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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1978
Page
3
A set of Dear Abby items discusses who should care for an aging mother-in-law, the burden on daughters and daughters-in-law, and a safety warning about leaving children unattended in cars after a pedestrian accident. Also a promotion for Abby’s wedding booklet with address for requests.
The Bridge Winners met at Snyder Country Club with six tables playing Howell Movement on Friday directed by Mrs A L Bethel. Winners were Verdi Kimbro and Preston Morrow first, Haney and McCrary second, Furlow and Preston third, Skipper Joyce and Vernon Miller fourth, Scott Casey and Bethel fifth. On Sunday six tables again played Howell Movement directed by Mrs B L McKinley. Winners were H R Preston first, Prentis Bass and J R McCrary second, Douglas Hill and B L McKinley third, A L Bethel and Vernon Miller fourth, Ken Davis and Bill Zimmerman tied with Charles Snyder and Merle Newton for fifth. Friday June 30 will be the club championship game.
The listing covers weekly meetings and activities in Snyder including Overeaters Anonymous at West Texas Bank Community Room at 7 30 p m TOPS 56 Snyder at Stanfield Elementary 6 30 p m HOPE For Tomorrow Weight Control Classes 4 and 7 p m New members enroll 3 15 3 45 and 6 15 6 45 Western Texas Genealogical Assn meets 7 p m Sparkle City Squares at the coliseum 8 p m and 8 30 p m Weight Watchers at Trinity Church 7 p m Duplicate Bridge at Snyder Country Club 1 30 and People Without Partners 42 at Inadale Community Center 6 30 p m.
The article addresses rising beef prices and advises shoppers to choose cuts that maximize servings per pound. It suggests using cheaper cuts like short ribs in English style dishes pairing with Yorkshire puddings, noting two servings per pound and a 65 cent cost per serving at 1.29 per pound. The piece invites readers to calculate costs per serving.
In a bridge deal cited by Walter Wyman and discussed by Alan Oswald, declarer wins the heart lead with the king and plans to nine tricks by a diamond or spade finesse. East counters with a non king play by ducking the spade queen, allowing declarer to rise with the ace and cash clubs but fail on a diamond finesse, going down two.
A reader asks about the meaning of a lead described as a sneak in bridge terms and mentions a note from Jacoby and Sontag about East thinking. The text includes a family of recipes for Worcester beef short ribs and Yorkshire puddings with detailed ingredients and baking steps, ending with a garbled newspaper tag.
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