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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1976

Page

5

Conversation Pit Sparks War Of Words At Party

A lively party chat centers on a sunken conversation pit as guests trade barbs and gossip. Humorous jabs about dress choices, marriages, and club misadventures mix with sly references to sports scores and social etiquette in a playful, bantering recap.

Eustons Frank Lily

Odrinex Weight Loss Ad Claims Quick Results

An advertisement touts Odrinex and Citrinex as powerful reducing aids claiming prescription free use and university hospital backing. It asserts significant weekly weight losses, hunger suppression, and lasting results without crash diets or strenuous exercise, with many satisfied users cited.

Childbirth Films At Brakensick Library Bellflower

Two films on natural childbirth will be shown Thursday at 8 pm at Brakensick Library 2945 Flower St Bellflower. Interested persons may attend. Peg Timney AR will precede with an explanation of the Bradley method and husband coached childbirth.

CM. Brakensick Flower St. Bellflower Bradley Peg Timney Sandwood Ave Lakewood Flower St Bellflower Rancho California Association of the Physically Handicappet Inc Amigos Hall Rancho Los_Amigos Hospital Downey Charles Cutter Los Angeles Fire Department Woman's Music Club Ebell Cerritos Ave Carol Berrar Dunn Lorene Dales Frost Carlyn Morenus Gladys Caffrey

Grand slam bluff turns on Weed defense in bridge thriller

In a Dallas match, East player Charles Weed of Dallas uses deceptive defense to complicate a grand slam. Declarer finesses and ducks in dummy, hoping for a favorable break, but Weed's play leaves chances for a marked finesse and multiple discards, shaping the final outcome.

East Charles Weed Dallas Weed South North West Declarer

Improbable Slam Folded After Weed Lead Trick

In a bridge game, South led diamonds to dummy, Weed won with a ten and defeated a slam thought safe. The bid sequence showed how listening to hearsay can mislead. The article notes the remarkable swing and cautions players on reading opponents.

Bid With Corn South holds

AQ South North av 2nT CQ1076 36 Answer: Three clubs. The heart's are great but after North's negative response a heart rebid may hide an excellent club fit forever.

North

Dear Abby column excerpts and reader questions

Readable fragments show a Dear Abby column with a dogcatcher joke and a personal problem about premarital pregnancy. The reader seeks guidance while another writes about forgiveness and family guilt. The tone is mid century advice with light humor and moral tone.

Bells for a California couple in Calvary church vows

Sherri Cornelius recited nuptial vows Thursday night at Calvary Baptist Church in Bellflower to wed David Wayne Smith, son of Mr and Mrs Larry Ray Smith of Lakewood. Maid of honor Vicki Betts and best man Kevin Maloney attended. They plan a Palm Springs honeymoon and will reside in Bellflower after graduation from Somerset High School.

Sherri Cornelius Calvary Baptist Church Bellflower David Wayne Smith Larry Ray Smith Lakewood Charles H. Heatty William Cornelius Indiana Vicki Betts Kevin Maloney Palm Springs Somerset High School Belltower

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