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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1951
Page
2
The column analyzes a bridge hand where North South overbid. West opens nine of hearts, dummy covers not with king, East declines to cover, leading to a sequence where declarer finesses and draws trumps. Despite unlikely odds, the expert argues a different trump play could make the contract if hearts cooperate. otherwise the hand yields one trick down.
Know America Today's Anniversaries notes Horace Brashnell of Hartford born in Litchfield county died 1876, Justin Morrill born Strafford Vermont died 1898, Junius Spencer Morgan born Springfield Massachusetts died 1890, Maturin M. Ballou born Boston died 1895, John Pratt born Unionville South Carolina died Brooklyn about 1900. Also today in history 1775 abolition society founded, 1628 Webster's dictionary first edition, 1861 Fort Sumter evacuated, 1865 Lincoln assassination, 1878 Louisiana Slaughterhouse decision, 1880 Pan American Union formed, 1912 Titanic sinks after striking iceberg. Today's birthdays James Branch Cabell Richmond Virginia, about 72, and Carl R. Gray Jr. administrator.
A fragmented OCR style puzzle lists assorted terms and clues across categories such as animals, measurements, and linguistic hints. It reads like a wordplay chart with entries including Onager, Gull-like bird, upright abbreviations, and scattered numbers. The text blends cryptic hints and partial words, lacking a coherent narrative or single event to summarize.
A column by Jim Barstow presents brief bios of figures from Veterans Affairs Bethlehem Steel and Duke University plus a geologist from San Merino and a Wichita native. It notes a horoscope favoring pleasure and humor, remarks on North Carolina birds in the Smokies, and reports Marylanders may drive with expired tags as states continue enforcement delays into spring.
Oswald Jacoby explains canasta pack status. A player may take the discard pile for the initial meld only with a matching natural pair and required count. If the initial meld comes from hand, the pile unfreezes, enabling later takes with matching natural cards plus a wild card or joker.
Thurmont gears up for its 200th anniversary in late July or early August. Howard R. Damuth, general chairman, released committee names and said all historical information on Mechanicstown and Thurmont would be ready by April 30. committees cover governance, history, pageant, advertising, entertainment, banquet, decorations, displays, street decor, organizations, fraternities, worship, industries, and parade led by local leaders.
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