TV agony show gives away big bucks amid distress
A NY observer reports on the live program Strike It Rich promising about $250,000 yearly in prizes for audience troubles. The host, producer, and guests discuss prizes for Hartford’s ill girl, a sewing machine, a Korea relief case, and a pending hospital bed request, with backstage contestant interviews signaling future shows.
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New York
Walter Framer
Framer
Dominick J. Delucco
Hartford
Lionel Hampton
Warren Hull
Hampton
Apollo
Harlem
Hull
Korea
Oswald Jacoby Bad Play Remembered From a Bridge Match
A long remembered bridge hand involving Oswald Jacoby details a failed declarer plan after a misread, with West’s trump opening and later heart ruffs shaping the outcome. Correct defense and precise trump management would have yielded all 13 tricks, despite hearts distribution.
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South
West
Declarer
East
Dummy
Roosevelt’s 1920 Vice Presidential Run Defeated
Franklin Delano Roosevelt ran for vice president in 1920 on the Cox ticket with James Cox and was defeated by Warren G Harding and Calvin Coolidge.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
James Cox
Harding
Coolidge
Exceptions Make News in California Families
The San Diego Tribune notes that between 15 000 and 20 000 California fathers deserted their children while millions stay at home making wives and children happy. It argues that exceptions attract attention but most households remain loving and stable.
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San Diego Tribune
California
The Gift of the Magi echoes in a modern cribbing note
A colorful, personal letter discusses the imitation of classic plots in film writing. It cites Xenophon, Stendhal, and O Henry, noting echoes of The Gift of the Magi in modern storytelling. The author nicknames old Araby and signs off with affection to a brother-in-law and his sister.
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Alex Gottlieb Gottlieb
Ross Scrivener
O. Henry
Abdullah
Celeste
Allah
Mohamet
Alex
Stendhal
Let’s Explore Your Mind By Albert Edward Wiggam
A fragmented ad style page presents Wiggam insights on spending sprees and social dynamics. It cites pre sale tricks, psychological types, and a pitch for a companion book on managing emotions with references to Dr Amy Wiggam and a postcard request for copies.
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Amy Wiggam
Misnomer About Trinidad Pitch Lake Revealed
The so called Pitch Lake on Trinidad is not pitch but a huge asphalt deposit. Vast quantities are shipped to the United States for paving city streets.
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Trinidad
United States
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