Oh Susanna and the banjo’s tuneful memory
A reminiscence traces Oh Susanna to Stephen Foster, noting $100 paid for the first song, its minstrel show origins, and its link to pioneer life. Reader James J. Dixon calls for reviving the banjo as a quintessential American instrument, contrasting loud two-fisted players with gentler types and recounting plantation roots and early jazz.
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Washington, D.C
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TV Highlights Schedule Page Evening Lineup
TV highlights list a 4 30 p m Mike Douglas Show with Betty Furness and Theresa Brewer followed by a 5 o clock movie Frankenstein 1970 starring Boris Karloff about a scientist disfigured by Nazis. At 6 05 p m Tara Son of Cochise with Rock Hudson and Apache leadership struggles. 7 30 p m Daniel Boone in color with a horse trader and strongman. 8 20 p m Bewitched with Endora’s doctor. 9 p m The Crucible a 1692 trials drama. 9 30 p m Dragnet crime drama. 10 p m Stage 67 The Human Voice with Ingrid Berg. 11 20 p m Tonight Show with Gora Vidal.
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Betty Furness
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Boris Karloff
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Daniel Boone
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Dragnet
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the Human Voice
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Jove
Gora Vidal
Sylvia’s zany play nets 1830 points in contract bridge tale
North, East, South, West contest a six spade slam. Sylvia, new to the club, improvises boldly at dummy and doubles, trumping her partner’s ace. The gallery gasps as the hand unfolds, and Sylvia’s team gains 1830 points on the deal with an improbable endplay.
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Eugene Sheffer Crossword Puzzle Pack Readiness
The page presents a partial Eugene Sheffer crossword with numbered clues across many lines. It lists horizontal entries such as fishing pole unit and turbo phrases, plus garbled fragments like biblical me and Bulgarian coin.
Daily Cryptoquote Challenge Teaches Letter Substitution
The sample shows a cipher puzzle where one letter stands for another with hints from single letters and word patterns. Yesterday's quote by Emerson reads Solitude is impracticable and society fatal, illustrating the puzzle's theme of cryptic substitution.
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Yeaterday
Emerson
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