Unusual hand shapes play in National Mastis match
In a rare card distribution from Asbury Park, Liston and Wallace won the first set of the National Mastis Partnership. The defense allowed dummy to hold hearts, forcing a line that exhausted trumps and clubs, leading to a down one contract for South. East's and West's entries proved decisive.
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Ted
Ack Liston
Boston
Kon Wallace
Cincinnati
Asbury Fark
Ton
Hace
South
Wallace
East
Hearts
West
Contested Blackwood-like Doubled Four Spades Contract
South plays four spades with West doubling. East and West hold hearts and clubs aces. Given suits and cards, determine if double is justified and count potential trump tricks for declarer and defenders.
Mare acts as seeing-eye to blind horse in field
In Port Wayne Indiana a mare has taken on the role of seeing eye companion for an old blind horse. The sightless horse follows the mare to water and the best grazing spots, keeping its nose against the mare for guidance.
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Port Wayne
Ind
Hospital call ends with a corset gag
A Kansas City hospital phone exchange received a dramatic call from a woman saying she was running out of breath and needed help, then quickly retracting the request with a quip about her new corset. The brief exchange concluded with a resigned remark.
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Kansas City
Bulldog sings daily despite neighbor complaints
In Dallas a young Bulldog named Mike entertained with daily piano playing. He braced on a piano bench and used his forepaws to strike keys, then sang in a baritone-tenor mix. Owner Mrs. Henry Sorensen promised to keep the piano closed, insisting he’s not a disturbance, just cute.
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Dallas
Mike
Henry Sorensen
Child dies after playing with truckload promise
Vancouver tragedy: 14 month old Ann Baker died when a truck delivering a promised backyard play area backed over her. Uncle Lowell Burnett had promised a truckload of sand for the child’s yard. the accident occurred at the Baker home as the vehicle moved into the yard.
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Vancouver
Wash
Ann Baker
Lowell Burnett
Baker Yard
Ann
Exonerated man back in jail on new false pretenses charge
Irving Chaves, 38, was jailed again in Harrisburg two days after being exonerated of a theft charge. He returned to check for mail and found a warrant accusing him of obtaining money under false pretenses.
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Harrisburg
Irving Chaves
Tom
Kent
Accident Investigation Bureau
92yearold hitchhiker heads to Oregon to visit daughter
Mrs Hilda Edgepatch of Welch West Virginia proves distance and age are not barriers as she sets out at age 92 to hitchhike to Oregon to see her only daughter She tells friends I will get along and make it.
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Welch
W. Va
Hilda Edgepatch
Oregon
Tom
Kent
Pleasing the Customer Steward New Dial Telephones Hit
The Steward Alabama telephone system reports 75 subscribers adopting the new dial type phones. In the first 24 hours the instruments handled 1500 calls, averaging 20 calls per telephone.
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Steward
J. ©. Claxton
Telephone Company
Hit Run Doubts and Dueling Lovers in Courtroom Drama
Patricia McGraw grapples with love and the law as Larry Kent admits a hit and run. In a tense scene he claims the accident was unintentional while Pat faces the risk of choosing romance over justice and a prosecutor’s push for harsh verdicts. The case advances through hearings and cafe confidences amid political pressure.
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Patricia McGraw
Larry Kent
Tom Sweeney
McGraw
Pat
Larry
Guilford County Realty Transfers in High Point and Morehead Townships
Guilford County deeds record transfers in High Point and Morehead Townships. Clara Ella Strayhorn moves to Abner Cress and wife on a tract adjoining the Richardson property. Reeson Hardware Co. transfers to High Point Mortgage and Investment Corp on land adjoining Joe Bundy. Langley sells on Langley Avenue to G. B. Vereen and wife. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co to W. C. Holtz on Schenck Street. W. Ashworth and wife transfer to Minnie B. Maxwell on Guilford College road.
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High Point Township
Clara Ella Strayhorn
Abner Cress
Richardson
Reeson Hardware Company
High Point Mortgage and Investment Corporation
Joe Bundy
Morehead Township
G. F. Langley
B. Vereen
Langley Avenue
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company
W. C. Holtz, Ly
Schenck Street
Friendship Township
Davis Defends Title at South River Fair Record
In Fishersville Jasper Davis retained the champion tobacco spitter title at the South River district fair. He set a new mark by throwing 18 feet six inches, surpassing last year’s distance.
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Fishersville
Jasper Davis
South River District
Etiquette guidance on leaving groups and smoking manners
The text advises promptly and politely exiting a group without abruptness. It says smokers should finish in designated areas like the smoking room, not in the Pullman car. It notes giving reasons for declining invites is not obligatory.
Lessons in English by W L Gordon
A compact primer on common language mistakes with guidance on usage and pronunciation. It highlights redundancies like up after ascended, explains ascend, and offers daily vocabulary goals anchored by the word valor with a cited quotation.
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W. L. Gordon
la Rochefoucauld
Longest Bible book and history quiz by Gordon
Question and answer set by A C Gordon listing trivia prompts on Bible length US cheese consumption per capita river current in the Mississippi and a Moorish-occupied European country with responses noting Psalms James K Polk The Swiss and Spain along a Missouri to New Orleans river speed of about two and a half miles per hour
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House of Representatives
U. S
Mississippi River
James K. Polk
Missouri River
New Orleans
Spain
How Can I Kill Moths In Upholstered Furniture
A reader asks about moth control for upholstered items. The answer recommends sprinkling powdered alum in crevices to exterminate moths and suggests other home care tips for stain removal and food snacks.
Beavers Show Mercy and Wit in Michigan Encounter
In Marquette County a hunter helps a beaver after its left front paw is pinned under a leanng poplar. The beaver frees itself, sits on its haunches to thank the hunter, then departs for the lake. The writer argues beavers are clever engineers with wary behavior toward rifles.
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Michigan
Marquette County
Wesley Miller
Request for Punmaker Leaflet Copy to Uncle Ray
A reader writes to Uncle Ray via The Enterprise in High Point New York enclosing a stamped envelope addressed to themselves and asks for a copy of the Punmaker Leaflet. The note provides initials RE and FB and a street name, asking the editor to forward the leaflet.
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Uncle Ray
Enterprise
High Point
N. Y
Cranium Crackers Prefers Not to Name Men in Authority
A Fleet Street spokesman quibbled with forced usage of terms like Downing Street or the Quai and urged references to the individuals those terms signify. The text also notes that the boa constrictor, once tied to one species, is now known by the Argentine term Constrictor constrictor.
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Fleet Street
Downing Street
Quai
Southmeries
Whispers and Sea Urchins In Odd Global Tour
During a busy week 4360 persons climb the Whispering Gallery or descend to the crypt of St. Pauls Cathedral, London. Off the coast of Australia lives a species of sea urchin whose spines are used as slate pencils.
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St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
Australia
Mayor Bisher Buys Rogers Hosiery Mills in Denton
Sale of Rogers Hosiery Mills Inc confirmed to Mayor C Bisher for 5625 dollars. The facility is the largest hosiery mill in Denton with about eighty machines and a dye plant added recently. Bisher hopes to resume full operation by January 1989 if market conditions allow.
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Denton
Rogers Hosiery Mills, Inc
C. Bisher
Bisher
Strong Man Gladwater Chin-ups End With Roof Collapse
Marion Gooding of Gladwater Texas performed a chin up on his porch when the roof gave way. He will recover. The incident disrupted the moment but no serious injuries are reported.
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Gladwater
Tex
Marion Gooding
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