Extra hands needed for youth club open houses
Open houses for the Young Americans club are held every other Saturday at the Robert Dotzauer Recreation Center to recruit fourth to sixth graders. Activities include dancing pool and games such as Twister. Participants listed include Mike Woolf 10 Rod Winders 9 and Steve Forbes 9.
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Robert Dotzauer
Ninth St. NW
Mike Woolf
Cherry Hill Road
Rod Winders
Elder Lane
Steve Forbes
Plainview Drive
Bridge anecdote echoes through years with old timer's quip
A visiting expert commends an elderly player after a tense deal. The old man, who calls himself Z, recalls earning a living half a century ago by playing all the dummies in auction bridge columns and notes he made the same play in Mr. Work's 1926 article.
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Mr. Work
Bridge hand summary from South AK 2 AK3 auction
Vulnerable North–South in a 3NT contract with South dealer. West passes and North opens 2NT. Opening lead is the 2 of clubs.
Bridge tactics at the table reveal declarer’s careful play
The text discusses a bridge hand where declarer wins a spade, cashes clubs, and ducks a diamond to hold contract. West on other tables covers with queen while declarer ducks to preserve trick count. A visiting expert played ten instead of queen, and a player named Z explains how assuming East holds the queen would alter the outcome, yet he lets the jack ride and gains an extra trick.
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Declarer
West
East
Destruction by Iowa tournament crowds eerie and widespread
A Des Moines hotel bellboy recalls chaos caused by fans at Iowa's high school basketball and wrestling tournaments. He describes shattered elevators and littered corridors, noting wrestlers and accompanying adults sparked the worst damage while athletes were well supervised.
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Iowa
Farker
Destructig
Dear Abby readers brace for unruly houseguests
Absent housekeeping help, Florida readers seek guidance on guest etiquette and a possible pamphlet. Retold anecdotes recount teen party damage at Polk County hotels prompting stricter policies, including age checks and chaperoned rooms during tournaments.
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Abby
Florida
Singa pore's clean city charms travelers and riders
Visitors praise Singapore for strict littering fines and orderly streets. The transport system is praised as affordable with courteous cab drivers and English communication. Three thousand air conditioned taxis operate, aiding easy navigation in Asia's metropolis.
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John Carlson
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Emmetsburg
Iowa City
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Ital City
Abigail van Buren
Midwest
Holiday Inn
Tom Flesher
West Howard Johnson’s
Polk County
Newton
Chaperone
Jule
Flesher
Don Paton
Singapore
UPI
Asia
Bridge
the Gazette
Rai
Suburban Kitchen & Appliance
Suburban Lumber Co., Inc
Williams Blvd
2Nd Ave. S.E
OUR Film Club
OSCO
Rada
West Bend
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C.E
C.B
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