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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1950
Page
9
New York correspondent Oswald Jacoby explains Canasta endgame rules including when to pick up discards after drawing the last stock card, whether red threes may be melded before a turn, and if partners must grant permission to meld out. He notes he cannot answer individual reader questions.
Court action includes a bill of complaint for foreclosure of all rights of redemption in property in New Addition Brunswick. Marriage licenses list Harold Powell aged 21 plus Hilda Mae McAfee, both of Thurmont, and several other local couples with ages from 18 to 25. Property deeds show transfers in multiple counties with modest sums. A jumbled note on demography ends with an out of place weather remark.
A mosaic of partial terms and abbreviations hints at a puzzle like list. The items mix animals, plants, minerals, Greek letters, and place names suggesting a lexical or crossword style exercise without a single coherent event or narrative.
Oswald Jacoby analyzes a recent four handed match where two tables faced identical auctions and opening leads. Both saw a heart eight lead and queen over king, then trumps drawn. One declarer aimed for clubs but bled two club tricks, while the other used a diamond lure to mislead East and maximize tricks before clubs.
Dummy won with the queen of diamonds and South ruffed a diamond to lead a chair from his own hand. South deduced West held the ace of clubs despite East’s pass and after a club lead West played low. Dummy won with the king, East contributed the ten, and South ducked, forcing West to show the ace.
Juarez Mexico July 28 film star Bette Davis and Gary Merrill wed in a civil ceremony at attorney Jose Anador y Trias home. Davis refused to pose for pictures kissing her fourth husband. They left in a black Cadillac convertible for a Cape Ann Massachusetts trip.
President Truman ordered an increase in the governments synthetic rubber output to 673000 tons annually by January 1 and reopening of several plants by December 1. Officials note no current shortage but plan stockpiles of natural rubber for emergencies while private and government plants push output above 700000 tons.
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