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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1954
Page
3
A bridge instructional passage reviews why players must hear all bids and see all cards. It analyzes a North-South undertrick, shows how misreading promoted low cards can cost the game, and presents a concrete problem about Wests lead after a 1 Heart response and a sequence of heart contracts.
Cairo reports the public display of Queen Takhouti's tomb contents dating 2500 years, featuring a gold mask praising her beauty, linen burial garments studded with gold stars and lotus motifs, gold finger and toe stalls, 25 Bes votives, 29 Hathor votives, and a large heart scarab inscribed to weigh not too heavy in the afterlife. An Egyptian farmer, Abriel Aziz Rehman, unearthed the tomb while ploughing.
London reports that 72 year old Henry A. Priory was convicted of pickpocketing for the 25th time since 1898. A judge parole him into his wife Mrs. Priory custody, noting he is too old and clumsy to continue stealing. Audrey Martha Comes From War, 18, seeks name change to Martha War in Texas court. She, Sioux from Winnebago, Neb., with the WAF at Lackland AFB. Temperature 115 in a human is fatal.
In Council Bluffs Iowa on March 24 Thomas F Barrett 29 told a judge he was beaten by tavern owner Pete Bonacci after refusing to pay 25 cents for a glass of water for his wife who does not drink water Bonacci pleaded guilty to assault and battery and was fined 75 dollars
The Federal Communications Commission plans to crack down on illegal short wave diathermy machines that risk interfering with broadcasting, police and fire calls, and air traffic. It cites safety dangers from unapproved units and notes many operators are unaware of violations. court action will follow continued use.
In Los Angeles on March 24 Frank Hayward aged 25 was ordered by the Domestic Relations Commission to stay out of his wife's bed during divorce proceedings. He was directed to sleep on a couch after Lily Hayward testified that he pretended to sleep and pulled covers off kicked her and flailed his arms during nights in their bed.
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