Canasta rules clash with home made play
Oswald Jacoby explains the difficulties of creating new Canasta rules and the need for clear, official interpretations. He notes that players often modify rules at home, but disputes require recognized authority, and suggests pragmatic approaches while listing historical and birthday items that accompany the column.
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Oswald Jacoby
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Famous Statue Puzzle Solves The Wounded Tits Connection
A fragmented crossword style item lists clues for horizontal and vertical entries about a famed statue and its sculptor Randolph. It hints the sculptor also executed the relief of the U.S. Capitol, includes cryptic abbreviations and terms like wound, dimple, stoat, and related city and object clues.
Notable births listed for prominent figures across states
A compilation notes Carnival founder John Hays Hammond Jr born in Gloucester Mass 441 years ago and other notable births including Judge Clarence V Opper born New York 54 years ago Lieut Gen Ira C Faker 55 Admiral Louis E Denfield 60 Keyes D Metcalf Harvard 62 Lieu Gen Elwood R Quesada Washington 47 and a horoscope suggesting a day of unconventional inquiries with general lines on age related mental performance and life direction.
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Gloucester
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New York
U. S. ‘Tax Court
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Llano County
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Louis E. Denfield
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Keyes D. Metcalf
Harvard
Elyria
Ohio
Elwood R. Quesada
Washington, D. C
Watson's double trump coup in old bridge tale
Jacoby on Bridge recalls Louis Watson’s 19th century ledger in a Cleveland tourney prep. The hand features two no trump by North, a spade ace, a club ruff, and a diamond finesse leading to a double trump coup that secures four spades. West misplays, allowing Watson to ruff and squeeze to win all remaining tricks.
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Anniversaries and Today in History Highlight Founders and Pioneers
Know America Today's anniversaries mark Thomas Jefferson born 1743 in Shadwell Virginia, James Harper 1795 New York mayor, Sabato Morais 1823 Philadelphia rabbi born Italy, Frank W Woolworth 1852 Redman New York founder, Richard T Ely 1834 Ripley New York economist. Today in history notes 1752 Philadelphia Contribution for fire insurance founded.
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James Harper
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Sabato Morais
Philadelphia
Italy
Frank W. Woolworth
Redman
N. Y
Richard T. Ely
University of Wisconsin
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