seating.
An advertisement warns that neglecting constipation harms health and beauty and promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a bulk food remedy. The copy claims All-Bran cleanses wastes, activates regular bowels, and guarantees results with two tablespoonfuls daily served with milk, fruits, or honey. Made by Kellogg in Battle Creek.
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