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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1953
Page
3
The article reviews a bridge hand where South opens with 13 points, North raises to four hearts, and the ensuing play mismanages trump control. It explains a general rule: avoid drawing trumps if you must ruff losing diamonds in dummy, and shows how correct ruffing sequence preserves the contract and avoids loss.
Bath North Carolina minister Rev. Alex C. D. Noe who started the bride and groom day observance in 1942 presided over 17 couples renewing vows at St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Noe, 72, plans retirement July 1. The church, oldest in North Carolina, dates to 1734 and is undergoing colonial-era restoration. He notes the practice is spreading to other churches and offers a proverb about spousal love. Noe’s brother Israel H. Noe of Memphis is noted.
In Mort France police thought they found the man with the record after a Spanish vagrant they arrested was revealed to have 20 convictions for 20 different crimes over 50 years under 20 aliases.
Senators Saltonstall Kefauver rejected McCarthy’s claim of a general treason picture in the Korea ammunition inquiry. They said the subcommittee found inefficiency and mismanagement, not treason, with Kefauver noting the report avoided pinning blame on individuals. McCarthy insisted prosecutors indict traitors for the shortages.
Washington report shows a 23 percent drop in coffee consumption by federal workers since the Democratic era. Government Services Inc. says cafeterias used 44,000 pounds of coffee in September and January but only 34,000 pounds in May, amid a shift to cold drinks and staffing cuts. The GS chief credits a new Republican policy pushing more desk time and less coffee breaks.
Stanford University campus serenaders excitedly sang for coeds then dashed up fire escapes and stormed the unlocked front door. Police restored order on the Palo Alto campus.
In Montgomery Alabama a citywide cleanup and insect spray effort fights the polio outbreak of 1953. Health officials urge cooperation to remove breeding grounds for flies and garbage piles. Dr A H Graham notes Montgomery is hardest hit per capita with 44 children and two adults afflicted. Public health authorities stress fly control alongside sanitation as key to halting transmission.
In San Francisco a tavern owner raided for serving liquor after hours tried to destroy evidence by toppling four glasses. A patrolman outwitted him as the owner grabbed a towel to mop spills and squeeze the liquid into a bottle before police arrested Joe Parente.
In Birmingham the North 42nd Street group of husbands forced a pact for no chores in hot weather for a year. Wives, led by Mrs. Caldwell, countered with a plan to curb housework and enforce party loyalty, while a photo-fined husband faced an outing punishment for straying from the accord.
Chicago police constable Sidney Ward seized three unruly men and planned to call a wagon. Police Commissioner Timothy O’Connor arrived and ordered, Step in, sending the trio to jail in a chauffeur driven car.
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