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JACOBY ON BRIDGE
This Expert's Bid Is Worth Studying
By OSWALD JACOBY
ONE of the best bridge books
that I have seen for many years has just been put out by Ernest Rovere, of San Fran- clico, "Point Count Contract Bridge." 3571 Rovere culls his lg 000-odd page book, does a fine job on bidding und also Teaches
the play of the cards
as the reader goes along To-
hond, for example,
day's taken from the book.
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The bidding in aggressive, bul
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The response to four th-lung
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By P. MONTECIDIS Black, 8 pieces.
White, 9 places, White to play: mate in two.
Solution La yesterday's problem:
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HOLIDAY SNACKS AND DESSERTS
By ALICE DENHOFF
JULETIDE
Christmas treat. of ours
Wreath To make frosting, cambino
mix thoroughly, 4 tsp. boiling water, 1⁄2 tsp. lemon A friend jule and 14 c. confectioners' bakes several of these each year, many to give to neighbours As a pleasant holiday reminder.
Mocha Iceberg
For a real holiday party mack, serve Macha Iceberg with fruit
Her youngsters deliver cake, the cakes on Christmas Eve To serve 8, freeze 2 c. strong to be eaten then with hot coffee in leo cube tray, Put 1 c.
waber, 6 c. sugar, 11⁄2 tsp. vaniļia, coffee after doing the tree and 2 squares unsweetened choc-
or next morning for a holi- olate in saucepan, bring to boll, day breakfast accent.
Wreath Coffee Cake
intil well blended, stirring
Pour in 3 c. milk; blend thor- oughly. Chill. Serve over 2 coffee Ice cubes in each glass, wp with Sprinkle with whipped cream.
ever we
To make, sift 2 c. flour, add 3 tbsp. phosphate type cinnamon and nutmeg, if desired, baking power, tsp. salt, tsp. Frozen Christmas Pudding is cinnamon. Sift again. Using a real party ploce if 2 knives. cut in 1/8 c. shortening until mixture is size of small pena.
sampled one.
To serve 10, combine 11⁄2 c vonllle wafer crumt) (29 largo vanilla cookies) c. chopped nuts, 6-oz. jor candied fruit Combine a well-beaten egg (about 1 c.), a No. 2 tin crushed with c. light corn syrup pineapple (well drained) and 4 and 1/3 c. milk; add to dry top, euch einmmon and nutmeg. Ingredients and mix until
pineapple juice, drained from all flour is moistened. Add
frulk until marshmallows dis- c. chopped citron and solve. Combine with first mix- c. currants; mix well. ure. Line 11⁄2-qt. mould with pour in fruit mixture. Freeze puddingg
Hent B
mardunallows in
bot
Spread mixture in greased whole vanilia waters: ring mould, brush with until firm, Unmould and serve melted butter and bake at with additional whipped cream 400 F. about 25 min. Re. U destrod. move from pan, and while hut, top with special frost- ing and decorate with pieces of cherries, citron and angelica to make a holiday wreath effect.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Chocolate Almond Roll
cookies.
Chocolate Almond Roll is an- other delicious bit of holiday eusity mado wita goodness,
1 c sorve B, whip stiff Heavy cream blend to 2 top. sugar and 1⁄2 tap, almond extract, Spread mixture" "on", chocolate wafers
I put together in slack's
of 4 or 5. On platter, lay on edge to make *1 song
Spread outside whipped
If baby's rubber pad refuses to weight of the wet fabric, can pliot light could ignite the furent coolsten a whipped stay in place, now a length of caruso tenring. Ride in three if you clean fraído. muslin sheeting firmly to each waters; do not wring. Smooth
side. Then you can tuck it under the mattress and baby con squirm and crawl about the crib without disturbing it.
When washing sheer curtains, always pick them up from Never litt sparate parts of the material, since the
be could not start. He got out to
wallt home, Shopkeepers
and was knocked1. Kt--B6, any; 2, Q, R, B, Kr. or underneath. dirty down by a mobile crane,
Ptch, or Kt) mates.
dirty. very say that their shops are because the custumers urd dummy's spode sult to provide
dirty Railway workers say diamond diseneda. and the that way carriages are dirty trump suh provides the needed because The passengers are entries for the establishment of
dirty.
So let us have A new ("slogaty": the spade sult."
The customer 19 always dirty." By the way, how on earth did the noble word slogan, meaning the war-cry of the Highland clans, come to be applied to Any silly phrase which may help ໄດ້ sell polnitelan or 11 article of commerce?
