Bridge Hands By Jacoby
North fielded a strong hand as Frank West of North Attleboro Massachusetts and New England's top life master led five clubs after East overcalled four spades. West, holding control, ruffed and trumped to force the contract, later finessing diamonds and cashing top cards. The hand illustrates the unusual no trump asking for minors rather than the offer suits.
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ACEL
Frank Westcoll
North Atleboro
Mass
New England
Ethel Keoane
Pershe
East
Frank
West
Bridge bidding problem from a partnership hand
In a standard four player contest you hold fifteen high card points with a long six card suit and partner opens two clubs. After your partner rebids to three no trump you must decide the optimal bid or pass and justify the reasoning for the next trick sequence.
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Mat Yvaersais
Ukrainian Orthodox Day Benefits Monument Drive
Members of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church Troy attended the first Ukrainian Orthodox Day at Ukrainian Park Whitesboro. Proceeds fund the church monument under construction at St Andrew's Church Center South Bound Brook NJ honoring victims of Communist oppression and seven million Ukrainians who died in the 1932-33 famine. Local clergy led a Divine Liturgy with multiple priests, followed by a banquet concert and dance.
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St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Troy
Whiteshoro
St. Andrew's Church Center
South Bound Brook
Ukraine
Vasy Lepkivsky
Olexy Potulnycky
Upper
New York State
Ev. Nicholas Czer Mansky
Syracuse
John Krestiuk
Buffalo
Joseph Yaletchko
Cohoes
Peter Budny
Herkimer
Bohdan Drewecki
Utica
Leonard Kwadyruk
Myron P. Pacholok
Father Potulnypky
Father Pacholok
Youth Drowns From Dredging Barge Accident
Coroner Ira D. Van Wormer rules accidental drowning in the death of Jeremiah D. Lynch a 23 year old New York City youth and St John’s University student who fell from a dredging barge at the Port of Albany in Rensselaer last Thursday morning Lynch was injured before the fall but the injuries did not cause his death and he was thrown into the river when dredging equipment started up while he was cleaning it
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Ira D. van Wormer
Rensselaer
New York City
Port of Albany
Jeremiah D. Lynch
St. John's University
Brooklyn
Lynch
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed From A Period Page
Readable fragments present a crossword style grid with numerous garbled clues and partial answers. The readable items include hints such as a mother hen reference and various lettered entries, but the overall content remains incomplete and difficult to interpret as a coherent puzzle solution.
Tell Me Why Cats See In The Dark And More
A child asks why cats see in low light as Britannica Prize winner Sharon Boyce shares facts about felines. The piece explains eye adaptation, wide pupils, light reflection, and the jungle lineage with lions and leopards, plus cat anatomy, purring, lifespan, and playful quirks in a quiz style feature.
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Sharon Boyce
Meriden
Conn
Riddle Tricks and Dinner Menu Mention Utah Resident
A jokey trick suggests writing down a line to mimic another, while a note cites Mary Memmott of Orem Utah as today’s dinner guest. The quirky item blends a playful brainteaser with a local contact for jokes and puzzles.
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Mary Memmott
Orem
Utah
Drivers Told to Take State Car Safe-Driving Course
Los Angeles California employees driving state owned cars have been ordered to complete a safe driving course by June 30 1961. The program costing about 160 000 to 200 000 dollars aims to cut state losses from employee traffic accidents by about 35 percent.
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Los Angeles
California
Cambridge Social Roundup Sees Local Visits and School Reopening
Mrs. George Ogden HF and Mrs. Louis Merola report returns from Brooklyn and relatives visits. Miss Susan King visits Miss Margaret Farrara in Cambridge while Mary Cavano and Julius Farrara stay weekend guests. Giles Russell of Poughkeepsie visits family. Cambridge Central School to reopen Sept 7 as District No. 3 consolidates attendance. Duane Parks and children Candace and Chris return from two week visit with Parks in Pawlet.
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Louis Merola
Brooklyn
Susan King
Cambridge
Margaret Farrara
Mary Cavano
Staten Island
Julius Farrara
Bronx
Joseph Farrara
Giles Russell
Poughkeepsie
Giles Ruscael
Cambridge Central School
Duane Parks
Candace
Chris
Grand Jury Reviews Sherwood Park Arson Case
The Rensselaer County Grand jury examined the case of Frank Kobas of 2 Massachusetts Ave Sherwood Park held on second degree arson charges for wiring a house to ignite during an attempted sale. A new auction date was set for October 18 at the Court House, after the initial bid of 1.6 percent was deemed too low. The jury also heard witnesses on other criminal matters.
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Sherwood Park
Rensselaer County
Grand Jury
Witnettes
Frank Kobas
Massachusettes Ave
Kobas
Court House
Te Ellis Kobas
Spute
Pennsylvania
James W. Smith
DeForest C. Pitt Hat
Paul R. Jones
Albany Paper Reports Small Fire In Pressroom
An Albany pressroom fire confined to the room at Knickerbocker News caused heavy smoke but was quickly controlled. Two brick burglary cases and a teen suspect from the nearby summer camp linked to a Pi Kappa Phi break in were noted as grand jury reports loom next week.
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Albany
Pierce H. Russel
James Otcomy
Frederick Tuggles
Pi Kappa Phi
Edward Zdenek
Zdenek
j@f
Troy
Albany Brothers
First Boor
Howard Rorekrans
Waterside
Grafton
Associated Press
Grand Jury
Supreme Court
Knickerbocker News
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Hortheastern
State Bank of Albany
Watervliet
Latham
Menands
East Greenbush
Mechanicyville
Fideiel Depos
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Se Band Isles
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Brazil
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Carstairs Distilling CO
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