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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1955

Page

8

Jacoby on Bridge Stubborn Bids Can Be Costly

Bridge column discusses how stubborn bidding can backfire in play. Author notes risks when players cling to nonoptimal contracts, with illustrative hands and common missteps. Emphasizes flexible bidding and planning based on partner signals and hand evaluation.

Endgame in Five Spades Shows Risk of Aggressive Bidding

Oswald Jacoby analyzes a bridge hand where South overruled a safe penalty and played for a risky slam in five spades. West opens diamonds, South wins with ace, then trumps and clubs, leading to a complex sequence that could have yielded 400 points if West had been doubled. The result hinges on South’s relentless pressure and Dummin’s narrow discard in hearts.

West South Dummy Dummis Bast Jack of Hearts King of Hearts Asl Queen of Hearts

Appoint Custodians For Voting Machines

John B. Hart of Frederick and Franke W. Cline of Middletown were named custodians for Frederick County voting machines. They will travel to Jamestown to take a training course on operation and maintenance, then set up and operate machines at polling places during elections. Leaders Bible Class Banquet Tonight at Calvary Methodist church features Delbert S. Nol as presiding officer, with prayers, scripture, and music. The class will hold its anniversary banquet in the parish hall.

John B. Hart Frederick Franke W. Cline Middletown Frederick County Jamestown Frederick Fair Calvary Methodist Church Delbert S. Nol Presia Paul Smith Philip Sihert Ruth Stull Charles Studi John McGrove Tracher Jenin EK

Famous Figures puzzle across and down clues mixed

A dense word puzzle page lists Across and Down clues spanning literature, poetry, mythology, and geography with names such as Walt Whitman and Dickens. It includes hints for famous figures and common words, among scattered references to places, objects, and attributes across a grid.

Sweetie Pie meeting at Wat op a Res William Tait speaker

The gathering at Wat op a Res William Tait pastor will speak. Attendance reached 123 with 64 Reds and 57 Blues plus 2 visitors. Red versus Blue division contest planned for next Sunday. Gabriel Flash Hlorde, the Manda batter, defeats featherweight champion Sandy Saddier in a July 20 non title bout and heads to the United States to pursue the big prize.

Mening At Wat Op. A William Tait U. S New York Gabriel Flash Hlorde Sandy Saddier United States

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