Canasta catastrophe blamed on partner in Jacoby column
In a West Texas canasta hand, a first turn meld of three aces triggers a collapse as opponents freeze the discard pile. The writer argues the partner, not the reader, caused the loss by failing to make a canasta with aces and wild cards. Jacoby notes he cannot answer individual reader questions.
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Baking Soda Supplies Soon Will Be Ample
News from New York reports that baking soda supplies should return to normal in several weeks after a strike idled major soda ash plants. Production resumed but clearing backlogs will need five to six weeks of full operations, says a Church & Dwight Co official. Korea's best farming land is in the southern part.
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New York
Church & Dwight Co
Chase ends in fatal shooting. man dies in alley incident
A patrol report states four men fled a back door into an alley after a disturbance at a card club. Glass fired in self defense as the pursued men fired several shots. James Hargrove, 27, was hit in the stomach and died early today. three others escaped. Glass had prior shooting charges over two years.
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Sease Glass
Glass
James Hargrove
English Ovine BORIZONT 1 7 Depicted sheep Shine Constellat
A fragmented puzzle style list presents clues and partial solutions for an English language word game, with numbered entries and scattered letters. It includes references to animals, places, and common terms, though many items are incomplete or garbled.
Imaginative defense in a national bridge hand
Oswald Jacoby discusses a national championship hand where East John Crawford makes a killing return after West opens clubs. The analysis shows why the defense can win only one club trick and two more high cards are needed to defeat the contract, given dummy diamonds and South’s strong bidding in majors.
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Oswald Jacoby
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West
East
John Crawford
John
Crawford
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Card play strategy in a bridge diamond ruff decision
Crawford analyzes a bridge hand seeking a single ruffing trick in diamonds. He deduces West likely holds a doubleton diamonds and leads a low diamond back to force the defense. West wins with the king of spades, returns a diamond, and Crawford ultimately uses the ace to enable a partner ruff, ending the sequence.
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West
Declarer
Court News Marriage Licenses and Divorces Listed
Court notices show James E Summers 19 and Josephine L Moser 20 of 7 West Seventh street wedlock in this city. Divorces include William Henry Smith 38 and Tharrell W Juel 40 of Hyattsville. Property transfers list Dutrow to Nita Arnold, Rice to Burns, Kefauver to Fisher, Bittle to Frederick officials, Harner to Mercer, Mercer to Wamsley, and Smith to Russell. several transfers at $10 or $67,988 notice values.
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James E. Summers
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Josephine L. Moser
West Seventh Street
William Henry Smith
Hyattsville
Tharrell W. Juel
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R. Ormond Dutrow
Nita H. Arnold
Anna V. Rice
Harvey C. Burns
Noah E. Kefauver
Charles D. Fisher
J. Thomas Bittle
Frederick
Howard F. Harner
A. Owen Mercer
Clifford H. Wamsley
Charles W. Smith
T. Edgie Russell
Elmer J. Boger
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Luffburrow Reflects on Body Parts and Life’s Balance
The essay contrasts the human frame’s functioning with the ease of life when all parts, including tonsils and lungs, work well. It warns that a single failing part can disrupt well being. The Alcazar chapel in Spain features clay tile Bible scenes decorating the altar wall, preserved for over four centuries.
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N. A. Lufburrow
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