Grand Union Flag Raised at Cambridge in 1776
The first flag of the United Colonies, the Grand Union with 13 stripes and a blue field, flew over Cambridge under George Washington on January 2 1776 as Rhode Island units bore a 19 star banner nearby. The article contrasts it with Betsy Ross lore and notes later Rhode Island flag design preserving 13 stars.
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United Colonies
George Washington
Cambridge
Mass
Betsy Ross
Philadelphia
Congress
Reveille
Rhode Island
Washington
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer puzzle page excerpt
Readable fragments of a vintage crossword with horizontal and vertical clues. Names, numbers, and partial word fills appear in a dense grid style typical of a syndicated puzzle page.
Betsy Ross and the Early American Upholstery Trade
The piece notes Betsy Ross, born 1752, linked to lore of the first Stars and Stripes but highlights her role as an early American woman industrialist. It details her marriages to John Ross and later John Claypoole, her inheritance of Ross’s upholstery shop, its 18th century range from upholstery to drapes and cloth prep, and the business’s continuation by her descendants until around 1836 when she died at 84.
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Elizabeth Griscom Ross
Elizabeth Griscom
John Ross
Ross
Betsy
Joseph Hburn
John Claypoole
Ashburn
Botey
TV Highlights Evening Schedule Summary
TV highlights list five o clock to twelve thirty including Hot Blood Walk the Proud Land and Invaders. Color programs feature I Dream of Jeannie Hollywood Palace Tonight Show and Late Show with guests and entertainers.
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Jane Russell
Maten
Audie Murphy
Jeannie
David
Dave
Hollywood Palace
Phyllis Diller
Robert Vaughn
Johnnie Ray
Shari Lewis
NET Playhouse
Conway
Massachusetts
Peggy
Cass
Gail Russell
Emily Kimbrough
Cornelis Otis Skinner
Contract Bridge Lesson on Safety Fines and Endplay
North dealer with two vulnerable sides plays a heart lead. Becker explains how proper reasoning avoids misapplication of rules. The example shows attacking clubs blindly can fail. the safety finesse in clubs yields nine tricks even with a 4 1 division.
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Bilding North East
Declarer
West
Queen of Hearts
South
Salt West
Cryptoquote: He who slings mud generally loses ground
A cryptogram quotation misreads a proverb about mudslinging harming the sayer. The line credits Saturday’s Cryptoquoter and Steven son.
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Adlat Stevenson
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