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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1959
Page
7
Alfred Sheinwold analyzes a North South hand where the contract hinges on locating the queen of clubs. Declarer wins hearts, draws trumps, then faces a critical decision about switching to dummy’s singleton diamond to secure an unbeatable slam depending on where the ace of diamonds actually resides.
Las Vegas AP wires report real estate investor Lawnee A Wien has bought Wilbur Park Desert Inn for over 10 million dollars. The 200 acre property will be managed by Clark and associates under a initial 20 year lease with options into 2922. Wien's holdings exceed 600 million dollars in value. Earlier this year he bought the Plaza Hotel in New York for 21 million dollars. Martin Luther's German translation of the Bible appeared in 1534.
Dear Mary Haworth counsels a brother whose 29 year old sister lives at home, watches TV, and refuses employment while parents plead. The columnist urges examining family dynamics, suggests counseling, and notes the father's continued work at 69. Mary Haworth writes via The Journal.
In Hartford a wedding reception for George and Tania Trojanowski ended with police after a guest was struck by a bottle and another wounded with a fork. The couple, a peacemaker, and the injured guest were taken to police headquarters and jailed separately for breach of peace.
BEVERLY Massachusetts AP Alice Perry Grew wife of former Ambassador to Japan Joseph C Grew died Sunday in Beverly Hospital after a heart attack The Grews were in Tokyo when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and were interned there until August 1942 Mrs Grew was a lineal descendant of Commodore Matthew Perry who opened Japan to trade with the Western world The couple was married in 1905 when Grew was deputy consul in Cairo Egypt She leaves her husband three daughters a sister six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren
Houston AP report notes Walter Williams, 116, last surviving Civil War veteran, is critically ill and "about the same" after a week of illness. Daughter says he eats little, does not hear family, and physician cautioned death could come within days following a pneumonia attack six weeks earlier.
The Washington Monument stands 555 feet tall with a capstone composed of 100 ounces of aluminum reflecting 20th century material choices and engineering.
Dr George W Crane advises a college swimmer on increasing wind for longer races and shares Houdini style methods to stay under water longer. He describes rapid breathing to boost oxygen and a stomach air technique accessed by belching with mouth and nose closed for extended under water time.
Two Americans and seven Canadians were severely injured when a freight train collided with a Canadian Pacific passenger train at Gull Lake Sask Sunday. Gwen Wegon of Newton Pa and Violet Jennings of Seattle Wash were hospitalized, while about 60 more passengers received minor injuries and were released.
In Columbus Ohio AP State Fire Marshal J Wilson McLaughlin will issue a temporary order Monday allowing the Ohio State Fair to reopen 13 buildings previously ordered closed. A Friday visit reported temporary repairs and cleanup will permit use, despite earlier fire safety concerns including missing extinguishers, improvised gas stoves, and old wiring.
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