Notable Anniversaries and Birthdays Across History
A compact historical roll lists figures linked to Putnam County and beyond. Names include jurist John Erickson, inventor of the Monitor Swede-born, physician Thomas S Kirkbride, explorer Paul du Chailly, pathologist Theobald Smith, and philanthropist Samuel Wilson. Also noted are Today in History timestamps and birthdays like Sebastian S. Kresge and Lieut. Gen. Raymond Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy
Jeannes Kent
New York
Putnam County
Conn
John Erickson
Sweden
Frederick W. N. Crouch
Kathleen Mavourneen
England
Thomas S. Kirkbride
Philadelphia
Morrisville
Paul du Chailly
France
Theobald Smith
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Albany
Detroit
Pontiac
Lafayette
Congress
Daniel Hopkins
Vermont
Troy
Woolworth
Sebastian S. Kresge
Bald Mount Pa
Elmo B. Roper
Hebron
Nebr
Jed J. Johnson
Oklahoma
U. S. Customs Court
Ellis County
Tex
Raymond A. Wheeler
Army Engineers
Peoria
George F. Moore
Tension in tournament play shapes bold bids in six spades
Oswald Jacoby notes how tournament pressure bends players into risky lines and odd contracts. He highlights a six spades tale where one table’s lead allowed a quick declarer win after ruffing a club and a sequence in trumps, illustrating how nerves alter judgment and strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald Jacoby
NEA
Declarer
Fine Bridge Play Shows High Stakes in Club Game
A declarer navigates a club game with strategic trumps and ruffs as three tables test opening leads and heart finesses. One table’s superior three of diamonds lead disrupts clubs. another falters on a heart break, while a third case praised for steady, tournament-style play yields the rest of the tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Declarer
West
South
East
New Hate The West Campaign Emerges in Dresden
A July 30 report from Taeliche Rundschau, the Soviet Army paper, shows Dresden homes with signs blaming Anglo American bombers for family deaths in Korea and urging fight for peace. The piece notes Dresden suffered RAF and US bombings in February 1945 aiding Red Army capture. Also mentions Maj. John W. Powell debunking the Colorado River disappearance myth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Dresden
Taeliche Rundschau
Korea
Saxony
Jacoby on Canasta and a Larcenous Triumph
Long Island reader recounts Lou Larceny Lou taking up Canasta and describes a deceptive play. He prays on opponents who freeze the deck by adding a nine to his partner’s meld to seize the discard pile and win a large game with clever timing and bold manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Canasta
Larceny
Lou
Canasta questions and local picnic notices in Taneytown
A mixed update from Taneytown notes Mr Jacoby unable to answer readers questions on Canasta but pledges to publish frequent inquiries in his column. The Lioux Club held a annual family picnic at Big Pipe Creek Park with Walter Eckard in charge of the refreshments. Also listed are Presbyterian Sunday school picnic plans for August 1, the moving pictures The Second Chance, social guests, Legion Auxiliary officer nominations, and a Hagerstown visit by the Griffith family. In New York a chemist Abraham Brothman and Miriam Moskowitz face Federal conspiracy charges over atomic secrets linked to the Soviet spy ring, following a grand jury rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacoby
Guest
Robert McVaghn
Pauline
Clare Binning
Beulah Englar
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Sterling Fowler
Read Shearer
Anna May Otto
Mabel Smith
Alice Hartsock
Dorothy Myerly
Larena Bankard
Paul S. Griffith
Mary Jean
James
Hagerstown
Griffith
Francis T. Elliot
Peggy Griffith
Western Maryland College
St. Paul's Methodist Sunday School
New York
Abraham
Brothman
Miriam Moskowiitz
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Klaus- Fuchs
Beetles Show Mixed Reactions Across County Gardens
In Frederick County residents report Japanese beetles are not clearly worse than last year. Eight interviewees describe varied trends with some noting fewer beetles in tomatoes cabbage and other crops while others see continued or rising numbers and broader plant damage amid the summer survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cala
Paul Mills
Cars Damaged In Sideswipe Collision Near Woodsborn
Two cars damaged on a sharp curve about a mile north of Woodsborn on Saturday evening. A 37 Chevrolet sedan driven by Donald M. West of LeGore and a 38 Lafayette sedan driven by Joseph B. Ohler of Keymar sideswiped on the highway, left sides badly damaged as they traveled south and north respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods
Donald M. West
le Gore
Lafayette
Joseph B. Ohler
Keymar
West
Ohler
Reckless Driving Charge By Trooper Investigated
The format was charged with reckless driving by Trooper W. A. Mutehner, who investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Mutehner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Know
America
Makins
Hero
Bataan
Texas
North
John W. Powell
Grand Canyon
Colorado River
Jacoby On
Taneytown
Ness
Thomas W. Phipps
New York Society
Mrs. Phipps
Vaughn Monroe
U.S.A
Vaughn
Cass- Seaton
Link Clark
Circus
Antoinette Concello
Bill Steam
Eportscaster
Mila
Ige Gover
Saya
Sia
Rigy
the News
Frederick
Jackson Tibbs
Doubs
Lda
Neve
Charlies
Zimmerman
John W Fisher
Buckeytown
C. W. Harris
Buckeystown
Vernon RR. MacDonald
Joe’s Cleaners
South Market ST
Joe
Lincoln Loan Service, Inc
W. Patrick St
Frederick, Md
Ele
Tula
Bluko
Jacobson
Coane
Kroehler
Aa Srown
Krochler
Cline
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