Weisbach Harvey win world championship masters event
Frank Weisbach of Cincinnati and Allen Harvey of Louisville won the von Zedtwitz gold cup for the world championship masters pair after four sessions. Harvey doubled four spades hoping to force a club lead and misread the hand, leading to a down one contract.
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Frank Weisbach
Cincinnati
Allen Harvey
Louisville
Weisbach
Harvey
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Mauretania May Go After U S Dollars
Cunard White Star Company announced a plan to withdraw the 34 000 ton liner Mauretania from North Atlantic service after Christmas to operate cruises from New York to the West Indies in a bid to earn extra dollars.
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Mauretania
Cunard White Star Company
North Atlantic
New York
West Indies
Ancient Greek Shoemakers Create Sandals With Leather Soles
The shoemakers of ancient Greece designed leather soles attached to the feet by thongs, giving the world sandals and a lasting footwear tradition.
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Ancient
Greece
Lost: One School and One Teacher
In Columbus Nebraska a school board faces a missing schoolhouse as a teacher hired to staff the new site resigns after failing to locate the building. She telephones a board member to quit, citing difficulty finding a classroom in the hilly terrain before the job begins.
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Columbus
Nebr
Detention Change at Chicago Police Station Highlights Twin Sergeants
In Chicago the New City police station appointed a new sergeant, but the switch involved identical twin brothers Sergeant Chester Doonan and Sergeant Warren Doonan. Both are 41, 6 feet 1 inch tall and 245 pounds, differing only by given name.
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Chicago
New City
Doonan
Sergeant Doonan
Doonans
Chester
Warren
Longer Men Dress Lengths Reported in Chicago
A State street store notes 35 percent of men suit sales this season are longs versus 20 percent before World War II. The survey supports studies indicating men are getting taller.
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Chicago
State Street
Philippines Claimed as Sole Christian Nation in Orient
A Manila era piece asserts the Philippines as the only Christian country in the Orient. The statement links religion with national identity and contrasts it with neighboring states.
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The
Philippines
California gold find in Grass Valley uncovers coins
Contractor Paul Jenks reports workers digging in a basement found five 20 dollar gold coins from the 1890s in Grass Valley California. The discovery adds a historic cache to local folklore and prompts examination for provenance by authorities.
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Grass Valley
Calif
Paul Jenks
Bear of A Burglar Runs Into FBI
In Glacier National Park Montana Mrs Gene Fopp alone with her baby heard a noise at the door a black bear pawed in she barricaded upstairs while it rummaged in the kitchen eating sugar biting cans and breaking a window before leaving FBI agent Fopp notified rangers and three days later the 300 pound bear returned and was killed
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Great Falls
Mont
Gene Fopp
Glacier National Park
Fopp
FBI
Confucius Buried Outside Local Deity Site in China
A historical note states Confucius is buried beyond the deity of K'iuh-fow in China marking a distinct burial alignment.
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Confucius
K'iuh-fow
China
Tips for Teens on Dating and Relationships
Practical advice for teen girls facing dating dilemmas with older boyfriends, height concerns, and inviting outings. Encourages waiting for marriage, dating others if not agreed, and simple tactics to prompt invitations. Provides contact for personal problem help via the newspaper.
London and Moscow Zoos Exchange Live Gifts
Moscow Zoo received two Australian kangaroos from London Zoo last spring and sent back valuable reptiles. London Zoo now receives six South American snakes two young African pythons two mother of pearl lizards blunt nosed crocodiles and Mississippi alligators. The mother of pearl lizards reportedly feed on sweet berries in nature but survive on apple jam in Moscow Zoo.
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Moscow
Moscow Zoo
London Zoo
Shirt Tail Panic Sparks Late Night Chase
In Danvers Massachusetts Patrolman Raymond Cashman confronted a man fleeing at 1 40 a m after a stopped clock caused him to miss a 6 o clock appointment. The runner apologized saying he would have made it were his clock working.
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Danvers
Mass
Raymond Cashman
Cashman
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