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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1950
Page
7
In a NEA Service column, Lou’s absent minded remark misdirects South in a bridge hand. West and East exploit the ruse to defeat the contract, revealing Lou’s strategic bluff and South’s risky decision making.
The article describes a bridge hand where South bids one spade and West doubles after North might have a spade fit. West opens diamonds, East wins with the ace, and a sequence of ruffs and discards follows. West eventually ruffs again, shaping a precarious defense and signaling risky repeated bids when partners pass and opponents bid.
South ruffed low and West over-ruffed. West escaped on clubs while South yielded a heart trick, going down three for 800 points. Had South kept silent the opponents might have struggled to make two diamonds. West’s double proved surprisingly light, reflecting insight into South’s bidding habits.
The article explains how keeping many cards in hand improves chances to pick up a frozen discard pile and find safe discards. With twenty cards, you can form multiple pairs and diversify suits, increasing safety and options. With only three cards, discarding becomes risky and safe moves shrink.
Wake Forest College elected its tenth president, Dr. Harold Wayland Tribble, 50, previously head of Andover Newton Theological School. The unanimous vote by the board follows President Thurman Kitchin’s retirement slated for July 1. Tribble, a theologian and administrator, has ties to Wake Forest and Southern Baptist institutions in Massachusetts and Kentucky.
The column explains rules for wild cards in canasta, detailing how many cards to meld, when to add wilds to a meld, and that wild cards may be added to an existing meld but cannot start a new one. It notes that mixing a canasta reduces points and that players should aim to use wilds strategically to counter opponents.
BATON ROUGE La June 6 The house agriculture committee did not act on a bill banning horses and mules from highways Chairman Sidney Sylvester urged adoption calling for removal of livestock hazards He warned a cattle ban would hardship on small farmers The committee has killed two bills for a statewide open range law The house judiciary B committee approved a compromise measure allowing parish ward voters to decide on a ban
Monroe police issued a warrant for the driver of a 1947 Buick involved in a crash with Mrs. J. T. Post of Sterlington after an Friday night collision at the intersection of Louisville and Riverfront avenues. The driver’s identity and license plate 262-593 were not disclosed. charges include careless and reckless driving and leaving the scene.
Marian Martin presents pattern 9261 for square dance dress sizes 12 to 20 with size 16 needing 3 yards of fabric. Includes Sew Chart and complete directions. Send twenty-five cents for the pattern and twenty-five more for the summer pattern book with a beach bra pattern.
Research suggests happier marriages occur when husbands resemble wives' fathers and wives resemble husbands' mothers, especially with warm parental ties and a harmonious family. A book offer accompanies the message with cost details and a mail request.
Bishop Potts, a Negro, was convicted of negligent homicide for the February 18 death of Captain E. D. Orwell as criminal court opened its second week. Judge David I. Garrett ordered Potts jailed awaiting sentence after a 20 minute jury deliberation. Otwell of the Monroe Fire Department died when Potts’ automobile struck his motorscooter on Louisville avenue. Potts, ex janitor of the Ouachita National Bank, was represented by Kent Breard.
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