Local Thurmont Grange Night Brings Carols and Installations
Master and Mrs Lang hospitality greeted Thurmont Grange members as State Deputy Crick enberger and Mrs Crickenberger spoke brief remarks. District chairmanship for the March of Dimes campaign was reaffirmed with Helen VanFossen planning entertainment including accordion solos and a "Holy Night" piano duet. Newly elected officers will be installed January 8 at the fire hall at 8 p.m. N A Lufburrow notes merchants near and far.
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Thurmont Grange
L. H. Crickenberger
Crickenberger
Pomona
Bruce Cram
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March of Dimes
Helen VanFossen
Helen Green
Ronnie
Dickie Smith
Ronnie Smith
Harry Smith
Edward Price
Mr Price
Frosty the Snowman
Robnie
Jacoby on Bridge North South play sequence
Bridge column notes the North South auction 1C Pass NT Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass and opening lead. The brief discusses the distribution AK 5652 and AQ5s4 QI1 7983 patterns and strategic implications of the NT contract.
Bridge Play Demonstrates Safe Switch for Nine Tricks
Oswald Jacoby explains a strategic defense where East deduces South holds the queen of spades after West leads the jack, then switches to clubs to prevent West access and potential fast tricks. South must clear the ace of diamonds to have any play, and a later club return seals South’s fate. The article also notes Vedalia lady beetle aids California citrus and records a Glade Valley Grange covered dish supper with sixty attendees.
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Oswald Jacoby
NEA Servic
West
Dummy
Law
East
South
Jacoby on Canasta Safe Play and Ethical Questions
The column explains safe discard strategy in canasta with a sample 120 point hand and discusses when a player should reveal mismelds. It emphasizes discarding jack first then five, watching opponents and partner discards, and saving the black three for emergencies. It also addresses whether a player should call an opponent’s insufficient meld and the ethics of speaking up.
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Oswald Jacoby
NEA
Montreal
Omy
Merchants Remorse And The Upset Sale
Merchants strive to attract buyers with displays and services to please shoppers. Yet a single disruptive salesman can spoil the mood and upset the effort, leaving stores hoping to avoid such moments.
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Vocabulary Guide Mixes Pronunciation and Usage Tips
A compact note discusses misused English words and lessons in pronunciation. It covers phrases like off of, the mass stress on Christmas, and humorous mistypes. It defines mutable as capable of change and cites a quote about enriching vocabulary by mastering one word daily.
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