Don’t Make It Easy On The Declarer In Bridge Play
In a recent team-of-four match two rooms show contrasting defense after Wert opens spades. South wins the third spade with the ace and loses a diamond finesse to East. East cashes the last spade and exits with a diamond. One room features West discarding clubs on diamonds, misreading the rock, while declarer deduces West lacks the queen of clubs and cashes clubs to finesse the Basil queen. The other room has West counting South’s cards, noting South has one spade and four diamonds, and deducing the ace of clubs is with South.
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Oswalt Jacoby
NEA
Wert
Declarer
East
West
Tle
Basil Queen
South
Sow
Decker
Bridge Woes Highlight Misreads and Card Discards
The article analyzes a 1951 bridge game where West misread the club layout, discarding two hearts and one club to mislead South. South misjudged the club position, believing West held the queen of clubs, and the contract was lost. The writer notes slight differences in West’s decisions across rooms, shaping declarer outcomes.
Canasta strategy on discards to the right
Oswald Jacoby explains that in Canasta your opening discards should echo the right hand player’s. Using examples with a seven and a jack, he argues the right side’s discard signals whether you are short of certain cards, affecting how you play and what opponents infer about your hand.
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Oswald Jacoby
NEA
Band of Canasta
Houston
Johnny’s Market
Canasta Strategy and Play Insights from Mr Jacoby
The column discusses discard tactics in Canasta, analyzing how signaling through jacks and queens reveals information to opponents. It advises when to copy opponents and when to mix strategy with safety, noting Mr Jacoby cannot answer individual reader questions but will publish frequent queries.
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Jacoby
Debates Wake Over Federal Budget Spending
Washington reports widespread concern over non-vital and non-defense spending in the federal budget requests. Senators including Byrd of Virginia warn that about 9.6 billion dollars could be cut, while other Democrats echo the need to curb spending as defense readiness remains a priority amid Cold War tensions.
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U. S
Herbert RK. O'Connor
Washington
D.C
Congress
Senate
House
United States
Bny
Senalor Byal
Virginia
Sone
Senator Hill on Budget Reform and National Finance
Senator Hill argues for a transparent single appropriation budget to balance the federal budget. He cites past Annapolis and Maryland governorship budgets, warns of defense spending and national debt, and urges eliminating over five billion dollars to curb taxes. He also introduces S 7331 proposing National Vegetable Week to honor farm contribution and streamline Congress per the 1946 act.
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Washington
Annapolis
Congress
Byrd
Hill
Western
Europe
Senate Committee On Expenditures
No-Progress Group Aims to Boost Congressional Function
The chair proposes organizing a body to study lack of accomplishments in this field and develop new methods to improve how Congress operates. The initiative seeks practical reforms and appoints leadership to advance a practical agenda.
Bowie Track Manager Listed By Receiver
Baltimore reports a court appointed receiver took over the Bowie track offices and ousted General Manager L. Ed O Har a. M Magruder as Maryland Racing Commission plans next steps. No immediate action announced.
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Baltimore
Minter
Bowieg
L. Ed O'Mara
M. Hampton Magruder
Clara
Magruder
U. S. Internal Revenue Collector
Maryland
Bowie
O'Hara
Maryland Racing Commission
Youth Weekend Conference At Mea wn Branch Church
The Eastern District of Mary and Church of the Brethren will hold a weekend conference at the Meadow Branch Church from Friday evening February 9 through Sunday afternoon February 11. The main theme is music.
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Maryand
Church of the Brethren Wulh
Meawn Bianch
Worship Weekend Led by Seminary Hymnologist in Bethany
A Bethany Biblical Seminary hymnologist Dr. Albin F Brighthbill leads a two day event starting Friday 6 to 7pm with a dinner and talk by Rev Jacob Replogle of Baltimore. Saturday focuses on worship and music in local churches. Sunday features S Earl Mitchell Sunday School lesson, a Brighthbill sermon and a Hymn Fest at 2pm.
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Albin F. Brighthbill
Bethany Biblical Seminary
Jacob Replogle
Baltimore
S. Earl Mitchell
Brighthill
Brightbill
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