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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1972

Page

45

Fairmont Wedding Unites Sharon Cramlet and Patrick Lillis

Miss Sharon Ann Cramlet and Patrick Joseph Lillis were wed at St John Vianney in Fairmont. The Rev James Barta presided as 200 guests attended a reception in the Fairmont Legion hall. The couple plan to live in Williamsburg Iowa after a Florida Bahamas honeymoon.

Fairmont Minn James Barta Dubuque Iowa Sharon Ann Cramlet Patrick Joseph Lillis Joseph D. Lillis Williamsburg Donald J. Cramlet Cramlet St. John Vianney Catholic Church Fairmont Legion Hall

Auction Bridge Hand From Milton Work Explained

A fragment discusses Milton Work as a premier auction bridge authority and notes converting one of his hands into a contract bid. It mentions South's possible play at two or three diamonds, indicating typical bidding and play choices in auction bridge.

Milton South SONY

Contract play in bridge yields safe lines and heart breaks

The article describes a bridge deal where South uses a five of diamonds as an entry to dummy and wins with a spade finesse after diamonds and hearts are mispacked. It contrasts Auction and Contract play and notes a contract expert might cash the ace of spades first to test West's singleton king and the ducking possibility if East ducks the second spade.

East West South Declarer Dummy

Open Hearts for Partner in Spade Lead Scenario

The note discusses a bridge play idea where South holds AKI54 WK876 and a spade lead is considered. It suggests leaving the spade suit open for the partner, offering him a chance to raise in hearts if he has four hearts, and aims to preserve communication and opportunistic bidding.

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