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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1948
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR from a newspaper card shows scattered words and numbers across topics like film, energy, labor, plants, and geography. The readable items hint at a word puzzle or glossary style listing rather than a cohesive story. Coherent details are unavailable.
The article outlines a point-count bidding system for bridge, explaining point values for aces kings queens jacks and added worth for the fifth and fourth cards in a suit. It describes opening thresholds, partner point totals, and example bidding to reach three no trump or four of a major, with South and North hands illustrated. Also covered is a local livestock sale notice for the State Hampshire sale at the Fairgrounds Tuesday with breeders from Maryland and nearby states, led by Charles H. Lute and featuring about 59 head.
Ijamsville captures a high school baseball opening in a rough contest versus P. T. McCutcheon. Wagner powers the offense with a triple and single while the defense clamped down. Liberty and Reed spark the Cubs with timely hits as the game ends 2 to 0 in favor of Ijamsville.
Myersville defeated Thurmont 15 to 9 as the Heart of Maryland Baseball League reports two winners Myersville and Broad Run. A serious on field injury to pitcher Sweenes sent him to Frederick Memorial Hospital with a concussion while coaches and players tended to the incident amid a high error game.
Brown Rhoderick and Sparks tie Harrington for medals in an annual contest. Caddies split into junior and gemar divisions. about 23 entered for the medal pin with cash prizes. Miss Viola Bowers of this city missed a $22,660 radio prize on Stop The Muzic.
The Cleveland Browns beat the Buffalo Bills 34- in an exhibition at Rubber Bowl in front of about 30,600 fans. Otto Graham threw two touchdown passes as the Browns built a lead and coasted home. Duff Lewis intercepted a pass to set up another score before the finish. Additional notes mention a local obit and a family transfer involving Martha White Snyder and her son Walam Baldwin Snider.
A garbled OCR style radio schedule lists programs on MBS WOR 710 ABC WMIL 810 ABC WRAL 1099 with times and segments. It references news blocks, weather, dances, and program continuity across two hours, reflecting a local broadcast timetable.
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