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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1962

Page

6

Control Trumps in Bridge Draw Two Rounds Strategy

In a North South one no-trump deck, expert Harry Fishbein tests a two-round trump draw. He ruffs a leading diamond, then uses a sequence to force opponents to overruff and reveal how to control the hand. The tactic hinges on timing to exhaust trumps while keeping dummy’s low trump in play. South risks losing the contract if he misplays the ace of spades and a low trump.

Harry Fishbein New York Trump Fishbein West Dummy South

Unemployment Gaps Highlighted for Graduates and Dropouts

The U S Department of Labor via Commerce Clearing House reports that October 1961 national unemployment stood at 16 percent for high school graduates and 3 ½ percent for dropouts, illustrating a stark education based jobs divide.

Chicago U. S Department of Labor Commerce Clearing House

Real Bargains In Want Ad Columns Now

The Want Ad pages brim with surprising values as shoppers hunt for bargains. Listings highlight low prices on used goods, furniture, and household items, reflecting a lively market of savings for daily needs.

New Year Turkish Coffee Delights At A Student Party

A Turkish restaurant setting inspires a Near East dessert and coffee party. The menu features pulverized coffee stirred into a foam producing pot, with shredded wheat nut pastries and a citrus sweet syrup. Recipes adapt traditional Turkish coffee for a festive, sociable table service.

Paris Antame Osmandi

Police Face Many Hazards In Portsmouth Patrolman Hurt

In Portsmouth Ohio patrolman David Miller aged 26 was hospitalized after stepping from his cruiser to inspect a sewer grating. He bent over and could not straighten up, illustrating the dangers faced by officers beyond confrontations with criminals.

Portsmouth Ohio David Miller Miller

Worry Clinic on New Year Resolutions Debate

Dr George W Crane addresses Opal G a 17 year old high school senior and other readers on whether New Year resolutions are wise. He cites logic pitfalls and Abraham Lincoln and William James urging firm vows, then offers three practical psychological aims to pursue daily including reading more, giving three compliments, and spending more time with children.

River and Rail Thematic Crossword Clues

A compact crossword puzzle item listing vertical and horizontal clues across rivers, cities, languages, and objects with varied wordplay hints. Includes references to geographic regions, animals, metals, and cultural terms, suggesting a themed grid from a 1962 King Features Syndicate publication.

Heloise column shares practical kitchen and home hacks

Readers share tips from Heloise on using wallpaper scraps as placemats and broken rolls for shelves lining and wrapping. Other hints include a plastic bottle wedge to protect shutters, square rubber stoppers for sinks to scrape waste, battery contact cleaning, refashioning needle tips, and using a heating pad to proof dough. Heloise cannot answer all letters but selects questions for publication.

Heloise

How to Restore Loosened Wool After Washing

The article explains methods to regain softness and fit in a wool sweater after washing. It suggests avoiding heat and agitation, reshaping while damp, using gentle conditioning, and air drying flat to prevent further distortion. It notes wool fibers relax with moisture and careful handling.

Land of Beginning Again in the New Year

A reflective New Year message urges personal renewal through mental change. It cites Scripture and Alexis Carroll on transforming the mind to shape daily life and achieve goals through creative thinking, visualization, and disciplined practice.

Emory Alexis Carroll

Should the doctor tell readers debate in Digest article

Two distinguished physicians debate whether doctors should disclose truth to incurably ill patients. The condensed piece from Good Housekeeping appears in January Reader's Digest, now on sale, examining if truth harms patients and how honesty affects their personal crisis and sense of self.

Reader's Digest Good Housekeeping

Tomorrow’s Dinner Tomato Bouillon Vea Chops with Eggplant

A historic newspaper menu item outlines a dinner plan featuring broiled chops with eggplant slices, tomato bouillon, green pepper relish, and a dessert option of Kadaiff with near east influences, plus a bowl of tangerines, coffee, tea, and milk.

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