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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1960
Page
6
East buffers the diamond suit with a subtle withholding play to defeat a slam. South and dummy count points to judge the contract while East avoids signaling with a diamond and lets South decide how to continue. The tactic hinges on precise timing and risk, testing declarer’s judgment.
A short, odd prose item describes a daily numerical puzzle that uses a person’s name length to produce a key number. Readers are instructed to scan a rectangle, check key numbers left to right, and read the letters beneath to reveal a fortune. The piece credits Willem Miller and a distributed syndicate.
Readers share practical uses for worn items to aid cosmetics. A plastic raincoat becomes a protective cosmetic jacket, old rubber gloves are repurposed into bands, and a dime store pencil sharpener kept in a purse sharpens eyebrows on the go. An aging stat on U.S. cars contrasts 1914 with 1950s figures.
Guidance on card play in bridge. Do not rush to win with an ace when you hold king queen ten, and watch for a withholding position to guarantee a slam. Focus on inference from lead and opponent signals to avoid premature leads.
A mother shares her months long diet plan aiming to drop 82 pounds by Christmas. She lists weight progress from 186 pounds to 168, plans a new outfit after every 25 pounds, and asks readers to follow her monthly progress. She cites her eight year old daughter's challenge as motivation and seeks morale support through the column.
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