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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1954

Page

17

OVST Names Board Members At Annual Meeting

The Ohio Valley Summer Theatre patron group elected new board members Mrs James Boden and David Hughes. Incumbents Harold Baedecker Mrs Gordon Bush Mrs Roger Connor Mrs Margaret Davis Glen Foster Mrs C B Nye and H H Peckham were re elected for 1955 56. The 2 student seats and 5 faculty posts were noted with several former student members listed. The treasurer reported a successful season with proceeds directed to paying off the air conditioning debt.

Ohio Valley Summer Theatre James Boden David Hughes Harold Baedecker Gordon Bush Roger Connor Margaret Davis Glen Foster C. B. Nye H. H. Peckham Elizabeth Andersoh Paul Fontaine Lawrence I. Goldberg Vincent Jukes Claude Kantner Christopher Lane Alice McCracken A. A. Nellis Frank Nolan David Reeder Dwight Robinson Earl Stigfred Charlies L. Smith Joseph Walter Davis Irene Devlin Francis Fuller William Herbert Paul Krauss Robert Mathews W. P. Mickle Emerson Sherow Gregory Zenner Charles Woodworth Department of Speech Spencer Steenrod von Spiegel Mary Ann Pancake Francis Frebault Ruth Johnson Donna Kahn Ann Routsong Dean Seigfred

Marriage of Miss Bessie Brooks and Philip Ridenour

Miss Bessie Margaret Brooks daughter of Arch and Mrs Brooks Athens Route 4 married Philip Edward Ridenour son of C E Ridenhour and the late Mrs Ridenour June 7 at Hamlin Chapel Methodist Church Lawrenceburg Indiana. The Rev Robert F Delong officiated. The couple now reside at 92 Sunnyside Drive Athens.

Bessie Margaret Brooks Arch G. Brooks Athens Philip Edward Ridenour C. E. Ridenhour Sunnyside Drive Ridenour Hamlin Chapel Methodist Church Lawrenceburg Ind Robert F. Delong Offi

Lessons in Bridge Playing Hand Highlights Distribution

West passed and then unusually bid two diamonds after Nord opened the suit showing West has good distribution. With about ten high-card points on each side the high cards are evenly split. Even strength favors favorable distribution and a finesse to may yield nine or ten tricks.

West Nord East

East doubles, South defeats no one in bridge hand

A detailed bridge play commentary follows where East doubles three spades, South converts to victory. West opens with queen diamonds, dummy wins with king, and South uses clever ruffing to hold declarer to winning tricks. East’s singleton diamonds are revealed, but trumps are not drawn. South orchestrates ruffs, leads, and cashes to secure the contract despite West’s attempts. The note concludes with the vulnerable bidding sequence.

East South West Fast Declarer

Bridge bidding puzzle with spade double threat

South holds spades seven four two. Hearts ace king queen nine six two. Diamonds ace king jack. Club seven. After South passes 1 heart 1 spade, committee suggests pass due to lack of spade support. If North doubles a low spade contract, South can withstand the pressure. if North passes, the bidding continues.

South North

Bidding Dilemma: Hold or Fold in Bridge Question

The prompt presents a bridge bidding puzzle: South has Spades none Hearts A K 9 6 2 Diamonds A K 1 4 Clubs Q 3 2. It asks what the responder should do in this specific hand and says answer Monday.

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