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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1964
Page
11
Duplicate bridge tale shows West opening king of hearts and forcing dummy to run. South misplays by leading clubs and hearts, allowing West to promote a trump setting trick. East and West believed a top score. opponents bid an optimistic game and South erred, leaving the result in doubt.
In a standard bridge auction, South holds KQ72 984 AK953 bA2 after West North East South sequence 1 hearts pass to 3 clubs pass 4 spade bid 5 no trump pass 6 spades. With East silent and opener’s hand psychic, what is your best action as South after partner doubles the opening heart bid. Answer promised tomorrow.
Indiana University receives Irvin S. Cobb papers from Bobbs Merrill Co. including Cobb’s autobiography questionnaire responses. He lists being born as remarkable and admits writing the book for money while joking about people who fill out such forms.
The page lists a long jumble of crossword style clues and numbers, including Tarkington related entries, weapon and drink terms, and misc short definitions. It appears as a magazine or puzzle page with many numbered clues and partial phrases such as arm bones, Greek letters, compass points, and dates. The item reads like a standalone puzzle grid or word list rather than a narrative or news report.
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