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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1962
Page
9
Bridge column fragment presents a hand with East holding K 7 2 and J 10 9 5 in clubs and diamonds, Queen seven four three two, and five three nine five three five six seven six in the other suits, suggesting play commentary.
In a bridge analysis by Oswald Jacoby, South navigates a risky spade nine to ten card sequence and a rare ruffing endplay. West opens two diamonds after North and West interference, while South chooses a four spade contract to chase the rubber. The column asks what West should bid after two diamonds and two hearts by partner, with East passing, leaving the answer for tomorrow.
Prose puzzle clues and wordplay tease readers with a cryptic style referencing phrases like Across and Down. Our Ancestors by Quincy appears as a puzzle title guiding readers through a themed crossword or word game.
The Almanac for Monday February 19 1962 reviews key events in history on this day. Edison received the phonograph patent in 1878 and Ed Wynn signed a major radio program in 1922. It also recalls Radio Berlin appeals to the U S and the 1945 Iwo Jima landings. A thought from Edison on genius and perspiration.
Advertises nurse training with or without high school education due to a local shortage of practical nurses. Notes placements, special classes for male nurses, and a free book offer. Provides a box address at Beckley Newspapers Corporation and a date stamp 2-19-62.
West Virginia Commerce Commissioner Hulett C. Smith urged Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall to back a proposed Allegheny Parkway spanning 15 counties in West Virginia. Senator Byrd has introduced a bill to connect Hagerstown Maryland to Cumberland Gap Kentucky. The note ends with an aside on Argentina’s early coffee break habit.
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