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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1947
Page
12
A dense clue laden puzzle entry lists various definitions and cross references. It includes a famed American author identified as a playwright, plus multiple short clues for words across and down, including terms for nature, objects, and linguistic endings, all arranged in a themed crossword grid style.
William E. Ke wrote for NEA Service about Charles J. Solomon of Philadelphia illustrating the rule count your tricks. The hand yields ten tricks with careful play including trump conflicts and sequence of clubs and diamonds.
New York Yankees clinched the Eastern Conference title by routing Buffalo 35 to 13 at Yankee Stadium behind Buddy Young and Spec Sanders. Philadelphia Eagles beat Pittsburgh 21 to 6 at Shibe Park to stay in the National League East chase. Giants upset Cardinals 35-31 as Colt routs and other NL results shuffle standings ahead of final week.
The W F W team claimed first place with a 4357 total in the weekly rifle match. Individual scores included Etchison 97 96, Kreimer 81 263, Reddie Sr. 98 79 6, and Painter Burchett among others. The report notes U S employees’ total compensation more than doubled from 24840 to 1945 due to wage growth, extended hours, and more workers.
Florida scores and Alabama mentioned among football results with Arizona 28 and Miami flag reference. Oregon and Oklahoma also noted in brief score context. The fragmentary text implies a roundup of college games and team names without full scores or dates.
Brief notes from the Tri County Soccer League report a forfeit for Brunswick and a round the win by George W Truman and W Evans. The piece mentions plans to travel by air to Chicago en route to New York and Washington, with a 1940 labor force figure cited as context.
Bel Air mourns veteran film producer and director Ernst Lubitsch age 55 found dead at his house by a servant. He had struggled with a heart condition recently and rose from Berlin stage training to early cinema success including Carmen and Madame Du Barry with Pola Negri.
Two Maryland farm youths won $200 scholarships at the National 4-H Club Congress. Frederick Fry of Gaithersburg, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Fry, owns 21 of 28 purebred Jersey cows and helped establish the first farm 4-H game refuge area in the state. Giddings of Anne Arundel County, a University of Maryland sophomore, won a similar 4-H award for soil conservation on a 120 acre tobacco farm. Production and local incidents noted include a bleak wartime propaganda piece and a small auto ignition fire in downtown Gaithersburg.
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