Lessons in Bridge By Oswald Jacoby
An article recounts a Monte Carlo world championship hand and the flawed bidding that followed. It analyzes South's best rebid, potential slam ideas, and a Monday readers question about a similar hand with a provided sample of the cards and suggested lines.
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Monte Carlo
Slam Achieved Despite Dubious Six of Spades Lead
The article recounts a bridge hand where South’s three notrump suggested 22 points, West opens six of spades to mislead, and Don Oakie from San Francisco secures a slam after a sequence of finesses. West’s initial play is criticized as poor strategy.
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Fast
Don Oakie
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Baby and crib playtime with improvised bedding
The piece discusses low cost baby care using a mattress on the floor as a substitute for a crib, noting risks and playful exploration as a child learns to move the crib by bouncing. It suggests padding walls or cornering the crib to reduce noise and keep the child amused as they explore.
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Baby
31 Club Meets Mrs Vance Road Hostess Evening
Mrs Gail Watkins presided as 31 Club hosted Tuesday evening at Mrs Vance Road. Mrs Ray Morris showed wildlife movies in Ohio. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Others included Mrs George Merchant Ivan Brown and Mrs Dwiney Gaskill. Next meeting is a pot luck dinner March 17 at the home of Mrs Rood.
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31 Club
Gail Watkins
Ohio
Ray Morris
George Merchant
Ivan Brown
Dwiney Gaskill
Mra. Rood
The Mature Parent and Injustice in Our Lives
A reflective column on how lingering anger at injustice shapes effort and self worth. It cites Miss N and Mrs Y as examples, arguing that clinging to others' failures traps energy and delays personal growth, urging release from childish expectations.
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Mias N
Quick mushroom sauce with canned mushrooms
This tidy recipe uses canned mushrooms and condensed cream of mushroom soup to craft a rich sauce. Add a quarter cup of mushroom liquid for thinning and a splash of soy sauce, then serve over halved hard boiled eggs with buttered crumbs and paprika, warmed until bubbly.
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