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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1949
Page
6
Fragmentary bridge discussion notes emphasis on deciding where to win the first trick. The article mentions a heart trick, back leads to clubs, and declarer planning reshuffles to access East’s four entry. It reads as a columns piece on play technique with occasional garbled OCR.
The fragment discusses outstanding trumps and a distribution strategy that includes a four-nothing break. It appears as a technical line referencing card play or similar game mechanics without broader context.
Annapolis reports 131,741 Marylanders aged 16 to 25 registered for the draft in 1943. Col. Henry C. Stanwood, Draft Director, says 387 were inducted in November and December, while 1,093 men were sent to examining stations to process the large turnout.
The text notes that many non veterans failed physical and mental exams from 1940 to 1947 leading to high rejection rates by armed forces examiners. It mentions calling up older men from the eligible group and explains how shifting to younger men reduced rejections from about 61 percent to roughly 39 percent.
The Red Cross designated North Platte Nebraska as a disaster area. Local leader Don T. Swaim said food and fuel would be air dropped to nearby towns as supplies dwindled amid reports of hardship livestock losses and possible deaths.
A Frederick County notice states bids opened on certificates from an estate, with offers totaling 325 dollars for two Life Memberships and 230 dollars realized from a last certificate. The Register of Wills, Harry D Radcliff, noted administrators and executors will be informed about assets including such certificates.
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