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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1953
Page
14
A garbled item reports a hotel guest luggage theft by a mix of pickpocket and bellhop, while the page touts bizarre science notes: fossil sharks claimed up to 90 feet long life, fossil sequoia trees known long before living specimens found in California, and a single gram of silver drawn into a wire over a mile long.
In BARCLAY ON BRIDGE, a deal explains why leading low from a high honor risks giving the declarer an extra trick and how underreading a low honor can ruin a potential win. The column uses a South hand and a 6 No Trumps vs 6 Spades narrative to illustrate misreads, with West’s spade lead saving South and the declarer’s sequence showing the perils of misinterpreting partner’s strength and suit. The Weekend Question asks readers to recall a business double dilemma where all players debate leaving or advancing the bid.
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