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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1949
Page
13
A fragment from The News of Frederick describes a poker hand where a player in command of the dummy led with West's ten, cashed the dummy's king of spades, and trumps a spade in his own hand to set up the dummy and secure five clubs, illustrating strategic play.
The Sheriff of New York County, Charles W. Culkin, partners with McKenney in a bridge hand at the New York Athletic Club. Culkin, long a Democratic leader, opens with one heart and assists in a clever bid and play to secure a doubtful contract.
April brings four dog shows including two one breed specialties and two all breed events. The Old Dominion Kennel Club plans a large April 23 show at Alexandria municipal ballpark with about a thousand dogs from Arlington Falls Church and neighboring areas. Entries close by week end with Blakely Dog Shows handling blanks in Philadelphia and Mrs Forbush in Washington. Puppies six months and older eligible. dogs need not be registered but must be pure bred. Specialties include Siberian dogs.
A dog show lists Huskies English Setters Irish Setters and Bulldogs with mini Schnauzers among over fifty breeds including sporting terrier hound toys and working dogs like German shepherds doberman pinschers boxers and collies Mrs AE Ellis of Falls Church will judge the collies. Separately New York reports half a million moviegoers weekly skip films to watch television with a projected $243000 weekly loss and calls for TV to advertise movies.
Mrs Nelson Tucker hosted the Yellow Springs Homemaker's Club at Mrs Carroll Kehne's home on March 22. The meeting opened in Mrs Alan W Long's absence. Members discussed Irving Berlin life and sang The Song is Ended. A storage in the living area demonstration was given by Mrs Bernard Stull. Reports on the county council spring meeting were presented by Mrs Kehne and Mrs Harold E Staley. A bus tour to the National Art Gallery in Washington on April 20 was announced with reservations due by April 16 through Mrs Martz. The next meeting will be at Mrs Albert Schultz's home on April 26. An Annapolis grand jury urged hiring private detectives to probe gambling in Anne Arundel County and recommended funding for investigators.
John Eddie Burkett a 40 year old Baltimore steel worker was shot by a policeman after a chase that followed the killing of James Lynn Massey a 37 year old South Miami man. Ballistics tests tied the fatal shot to Burkett. About 5600 weather hobbyists serve as cooperative observers for the U S Weather Bureau.
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