Flower Show Puzzle: Mixed Clues Across and Down
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1952
Page
10
A cryptic style list mixes flower, fruit, and everyday terms with numbered clues. Players solve for a grid of across and down entries including national symbols, bodies, and objects.
The deal centers on a penalty double in a no trump game. East and West sacrificed to double South at two clubs, needing 700 points to justify the gamble while North’s pass left him safer at two hearts. West misfired on the diamond and clubs, and careful defense by East and West capped declarer to four tricks for a 700 point swing.
Premier Eamon de Valera cut the first sod on the Hill of Tara in Count Meath marking the start of a long term excavation directed by Sean T. O Riordan of the National University of Ireland. The project aims to last about 25 years and seeks to uncover Tara's pre Christian role as Ireland’s capital and cultural center.
An Ethiopian report notes a Russian propaganda chief attempting to place literature with the local YMCA in Addis Ababa. The American YMCA secretary questioned the USSR authority on YMCA operations in Russia as the Russian’s gaze ended the matter.
CENTRALIA Ill Farmer William Buescher recounts finding his 17 jewel pocket watch buried in a fence corner on his Steeleville farm thirty years after it disappeared. He cleaned and polished the piece and reports it now runs well with its leather strap fallen apart.
LANDIS, UP. Nearly 1,500 textile workers at Corridor and Linn mills walk out over lost vacation bonuses. Fewer than one third of workers reported for the 3 p.m. shift after management promised bonuses, while union organizers say many employees have signed with the Textile Workers Union of America and seek contracts with the union.
President Truman will address the Democratic convention Friday night after delaying his Washington trip by 24 hours. He will dine at the Saddle and Sirloin Club with Frank E. McKinney and other party figures before attending the convention to hear acceptance speeches and deliver his address later Friday.
The Stock Exchange Board of Governors approved year-round Saturday closings and a 3:30 pm weekday close. The change aims to aid employee relations and align with other markets, especially in the Far West and Southwest, though it may be revised if found faulty. The piece notes the Curb Exchange’s experiments and calls for broader reforms to attract new capital and growth.
Buenos Aires government said last night that first lady Eva Perons health remains serious. This followed an earlier bulletin noting improvement on Sunday and a Frankfurt dispatch about German doctors traveling to Buenos Aires to examine an unidentified patient believed to be Mrs Peron.
In Memphis, R. L. Miller reports an unusual tree: leaves appeared before blossoms on a tulip tree this year reversing the normal growth sequence. Neighbors noted the irregular bloom for the unusual backyard spectacle.
The minimum age for youths to volunteer for the East German Police army has been reduced to 17. These youths may join the police without parental consent.
A banded bank swale bird released in a Central Manitoba town traveled back to its capture site almost exactly one year later. The incident highlights the birds’ surprising homing behavior and interest from local wildlife groups.
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