Stateside Across Puzzle Snippet Summary
A compact entry lists crossword clues and answers featuring US states Kansas and Ohio, plus references to Kansas treks in Stateside Across style. Clues include counties, rivers, cities, and common terms, with wraparound quotes around state nicknames and partial wordplay hints.
Bridge hands misfortune and clever defense dominate
In a team match with IMP scoring, one declarer reached five diamonds and, despite a bad trump break, set up a spade to discard a heart and finessed hearts for the contract. The other declarer reached three no trump, led diamonds to the king, but misdefense by West and a later club ending left South with chances to make. North‑South vulnerable, the discussion centers on better play such as winning the second club, cashing diamonds, and leveraging the dummy’s cards to avoid a four‑card ending that East could counter with.
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Oswald
James Jacoby
West
South
East
Five plead guilty to partying at judge home
Five young men arrested at Minnesota Supreme Court Justice George Scott's home pleaded guilty to a noisy party charge. Each was fined $25 by Municipal Court Judge William Christensen. The men James Kulstad Bradley Lane Rose Lawrence Malison Joseph Chandler and John Michael Lieb are all 20 and from Minneapolis. A Nembutal possession charge against Lieb was dropped. Michael Freiwald had earlier pleaded guilty to disorderly house and received 30 days in the Minneapolis Workhouse.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Minnesota Supreme Court
George Scott
William Christensen
Scott
James Kulstad
Bradley Lane Rose
Lawrence Malison
Joseph Chandler
Michael Freiwald
Minneapolis
Clear skies cover most of nation as storm nears Bahamas
The Associated Press reports pleasant autumn weather across most of the United States with clear skies and mild temperatures. A tropical storm named Gilda brings showers to the Florida east coast as it nears the Bahamas, with Cape Kennedy experiencing wind gusts up to 30 mph overnight.
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Associated Press
Florida
Gilda
Bahamas
Cape Kennedy
Fila
Burr Oak Manor Notes Busy 90th Birthday Week
Lester Giles celebrated his 90th birthday with a musical program ice cream and cake as residents enjoyed a weekend of visits from relatives and friends. Guests came from Minneapolis Brownsdale Sioux Falls Hutchinson and more. A triple birthday party for Gilbert Brakke Charlie Wynn and Giles capped the week along with a 92nd birthday for Mary Rice. The week featured church program bingo worship and a Pat Boone tape. Grandchildren Talent Show announced for October 28 at 3:00 with invites to relatives and friends.
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Lester Giles
Minneapolis
Gertrude Smith
Brownsdale
Stella Slowinski
Anna Jeffers
Trinity Lutheran Church
Waltham
Fred Pesch
Pastor Olson
Blooming Prairie
Estelle Thompson
Art Fitch
Sioux Falls
S. Dak
Lena Grinley
Hutchinson
Helen Sjodin
Anna Rossow
Anna
Emma Vohwinkel
Gilbert Brakke
Charlie Wynn
Mary Rice
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Howard Bredesen
Fellowship Methodist Church
Pat Boone
Burr Oak Manor
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Kansas
Buckeye
Kentucky
Sunshine State
City In
Texas
Ohio County
Pampers
Craggy Hill
Great Lake
South Dakota
Missouri
Order of St. Francis
Coral Island
NORTH
Isa
Eagle River
Sakes
Angel
Beachcliff
Piggly Wiggly
Captain Hook
Winthrop
Captain
Bonny
Crooks & Lawrence
KE In
Priscilla
By al Vermeer
Art Sansom
By Dick Cavalli
Glas
Bimo Burns
By Larry Lewis
Bugs Bunny
By Heimdah
Stoffel
Dave Grave
By Neg Cochren
Lieb
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