Bidding and play puzzle: spade king and opening bid clash
In this deal East faced a tough clue to opening with few points. The declarer exploited an unguarded spade ace to complete the contract while West followed a risky line. The article notes experts infer bidding logic and questions what East should bid, with solution to be presented tomorrow.
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Howard Schenken
Richard L. Frey
East
Declarer
Clarer
South
North
West
Nine Honored In Cub Pack Pack 341 honors and charity note
Nine boys, including James Truex and Mike Scott, received Cub awards at Pack 341’s meeting sponsored by Florida Methodist Church. The meeting also reported a successful Christmas clothing collection and read a thank you letter from the Christian Center for the Christmas basket. Card play notes mention North South bidding in a bridge hand and strategy.
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Florida Methodist Church
The
Christian Center
James Truex
Mike Scott
Terry Davis
Robert Jones
Larry White
Terry Sumter
Mike Davis
Charles Campbell
Pete Sumter
Puzzle fortune game from a 1930s newspaper
A brief notice describes a neat daily puzzle that yields a fortune cue. It explains counting letters in a name, applying simple arithmetic to obtain a key number, then checking a grid from the upper left to read a message formed by the letters under the checked figures. The snippet credits William J. Miller and a distribution syndicate, with a misprint in distributor name.
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Hee
Wiliam J. Miller
Kins
Three Illini People Are Crash Victims
State police report three killed when their car veered from a highway near Jacksonville Indiana and crashed into a ditch. Walter Femmer 33 of Versailles and Wilmer H. Lear 52 with Dolly P. Lear 51 and Doris McDonnold - all victims from Meredosia are listed among the injured. Four others seriously hurt and sent to Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis. State funds for highways totaled 143,817,794 dollars, up 3.16 percent over 1952.
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Jacksonville
UPI
Sears
Ver
Indianapolis
Here
Passayant Memorial Hospital
Walter
Femmer
Versailles
State of Indiana
Wilmer H. Lear
Dolly P. Lear
Doris McDonnold
Meredosia
Your Baby And Mine: Discipline Tone With Father Clashes
A reader asks how to handle a three child family with a father who harshly disciplines. The 3-year-old is yelled at and blamed for accidents, while the mother favors gentler methods. Expert Myrtle Meyer Eldred suggests joining parent classes, reading discipline books, or seeking professional help to foster love, calm, and better parenting practices.
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R. J
Crafting Vintage Candle Holders From Iron Nuts
An old maker's guide suggests using large iron nuts as decorative candle holders with optional paint. It also describes a stamp pad made from lead, glycerin, and water, and advises sealing cork coasters with clear nail polish to prevent water absorption.
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