Unwise Double by Opponent and Skillful Handling of Cards
This report details a Bidrite Club team hand in the Eastern championship at New York. Richard Frey held North with Burnstine South in a rare double plus swing where both pairs reached a doubled contract. The bidding and play are described as observed at their table, with the other table to follow tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Declarer
WM. EB. McKenney
Bidrite
New York
Richard Frey
David Burnstine
Frey Scores Big With Two Hearts Doubled in Bridge Play
In a vulnerable bridge hand, Frey held two six card suits and doubled opponents after an aggressive sequence. He wins 120 for the contract, 500 game, and 200 overtrick, totaling 820 points as the hand ends with his triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Frey
East
Burnstine
West
Frey
Mr. Burnatine
Bast
Electrical Engineers to Convene at Duke University
North Carolina section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers will meet at Duke University on Friday. Engineers expect instructive discussions on rapid advances in electricity and fresh viewpoints for public interest. The note mentions income tax facts for federal and state employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urham
Electrical Engineers of
North Carolina
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Duke University
Stilts Still Used by All Ages Across Marshlands
Men women and children continue to rely on stilts to traverse expansive sandy marshes daily. The practice highlights local adaptation to difficult terrain and longstanding community routines.
SPESTORY OF SUE By Margery Hale
Sally wrestles with guilt and longing after a harsh past as Dr. Norton reassures her. She doubts her own fickleness while a call from Joe Raynor hints at love and tension. A new camera invention looms as a sharp, modern backdrop to her emotional drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue
Margery Hale
Sally
Dr. Norton
Dene
Joe Raynor
Hollywood Dreiser Accepts Film Methods For Jennie Gerhardt
Hollywood reports Theodore Dreiser will not supervise Jennie Gerhardt filming. Sylvia Sidney will star, with Buster Crabbe marrying Virginia Held this summer. Betty Blythe sparked tears on set as Sidney Franklin’s crew demanded take after take. Cast and crew details reveal active polo sights and starlet sun-tan chatter on the Fox lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreiser
Jennie Gerhardt
Sylvia Sidney
Betty Blythe
Fox
Holiday on Fines Declared in Little Rock
Municipal Judge Harper Harb announces a holiday on traffic fines in Little Rock to stop tickets for minor infractions from being torn up by officials for friends. Authorities aim to curb favoritism and reduce backlogs as police practices face scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Harper Harb
Tax share of automobile owners in 1931
The article notes that about 10 percent of all federal state and local taxes collected in 1931 were paid by automobile owners.
Cats Claw Trees To Remove Loose Toe-Nail
Cats scratch at trees in a scene described as removing a loose toe-nail fragment. The note records casual behavior and object interaction in a backyard setting.
Garden Advice on Planting and Transplanting Principles
The passage emphasizes firming soil to prevent seedling deaths, integrating the garden with home decor, protecting naturalized bulbs from early mowing, and letting bulb leaves mature. It advises sizing root balls when transplanting, planning future shrub growth, and using fertilizer for lawn trees and for gladiolus bulbs planted five inches deep with three or four per square foot.
Maryland House passes bill for state convention on repeal
The Maryland House of Delegates today passed a bill creating the machinery for a state convention to act on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment and sent it to Governor Ritchie for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
House of Delegates
Ritchie
Maryland
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Mr. Burnstine
Storm Farley
James A. Farley
Servuspe
Rere
Persica
Ira
Father Coughlin
Detroit
Michael Gallagher
Coughlin
Gallagher
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alansonne
John Tyler
Hy Harrison
Cougress
United States
Meen
Flaé-wan
Plana
Flapper
Fanny
Hollywood
Theodore Dreiser
Buster Crabbe
Virginia Held
Thomas Held
Sidney Franklin
Char
Ley Farrell
Spencer Tracy
Riviera Club
Spencer
William Gargan
Warren Williams
Virginia Valli
Betty Compton
Loretta Young
Carole Lombard
Joan Crawford
Marion Davies
Alexander
Dodge
Plymouth
Horace G. Ilderton
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