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1937
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Learn How To Lose
The End Begins (from The King
Steps Out).
Grace Moore. Danabe Waves (Ivanovici). Artist's Life (Stranss).
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Orchestra cond: Charles Pren tice Peggy
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7 pm Dance Music
730 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota
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restra. 7:35 p.m.—Variety.
Twenty Miles To Nowhere (Silver). The Duck Song (Butler Damer
Evans).
115 p.m. Hawanan Music.
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140 p.m.-Songs by Peter Dawson
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Outward Bound (Songs Of The Sea
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Falling In Love Again (film The
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It's Love Again Selection. Queen Of Hearts -Selection
Sydney Kyte & His Piccadilly
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Love Me, Or Leave Me (Donaldso
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Why Couldn't It Be Poor Little Me (Jones & Kahn)..........Benny Good- man & His Orchestra.
Miracle Of Nichaow "Bridge Of Lovers (Novello--Pren-
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BRIDGE NOTES
By ELY CULBERTSON
A LINE OF PLAY
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"Dear Mr. Culbertson: I imagine The ace and king of clubs then were that you are not fond of deciding cashed and a third round led to the arguments that have resulted in queen. Pausing large wagers, but this time you may enough to curse the fact that proceed with the virtuous feeling the club suit had not broken. 8.15 am Bi
*World Affairs. 14.2 that it is for sweet charity.
South then :took the heart A talk by H. Wickham
puphonies of Beetho “A friend of mine and I virtually finesse and, when it lost to East's 8.30
ven Symphony No. 8-in F, Op. 93. put on the gloves over the enclosed king, announced to the world that
9 am-Variety. hand. (He thinks he is an expert (he was through with bridge for life and I know I am, so these little set-and a day. While I, personally ap- tos are bound to occur from time plaud this decision heartily, I must to time). We have wagered $100 ask you the following question: Did on what your answer will be to one South play the hand correctly in the specific question, the loser to send light of defenders discards?
his check to a charitable organisa- tion. For your compensation ~ you may, if you wish, publish the hand and your answer in your column Is that liberal enough?
North, dealer.
Both sides Tulnerable.
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I am sorry, but I cannot give a categorical answer to this question The best line of play depends to a large degree on the credibility of East's heart signal If East is the type player whose signals can be be lieved both by his partner and ris opponents, declarer did not play the hand to the best advantage.
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tually holding the club stopper and der by the use of a second seance, with the heart king, this spade would the murder weapons's location known effect a squeeze. East would either only to the audience are but a few of in Hollywood, with Frank Mitchell, the exciting elements of this film. The Jack Durant, Frank Melton, Alice Faye have to throw away the heart king cast includes, Dame May Whitty, Madge and John Qualen. An insight of the for unguard the club suit.
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the argument. Of cours
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nauseating conceit South's
But, as I have said, this line of West play is predicated on the fact that Pass East actually held the hesi
and the club stopper. the question of East and the credibility of so heart finesse is not to
nce, therefore, it becomes tion of properly appraising no fenders' signalling habitsy but thereby refuses to pass i idea though deeply, regreting tha
being to play the hand himself rather refusal may result in sweet charity'
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