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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1965
Page
4
In a 1965 era Jacobs and Son feature Oswald explains a freak hand at the Vanderbilt Cup. He overcalled three diamonds to crowd bidding, failed to cut East out, and his partner showed spades despite the overcall. He clarifies that his double of six clubs was a convention signaling no defensive trick.
Jim recalls Ira’s bold six spades bid over a convention knowing clubs might be void. Ira ruffed the second heart and ran the rest, while at the other table West doubled six clubs and went down one. Oswald Jacoby praises the play in a Hope Star booklet promotion.
A fragment shows bidding by four players in a club four spades problem. The hand lists suits and cards only, with South holding 4KQJ2 in clubs and WA 104 032 KAGH5S4, asking what to do. The text is incomplete and lacks full auction details.
The American League standings show Chicago leading with 18 wins and 8 losses and a .692 percentage, followed by Minnesota 17-8 and .680, Detroit 9-11, Los Angeles 16-12 and .571, Baltimore 15-12 and .556, Cleveland 12-11 and .522, and Boston 11-14 and .440.
Calendar items include Cotillion Club meeting at Mrs Mable Robinson home on May 15, Gar ret Chapel Baptist Church choir concert May 15 at 7 p.m. featuring Southwest District Congress Chorus Malvern, BTU weiner roast May 15, Yerger School Girl Scouts round table May 17, and note on Mr Chester H Yerger Sr returning from California. Also Benson Nursing Home note burning May 23 with invited officials including Mayor Holiday and governor Faubus. obituary for Dave Conway at Brown Chapel Church of Christ.
Mrs. Mary Beckham Butler 44 died Friday morning in a Little Rock hospital after a lengthy illness. A former resident of Hope and Hempstead County she was a Baptist church member. Survivors include her husband Herbert E. Butler of Little Rock a son David and three daughters Mrs. Ray New York.
Coston of Fayetteville Nancy and Kay of the home, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Beckham of Hope, and one grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Oak Crest Chapel with Rev. Glynnt McClamnan officiating. Interment will be in Anderson Cemetery near Spring Hill by Oak Crest Funeral Home.
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