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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1950
Page
3
Tesson Hank Jacoby on Bridge details a dealer marked hand with specific cards and bidding context, noting the bridge play position and potential tricks. The fragment mentions Katz or Mat positions and a sequence that implies a standard bridge hand analysis.
The article explains a bridge hand where both West and South duel over high clubs. North opens with a takeout double, South bids game, and declarer forces a favorable sequence by using an ace on a low or high card to control the club suit. The win hinges on West being compelled to play the ace of clubs when only low cards remain.
The 20 000 ton liner Franconia was pulled loose from a reef on the St Lawrence River by six tugs after four days of stranding. The ship entered drydock at Laurier Lauzon, Quebec, two miles away.
Helen Bevington Duke English professor releases Nineteen Million Elephants from Houghton Mifflin. X ray imaging can now penetrate steel plates several inches thick.
The Fairchild Publications retail price index rose for the second straight month to July 1, up 0.2 percent from June 1 while remaining 4 tenths below July 1, 1949. Major groups including home furnishings and apparel gained, with most commodities unchanged or declining versus 1948.
A 30 day forecast service shows 87 percent accuracy in early tests, with 45 of 57 statements aligning with actual weather. Jerome Namias leads the extended forecast unit as the program moves from experimental to standard view, offering maps and summaries for subscribers and business readers.
A fragmented clue series mentions a Shoshonean Indian and hints at a Greek letter. The OCR item suggests a riddle or crossword style entry with a vertical theme and part three, referencing a Greek letter and a Shoshonean group. The readable text is sparse but indicates a puzzle fragment.
Chapel Hill reports a critical shortage of professional therapists depriving handicapped people of therapy. The North Carolina League for Crippled Children cites estimates showing about 28,000 therapists needed in ten years, with current trained numbers far below demand. Philip Randolph urges awareness of opportunities. the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults offers a free employment service and contact information in Chicago.
Raleigh July 17 two NC film projects progress under state sponsorship. The advertising division updates the popular Variety Vacationland for external audiences while UNC Communications Center handles a revised edition. The Resource Use Education Commission backs a state schools oriented film with educational recordings. Production by Southern Educational Film Production Service and UNC recordings aims for distribution in a few weeks.
Dr. Roy K. Marshall director of the Morehead Planetarium at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill has signed a contract with Henry Holt and Company to write a book based on his NBC television series The Nature of Things now in its 30th month of weekly presentations.
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