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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1950
Page
9
A brief column notes a theft or larceny connected to a bridge game involving a player nicknamed Lou Way and a coded set of identifiers. The fragment hints at a security lapse during a bridge session with possible player misdeeds under investigation.
Oswald Jacoby analyzes a Lansing correspondent’s column on a bridge hand where the defender tricked declarer by permitting himself to be misled. The piece explains passive defense, timing, and when to save key cards, noting the dangers of delaying tricks in suit contracts versus no trump.
Larceny Lou plays canasta with the same swagger as bridge, boasting winning, and recounts a dramatic hand where he ignores melding to pursue bold steals. The narrative highlights his daring defiance of standard play and the rapid accumulation of points through crafty discards and pulls.
A fragmented OCR style list blends terms from a crossword like page. It mentions origins in Spain, medical figures, and scattered clues ranging from animals, occupations, and objects to miscellaneous words. The readable text resembles a mixed glossary with vertical and horizontal entries.
The column recaps Lou’s bold canasta move drawing from the stock and discarding a six to freeze the pile. The dealer’s sequence sets up a big win as Lou later collects the discard pile with two sixes and joker ace ace. Also noted are traffic fines and a drunken driving arrest, plus a report on a rain linked truck mishap and a note about a python suffocating six victims.
Dorothy Dix notes how couples can live together for decades without truly knowing each other. She warns that husbands often misread wives, and that many women study their spouses while men struggle to express feelings. The piece urges couples to seek deeper understanding and avoid miscommunications.
Hallie E. Martin Walkersville found guilty of reckless driving and fined $2.45 in a Peoples Court before Magistrate Manuel M. Weinberg. Arrest on Route 71 in Woodsboro vicinity July 7 by State Trooper Richard A. Myers. A second reckless driving charge against Roy E. Everhart Knoxville Route 1 was dismissed when the prosecuting wit...
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