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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1955
Page
9
A mixed word puzzle listing across and down clues covering animals, metals, languages, and common nouns. Solvers fill a grid with definitions ranging from nocturnal birds to ancient cities and rulers, with many abbreviations and thematic references.
South faced with a misread bidding and a mirage of club honours should have used Wests spade and diamond signals to guide defense. If South had ruffed with the nine and timed trumps, he could force East to return clubs and discard spades, enabling two spade discards and a successful play.
Eastern local time applies with subtract one hour for Central and two hours for Mountain. Some stations shift relay to fit local schedules. Last minute program changes cannot be included.
A July 26 radio listing shows a dense schedule across networks ABC CBS and NBC with news programs commentary dramas musicals and comedies. Notable items include Eddie Fisher Show Dragnet John Steele Bing Crosby Amos n Andy and Fibber and Molly across hourly slots ending with News Varieties.
GM reported record employment and payroll for the first six months of 1955 with worldwide average staff at 624,954 and payrolls totaling 1.563 billion dollars. U S employment averaged 408,933 with weekly earnings at 103.09 dollars, and the average work week rose from 40.1 to 43.5 hours despite a 25 percent drop in defense work from 1954.
In New York Charles Mercer reports on the heavy volume of TV drama across NBC CBS and ABC and the ongoing writing talent shortage. Ed Rice and Charles Jackson of Kraft Theater advise fledgling writers to secure an agent as most scripts never reach buyers after being read.
Police in Spartanburg pursue a case of high jacking as thieves steal 37 box car wheels from a railway siding and take journal brace fittings valued at about 240 dollars.
In Houston Texas a 7 sign on a case lists rabbit coon possum and buffalo fish. The fragmentary OCR hints at a wildlife or local notice involving naming of fish species though details are unclear.
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