Christmas Serial: Nog Haunts Burning Tree Road
The Storyteller narrates Nog occupying a haunted house as three Round Hill Road children seek a Christmas tree. The eerie setting features buzzing black buzzards, shifting purple red and green lights, and a green cloud emitting Nog toward the children. Jeremy Jo and Sissy identify with the tale as they find a suitable pine in a tangled wood behind the empty house.
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Nog
Burning Tree Road
Round Hill Road
Sissy
Jeremy
Teen Actress Karen Balkin Faces Typecasting After Children's Hour Fame
Houston high school student Karen Balkin once starred in The Children’s Hour at age 12 and The Bad Seed on stage. Now 15, she battles perception as a brat or monster, insisting she can play varied roles and longs for future acting opportunities. Her mother and father seek to shield her image while career pressures mount.
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Audrey Hepburn
Shirley MacLain
Houston
William Wyler
Karen
Houston Playhouse
Dorothy Balkin
Sid Balkin
Sam _ Goldwyn
Bob Hope
Middle East
Natalie Wood
Arthur Loew Jr
Diamond
Open lead choice in Jacoby's Bridge North
Commentary on a bridge hand where South errantly led top clubs diamonds and spades and should have led the last spade to force East to lead hearts. The heart queen's position would not affect the contract if the right lead had been made.
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South
East
South Counts Hand in 11 Top Tricks for Heart Queen
South completes counting the hand after running clubs and observing that neither diamonds nor spades break. West had two spades four diamonds five clubs and exactly two hearts, meaning East started with five hearts giving odds of 5 to 2 for the queen of hearts. South cashes dummy king and finesses, West plays queen and takes final tricks.
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East
West
Bridge bidding puzzle: overcall and reply after 1 spade
North East South West open with 1 spade and pass sequence reaches 3 diamonds over our 1 spade. With partner now jumping to 3 diamonds what is the correct next action and why, in this bridge bidding problem.
Get Yours Now at The Herald Bridge Guide
The Herald offers Jacoby's new bridge book for 50 cents in person or 60 cents by mail, with a few copies still available to help players win.
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the Herald
Jacoby
Priscilla's Pop Across Puzzle Listing
A crossword style puzzle list with clues and answers covering across and down entries for names places and terms such as Greek god of war and Iroquoian Indian. The grid includes entries like Dalai and Brythonic sea god with various cultural and linguistic references.
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Dalai
Miss Arden
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Erskine Johnson
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Texas
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Houston, Tex
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Midge
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the Magi
Priscilla
Princess Margaret
Nolkey
O. Henry
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Kafe
George Jessel
Mahself
Casey
Dinny
Ciotho
Atropos
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Austin Daily Herald
James Dillingham Young
Della
Dillingham
ST Hen Ai
King Tanks
Pet
Catc AL Clooney
Mr.mckee
Potent Canyon
Steve
Maumee
Poteet Canyon
Lilli
Bill
Germil
Laro
T. Dot
Duiet
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