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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1972
Page
5
Quotes and quips from L M Boyd mix reflections on training boys, historical curiosities, and humorous questions about culture and geography. The column references Diogenes Laertius and Oliver Herford, contrasts counterclockwise carousels with lance handling, and wittily ponders topics from pyra mids to God on pennies.
The article explains a bridge hand where declarer ruffs hearts twice in hand to produce six trump tricks instead of five. By discarding a loser on dummy’s trump and then ruffing, the slam is made without risking a bad club split. It discusses a second line with six diamonds and a dummy reversal to avoid down one if clubs split poorly.
Keota Iowa notes record a visit by Mr and Mrs John Brenneman with Mr and Mrs James Bell to Davenport to see Curtis Bell at Ambrose College. Lunch was shared and social visits noted across a weekend in March.
The T. L. S. Club met Wednesday afternoon in Mrs. Lorene Henry’s home with ten members and one guest present. Darlene Greiner led the meeting. plans were made to pack boxes for boys in service. Shirley Greiner provided styrofoam ducks and chicks as entertainment. Hostess gift given to Lorene Henry by Mrs. Shirley.
Social items mark departures and arrivals with Greiner leaving the club on April 5. Pvt Milo Greiner reports to Ft. Sam Houston from Ft. Knox. Local families host birthday dinners and weekend visits in Wellman Cedar Rapids Kalona and nearby homes. A Holmes quote closes the page with a reflection on certainty.
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