Bridge stars Sobel and Wagar in 1948 tournament win
In Detroit at the national bridge championship, Helen Sobel and Margaret Wagar delivered a famed hand from 1948, with Wagar’s aggressive four heart bid prompting Sobel’s bold counterplay. The sequence saw Sobel gain a diamond lead, capture queens, and execute a series of ruffs to secure the victory.
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Loan Expert Sees Doubled Business
MIAMI BEACH Fla Am Savings and Loan associations may double their business from about 19 billion in ten years says Walter J. L. Ray president of the United States Savings and Loan League at the convention. He notes eight million families earn 5000 annually now up from 1.57 million a decade ago and predicts rising marriage rates and a wave of war babies reaching marriageable age will drive a new peak in family formations.
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Speedster Retires On 11 A Month From Rex Captain
In Rome a former Rex luxury liner captain, Francesco Arabotto, retires on 11 lira monthly. He led the Rex across the Atlantic in 1933 in four days 13 hours 58 minutes, shattering the then record held by the German liner Breraen. About 20,000 Italian merchant seamen receive similar pensions after two decades at sea.
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Fire hazards spark most home blazes from cigarettes
About 25 common fire hazards cause most home fires with cigarettes and matches starting more blazes than any other hazard.
Mature Parent on Teaching Daughters to Handle Flattery
The essay counsels parents to guide daughters like Mimsy in handling compliments about outward beauty. It warns that relying on appearance alone harms self esteem and urges focus on inward identity and the capacity to love. It cites Dr. Erich Fromm on attractiveness and cautions against letting outward power erode the real self.
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Death Strikes Twice in Canaan as Telegraphist Falls
Eugene F. Chage a 46 year old Boston and Maine railroad telegrapher in Canaan New Hampshire was sending a condolence message when he suddenly collapsed. His body was found slumped over the telegraph key and authorities say a heart seizure caused the death.
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