Abel Overreaches In Bridge Battle At Sea City
In a spade slam attempt, North dealer Mr. Abel opened with a jump rebid in spades. He misread the hand, failing to set up diamonds as a parking place for club losers, resulting in a down one despite speculative lines. Mrs. Fusty and Mrs. Keen defended well, salvaging a difficult contract with precise plays.
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Mr. Champion
North East South West
Abel
Mr. Abel
Mrs. Fusty
Mrs. Keen
Dummy
Novel bridal shower ideas with recipe cards
A host proposes a recipe card bridal shower with guests contributing best recipes written on index cards. Also tips advise minimal oven opening to keep cakes moist and heat steady. For ink marks indelible pencils advise greasing with lard then washing with soap and warm water.
Household Scrapbook Odd Mail Bag and Care Tips
Household Scrapbook suggests a secure mailing container for liquids using a heavy ice cream tub stuffed with cotton. It warns brass kettles must be cleaned with salt and vinegar before use and advises tepid water with milk and water for linoleum cleaning, avoiding hot soap suds.
A Problem A Day on Dealer's Gain Rate
A dealer would have earned six times as much profit if the cost were 50 percent lower. The actual gain is 10 percent. The ratio of gains under the two conditions is 6 to 1, leading to a calculation: subtract 1 from 6 and divide into 50 to obtain the rate.
Grand Canyon of the Colorado Described as World Spectacle
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado is 4000 to 6000 feet deep, 218 miles long, and 1 to 18 miles wide, described as one of the world’s great spectacles.
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Grand Canyon
Colorado
Fortune Spell Puzzle Promises Daily Message
A brief game description explains a daily numerical puzzle from the patent office. Players count letters in their name, adjust by simple rules to get a key number, then scan a rectangle from the upper left to read letters under checked figures for a message.
Autograph Book Sayings for an Eighth Grade Graduation
A reader gathers famous and light hearted quotes to inscribe above her name in a class autograph book. The snippets include Emerson Disraeli and playful lines about friendship and growing up, with caution to choose words that won’t sound silly later.
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Miss Woodward
Emerson
Tobacco Exports Rise 2 Percent in 1954 Fiscal Year
Washington reports U.S. tobacco exports reached 456 million pounds in fiscal 1954, up two percent from 1953. Britain bought an extra 23 million pounds, while West Germany cut purchases by 17 million pounds.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
West Germany
Canal Area Conn lon Total Area of Panama 34169 Square Miles
The report states the total area of Panama including the Canal Zone is 34 169 square miles. The measurement encompasses the Canal Zone within the national territory.
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Conlon
Panama
Canal Zone
Try and Stop Me in New England Cops Tale
Motorcycle officers in New England stop two speeding cars at once ordering drivers aside. A female driver is cautioned as the officer returns a number to the male motorist who pleaded for leniency. Degas valued early canvas at eighty five thousand dollars after a humorous auction remark.
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New England
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