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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1977

Page

8

Equine Dentist Dan Propes Keeps Horses Healthy Across States

Detroit native Dan Propes is among about 100 equine dentists serving horses coast to coast. He emphasizes dental and hoof health before training and travels Maryland Kentucky and Pennsylvania to treat horses. Propes recalls learning from Dr. Alex Fiarthill and notes abscesses form as teeth grow. He shares a hospital scare after a March incident when kicked by a horse.

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Honky Tonk Pianists Win World Title at Local Show

About 1000 people gathered as 13 to 80 year old pianists performed on an antique upright piano. Dorothy Herrold of LaPorte Indiana won the third annual Old Time Piano Playing Contest with pieces including Alabamie Bound and Maple Leaf Rag. The open-air event was hosted by the Monticello and Sangamon Valley Railway Historical Society and Museum on museum grounds near Monticello.

Monticello Til Dorothy Herrold LaPorte Ind

Goren Bridge Columns By Charles Goren and Omar Sharif

Chess fans read about a 1977 bridge column analyzing an East West six spades contract. The narrative discusses bidding decisions by East North West and South, a penalty double, and a complex trump ending with West and declarer in dueling trumps. Goren U Sharif offer strategies and a call for readers to request a DOUBLES guide via the newspaper.

East West Morth Gia Declarer Dummy Bouth Dumsy

The Daily Crossword by J G Parsons

Crossword clues and grid reader notes list across and down entries with a long string of word hints and abbreviations for a puzzle page, including names of clues like Diplomats edging forte and various theme hints. The page compiles numerous clue prompts and crossword answer slots.

Mindanao Cartier Shine Paris

Ft Sill Eyes Recycling Push End to Waste

Capt Art Lupien of Ft Sill heads a mandatory recycling program at the Oklahoma post. Readily recyclable items include paper forms punch cards newspaper and aluminum. He notes post yields about 3 percent recovered now and bids are sought from firms with proceeds funding environmental projects.

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Swimmer Makes Double Coast Plunge in One Day

Frank Coughlan, a 53 year old San Francisco insurance salesman, swam a mile under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge from Staten Island to Brooklyn in 4 minutes then flew to San Francisco to swim two miles under the Golden Gate Bridge in 55 minutes. He said the stunt aimed to do both swims in a single day.

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