Canasta strategy: when to take the discard pile
Oswald Jacoby explains four key factors in deciding whether to take the discard pile in canasta. He advises pile size as the primary rule, then chances of recapturing it later, card value, and the taking method including wild card use, noting official rules permit any number of wilds discarded and condemning differing local practices.
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Oswald Jacoby
Tor Nea
Droom
Dio
Public Sale Near Frederick Disclosing Household Treasures
A public sale near Ballenser Creek Road southwest of Frederick Maryland on April 26, 1951 offers a large collection of household furnishings. Items include walnut china cabinet with glass doors, marble top bedroom suite, Adams chairs, living room set, dining tables, brass lamps, silverware, copper kettles, pottery, clocks, wall mirrors, antique dishes, and numerous kitchen and shop tools. Terms are cash with full settlement due on sale day. Charles R. You, Eramert R. Bowlus, Raymond J. Kelly Clerk. Lunch Stand Rights Reserved.
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Ballenser Creek
Frederick
Tos O'Check
McKinley
General Electric
Charles
Eramert R. Bowlus
Raymond J. Kelly
Frederick Real Estate Sale by Order of Orphans Court
Executor to offer at public sale three parcels in Frederick City Maryland two parcels combined and a separate vacant lot at 322 East Strand Street Parcels A and B are two adjoining lots with brick dwelling and a six car garage Parcel C is a 30 by 102 foot parking lot at 322 East Strand Street A 10 percent deposit required with balance on court ratification Taxes and conveyancing costs paid by purchaser or purchasers Sale date May 4 1951 at 11 00 AM at the courthouse door Frederick MD
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Frederick City
Orllians Court
Frederick County
Stewart A
Geisbert
Punjic
Court House
Frederick
Maryland
East Third Street
E. Austin James
Law Building
West Church Street
East Strand Street
Orphans’ Court
U. S
Jacoby on Bridge at Cavendish Club in New York
In a NEA Service column, the tale follows Charlie Whitebrook of Miami at the Cavendish Club in New York where his bidding overvalues cards, a trait long observed by peers. In the Eastern States tournament hand, he held East, opened hearts, and navigated through a sequence with dummy and West signals, including a strategic play with spades and clubs.
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Oswald Jacoby
NEA
New York
Cavendish Club
Charles Whitebrook
Miami
Charlie
Whitebrook
Weat
Dummy
South
West
Declarer
Carnival rump finesse and drew all of West's trumps
In a bridge play, Carnival employs a finesse to exhaust West's trumps while Whitebrook must discard four times. A risky plan to avoid the end play leads to careful defense. Declarer improvises, but mismanages clubs and diamonds, resulting in being set by one trick.
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West
Whitebrook
Declarer
Dimmy
Whiterock
Tecover
South
Dumety
State Banner HOREZONTAL 1 Depicted is the state flag of- 10 Hill in Athens
The fragment lists a crossword style prompt with clues for horizontal and vertical entries. It includes references to a state flag, places like Athens, and various word prompts such as equality, daub, Egyptian sun, and others. The text is a puzzle-like compilation rather than a cohesive news item.
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Hill
Athens
Equality
Luff's Stuff ONE LESSON Life and change in circumstance
Luffburrow notes life shifts and drifts as scenes change and old things yield to new conditions. He urges recognizing progress in change and shared advantages. The piece also mentions carpet origins in Asia and limited knowledge of early history.
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Luff
N. A. Lufburrow
Growth of Habit in William James Textbook Noted
Earl L. Douglass discusses habit formation by comparing human behavior to fish in a West Indies aquarium. He argues that small appetites create easy exits, leading to entrapment as desires feed habits. The essay warns that indulgence can imprison people in their own routines.
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Dickie
West Indies
William James
Telephone etiquette guidance for calling organization members
A memorandum advises callers to state their name and the organization when contacting members of a large organization. It contrasts wrong practice of withholding a name with the correct approach of clearly identifying both caller and organization during calls.
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