The 50 Million Suckers Who Bet Lies and Odds
Statistician Ernest Blanche, chief of the army staff logistics division, argues that 50 million Americans like to bet and are suckers. He details crooked gambling, unfavorable odds, and the high house cuts in poker, bridge, craps, racing, and the numbers racket, concluding most bets lose for the bettor.
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Washington
Phineas T. Barnum
Phineas
Ernest C. Blanche
Blanche
Army General Staff
Public Affairs Press
Princess Beauty Collar Pattern 4754 For Jr. Miss Sizes
Anne Adams Patterns promotes Pattern 4754 Princess Beauty Collar aimed at Jr. Miss sizes 11 to 17 with 35 inch fabric needs. Includes illustrated instructions and fit testing. Send twenty five cents for pattern and name, address, size, and style to The High Point Enterprise Pattern Dept. 243 West 17th St New York 11 NY. A Spring Pattern Book offers style guide and a free four-store pattern in the book.
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High Point Enterprise
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
Steen
Germans Study Farm Methods In U S Military Zone
Two German farm officials, Heinrich Stooss and Dr. Franz Herren, visited Pennsylvania to learn about livestock and plant disease control and extension services. Herren praised the Pennsylvania plan for tuberculosis and Bang disease control, noting Germany's gap between research and application.
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Harrisburg
INS
Pennsylvania
U. S
Germany
Heinrich Stooss
Wuerttemberg - Baden
Franz Herren
Herren
Agriculture Department
Calcium Insights In the Human Body
The body of an average adult holds about two and a half pounds of calcium making it the most abundant mineral element in the human body. The text notes calcium's prominence as a structural and functional mineral in bones teeth and blood clotting processes.
Radio Schedule Adjusts Time Zones for Local Stations
Eastern Local Time program notes that central subtracts one hour and mountain two hours to align relay times with focal schedules. Last minute changes are not included.
Retirement Plan Discussed by City Council Members
City officials reviewed a proposed retirement plan for city employees including firemen. The plan would cost about 50 000 dollars annually and the city would match 3 percent of salaries into the fund. Benefits would equal 1.5 percent times years of service times monthly salary. No action could be taken by the current council.
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T. E. Hinson
E. N. Phillips
Hinson
California Place Names Coined by Montalvo Says Gudde
Dr. Erwin G. Gudde of the University of California concludes in California Place Names that the historian Montalvo merely coined the name California with no etymological derivation. The exhaustive study notes Gudde’s assertion that the term originated as a fictional locale in a romance.
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Berkeley
Cal
Erwin G. Gudde
University of California
Golden State
California
Gudde
Montalvo
Greensboro City Election Runoffs Highlight North Carolina Votes
North Carolina voters in major cities held municipal runoffs with Greensboro featuring a two Negro council candidates and a woman on the ballot. Charlotte also had a Negro on the ballot. High Point mayoral race was partisan as Republicans faced Democrats for the council seats.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
High Point
Gastonia
Wilmington
Burlington
Southern Pines
Henderson
Rockingham
No Beer After 1 PM Under New North Carolina Law
Raleigh reports that a 1949 general assembly act requires beer sales to end at 11 p.m. The Malt Beverage division chief, C A Upchurch Jr, notes the change from 11:30 p.m and says inspectors will be hired this week to enforce the new closing hour and verify sale times.
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Raleigh
UPI
General Assembly
C. A. Upchurch, Jr
State
ABC Board
Upchurch
Radio Schedule Highlights Local Programs and News
The listing shows a daily lineup across WHPE and WHRE with morning programs from Woody Mashburn at 6:00 through Breakfast Patrol and Local News, then WHPE News at 5:00 and 11:00, film and devotional segments, music hours, and a program preview before Janet Warren's Tune Time.
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Woody Mashburn
WHPE
WHRE
Martin
Janet Warren
Proper Trump Play Needed for Success at Regional Champs
Championship formats vary by level with weekends for standard events and full weeks for regional tournaments. The Eastern States regional in New York stretched over a month with a mixed pair on one Sunday and a mixed four on the next, drawing mainly from metropolitan New York. A new one session individual event pairing players with different partners each round proved popular.
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New York
Card Game Thriller Sparks NYC Showdown for 172 Entrants
The event drew 172 players and ended in a three way tie for first between Robert Henry Cohen and Louis Kellner of New York City. Cohen leveraged a strong trump play to secure victory after an opening jack of clubs lead, with careful defense in the spades.
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Robert Henry
Cohen
Louis Kellner
New York City
Trump
Mr. Cohen
Declarer
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