New piecework scale at N Y Central shops
Fifty years ago the June twenty second issue notes a new piecework scale at New York Central Railroad shops to go into effect soon and avert a local strike. An obituary for Isaac Weeks is listed and a Minetto indoor ball game story is teased with gangs and a forthcoming full description. A boy on Jim Long’s Cadillac briefly knocked out after his bicycle ride in heavy rain.
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N. Y. Central Railroad
Isaac Weeks
Minetto
East Side
A. K. Rowlinson
Harry Kerley
Vormula
Jim Long
Unlucky or Unluckier By Oswald and James Jacoby
A bridge anecdote portrays a player lamenting bad luck after a two club raise and a six club contract. A mistaken heart king by East costs him tricks and he considers how different leads might have altered the result. The column invites readers to order Jacoby’s modern book.
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Oswald
James Jacoby
West
East
Bridge bidding puzzle seek five clubs over one club
The text presents a bridge bidding sequence with West North East Pass and questions what to bid after holding AJ54 WK876365 QUT and asking to bid five clubs. It then adds another scenario where partner opens one club and the hand AAI543 YKE763 void Q107 is considered with answer hinted for Monday.
City to seek bids for new $75,000 fire barn on West First
On Friday June 22 1962 City plans to secure bids for a $75 000 fire barn on West First Street William J King a local realtor and president of King Real Estate is elected first vice president of the New York State Association of Real Estate Boards Mr and Mrs George Sova of Fruit Valley Road celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary Glenn J Streeter Fulton Insurance agent dies after a weeklong illness
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West First St
William J. King
King Real Estate
N. Y
A.E. Jones, 71, Nets First Golf Hole in 50 Years
Birmingham report notes A E Jones aged 71 scored a hole in one recently his first in five decades of playing golf. The article also explains metric conversion of a kilometer to feet and compares miles.
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Birmingham
Ala
A.E. Jones
Across and Down Word Puzzle Clues Set
A column of crossword style clues covering across and down entries with hints for answers such as two wheeled vehicle hunting dog and linger notes. The list includes measures names and Latin terms alongside geographic and anatomical hints.
Flood forces evacuation in Dearborn Heights as floods overrun basements
A sudden downpour caused a flash flood in Dearborn Heights with about 1,500 basements flooded and over a dozen families evacuated. Officials reported widespread water reaching car-top level in some streets and power outages in parts of western Wayne County. No injuries were reported.
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Dearborn Heights
Mich
Wayne County
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