The Name Of The Game Is Chess In New York Parlor
The piece describes a chess parlor near 42nd and Broadway famed for crowding, kibitzers, and tough players. A corner storefront in Lincoln, Nebraska, offered cheap lunches and extraordinary chess, with hecklers and temporary deafness as needed. Chess players include aggressive garment workers and students using time clocks to simulate tournaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wing
Con- Associated Press
Chess New York (Ap
Lincoln
Nebr
New York
42Nd and Broadway
Bowery
Seventh Avenue
In Brief The House May Stand One In Massachusetts
A fragment from a column covers chess odds on a Friday night and reflections on law and measure. It notes a Boston AP item about a commission recommending repeal of a 1933 bar free drink ban. A Baton Rouge item reports District Judge Melvin Shortess taking oath of office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Baton Rouge, la
Melvin Shortess
Court hears challenge to lake charles harbor board amendment
Gov John McKeithen appointed Shortess to the court vacancy in a suit arguing the new amendment governing the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal Board of Directors is unconstitutional. Shortess noted irony after taking the case under advisement. Concord police plan cameras in patrol cars for video of violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McKeithen
Shortess
Lake Charles Harbor
Concord
N. H
Lent Forty Days Endure Over Six Weeks
The text explains Lent spans forty days of fasting with Sundays as feast days. It notes six Sundays are excluded from the fasting count, leaving forty days of Lenten observance overall.
Area Employment Claims Rise in Biddeford Office
Claims filed at the Biddeford Maine Employment Security Commission office totaled 441 last week, up from 355 a year earlier. The preceding week showed 348 claims versus 297 in the same week last year.
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Biddeford
Maine Employment Security Commission
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Tiffany
Saco
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Youland’s Dept. Stores
Kennebunk
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Ichael A. Petit
Oleg Margarine
World Almanac
George Antheil
America
Lisa
Paris
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Fastne Ee
R. & H. Auto
P.S. P.B
P. Wac
P.S
Mercury Monterey
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Ghecoeet Peaty . & H., Auto., P.S., Ss
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Fice
Sears
Biddeford Shopping Center
Magnavox
U.S.A
Murphy's
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