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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1954
Page
15
Bridge score recap features Bert Sechtet versus Soot Vrese with Sechtet earning 39 and Vrese 36 while the play shows a 4 level contract. Seachtet opens with a pass sequence and the table shows multiple passes from both sides as the hand unfolds.
Oswald Jacoby analyzes a poor South hand and awkward three spades bid after East opens three hearts. South cannot recover. East shows strength with ace of hearts, South ruffs, and a sequence leading to a down one. The article notes the missed grand slam and errors in dummy play.
The hand features declarer cashing spades then ruffing and South discarding. West wins trump tricks, a lone king of hearts risks, but the contract stands. In Baltimore, bids open with the State Roads Commission accepting five bids for Anne Arundel County highway surfacing and other projects.
New York based canasta column notes a reader’s rule creates an impossible situation with wild cards. Jacoby suggests allowing discard of a wild card when only wild cards remain, and cites a broader need to revise local rules to avoid game stagnation. The column also covers divorce notes, Hollywood censorship, and a Maryland gambling raid with details on suspects and warrants.
Ex-wife of Groucho Marx Kay Gorcey plans to resume singing under the Kay Marx name after warming up on a Korea junket. Hollywood gossip notes pass along Terry Moore’s attire, George Sanders quips about the Gabor sisters, and reports claim Jackie Gleason’s show heads to Hollywood. Ida Lupino and Howard Duff reconcile again while Dale Robertson reshapes Jacqueline’s career amid ongoing showbiz upheaval.
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