Three-Ball Lament Woman With Gems Is Pawnbroker's Pal
Lou Modell, known as the pawnbroker's pawnbroker, runs a top New York shop. He notes that about 60% of clients are women who pawn jewelry to finance new purchases, with divorcees and wealthy wives common clients. He recalls a titled lady who pawned a jeweled letter opener for $900 to bail out of jail and explains tax time as a busy season for pawnbrokers. The trade favors confidentiality and quick cash, with a low foreclosure rate and jewelers often becoming borrowers to buy more jewelry.
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Oswald Jacoby Grand Slam Safe at No Trump
A Salt Lake City correspondent reports on a duplicate club hand debate. Seven spades was common and the jump to a grand slam with four no trump sparked discussion about risk and scoring in this table.
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Chess-like Bridge Question on Grand Slam Possibility
A reader analyzes a bridge scenario in which South might have pursued a grand slam in no trump after North jumps to seven spades. The reasoning suggests South could count twelve tricks with three aces displayed, expecting North to hold the club king and seizing spade, heart, diamond, and club tricks.
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Deformed Gals and Hollywood Gossipy Talk
A snappy Hollywood column riffs on size 40 bustlines, deformed beauty rumors, and star gossip. Lauren Bacall and others defend talent while quips about Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield surface alongside industry chatter about premieres, awards, and personal anecdotes.
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Exploring Mind and Family Lessons in Workplace and Life
The article cites 1957 insights linking management, psychology, and engineering to improve employee relations. It notes hostility as a core modern issue and urges education of children on non aggression. It also cites sociologist James H. S. Bissard praising large families for teaching cooperation and reports happiness stats from a survey of 440 married couples.
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Horoscope page fragment hints at erratic advice and typos
A garbled horoscope column covers Aries through Pisces with numerous typos and incomplete phrases. It mentions duties, gifts, social events, work, and interpersonal themes but offers unclear guidance and mixed wording. The source text is unreliable, showing misprints and broken names throughout.
Australia leads world in wool output from vast sheep clip
Australia tops global wool production with an annual clip from 124 million sheep. The immense auction value is estimated in the hundreds of millions. Separately, native peoples learned to render buckeye nuts safe by repeated boiling to remove toxins.
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