As Rovere indicates. dummy wins the first trick by ruffing a diamond. The ace of spades is rushed, and South ruffs a spade. Declarer
takon the ace and king of hearts the shouldn't runk the finesse, although 11 happens to be onside) and leade The king of spades. Weet cleverly refuses to ruff, hoping that South will be careless enough
to
dummy's last trump by ruing a diamond.
tise
Declarer ruffs unother spade and avoids trouble by leading a club to dummy's ace. It is then sale to lend a spade from the dummy and let West lake his he queen of hearts whenever wants it. There is no way for the defenders to take any other trick,
and South Therefore makes his slam contract,
**CARD Sensea.
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Don't throw food at them
GENTLEMAN asked on this
It
page the other day why the much - photographed modeis always have their mouths hang- ing open ke a village idiot. Sir, is the H-Gape, and
with relaxes the low, worn out eating. drinking. and talking A well-known quack doctor
estimated that sagging
check law rests the bones, and is better
You than four helpings
trash,
bas
for
medi- of cated beetrool. The theory that these ladles hang their mouths
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BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
The Geranium is Sick
- Mr. Punch Calls for Dr. Mouse to Come ----
By MAX TRELL
When Knarf, the shadow-buy
"You're wrong again!” said Me Punch. "I'm going to telephone one right now,"
With that, Mr Punch went behind the bookcase where he kept his private telephone and called Dr Mouse.
with the turned-about name. entered the room he found Mr Punch, General in the Un sol
Stuffed Bear dier, Teddy the and his sister Hanid, all stand-
Dr Mouse had his office in together in a group. All ing
of the
Но heuso, of them had serious expressions the cellar
E up. He carried wonder came righ
bag and he wore what's the matter?" Knart said Hittle black 10 himself. Then
walked horn-rimmed spectacles. "Good moming, where's the patient?" over to them.
he said, as he looked at Mr Knart soon found out what Punch, General Tin the tin
soldier.
Teddy the Stuffed Bear, Hanld and Knart,
OD
their faces.
זי
he
An Alling Plant
out in the hope of being thrown was the matter. food was exploded long ago by Professor Wilcox, The professor vuler-noticed that food thrown at
model bounced off without dis- turbing the vacant stare or the pendulous mouth. "She seemed
said
the to be in
a trance," professor. "But doubtless it was only her natural stupidity." The Suet toach
Q-With neither side able, the bidding has been: North Eant Bouth West 1 Spade 2 Clubs Pass Pass Double Paso
?
You, South, hold: Spades 8- 3-2, Hearts Q-8-3, Diamonds 7-3-2. Clubs 9-3-3-2. What do you do?
A-Bld two spades. Your partner's double is meant for a takeout, and you must bid de- spite the weakness of your band.
I
The
in
of
Mr Punch pointed up at the geranium plant standing in its red clay pot on top of the table in front of the window.
"Something's wrong with poor Gerry."
"Just look at Gerry's leaves," said Hanid.
"They're all yellow," said Teddy the Stuffed Bear,
to-two, of his suit, aion on a vertical plane at looks at all."
bim back since you haven't any suit
of
right angles to the longitudinal
All this time Knarf had been
Dr. Mouse horried right up.
Dr Mouso was silent for a They all shook their heads. mument. Then he frowned. "Gerry the Geranium is the Then he said: one who is not feeling well," "Has that window been left suid Honid.
open at night? Was it left open last night?"
Dr Mouse opened his bag and took out a thermometer, "Now this isn't going to hurt you a bit," he said to the Geranium on he walked over to it.
"It was," said Mr Punch.
The Doctor's Diagnosis "Gerry the Geranium caught
HAVE great pleasure
He curled one of the loaves a cold," said Dr Mouse. "Just entering the following regu-
around the · thermometer and keep that window closed at lation for the Suel Cup
"I think we'd better cali # held it there for a minute. "Not night and he'll be up and about 1954:-
doctor right away," said Gen- much temperature,”. hc said, by tomorrow." expression "illuminated
eral Tin, as he shook his head, when he finally looked at it. "Oh," cried Knert. "Gerry About all you can. do la tako areas" megne in relation to a
the way Gerry
the Geranium can't be up and the area of the orthogonal" don't like
"Something's making Gerry's about. He can't walk around!"' leaves turn yellow, Dr Mouse," Dr Mouse shut his bag and said Knart,
put on his hat. "You're r looking at Gerry the Geranium Dr Mouse peered at the yel- he said to Knart. "Ho very carefully. Teddy the low leaves very sharply. "Has be up and about. He'll just be Stuffed Bear was right: the Gerry been gotting enough up, Hia yellow Icaves will leaves were turning yellow,
water?"
fall off and he'll grow now green
ones. He'll be all well "Has Gerry been getting again. Good morning, overy-
body," enough sunshine?"
"You," cald Mr Punch.
And off he went.
your own to show,
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same
.
ውዴ
In the question just answered.
You, South, hold: Spades. X-8- 3-4 Hearts Q-6-5,
Diamonds 7-3-2, Clubs 8-5-3, What do
you do?
Allawer Tomorrow
DUMB-BELLS
azla of the vehicle of that part of the lamp from which light is émitted.
That is all very swell, but what happens when the ortho- "But plants don't get sick," "You" said Mr Punch, Fonal projection is on a per-said Knarf. "Only people get
through the i nick." pendicular plane. partial shifting of the latitudin-
Mr
al axis to an angle of 64. de- "My dear boy." said grees, thus transferring the area Punch, "you're quite wrong. I In which light is emitted to an once knew a Maple Tree that area in which, owing to its re- sneezed every time the North lation to the projection plane, Wind blow." it is refracted.
"You did!" gald Knarf astonishment.
in
to. a Hanid and Teddy the Stuffed
Bear also looked astonished;
* All in the day's progress WELL A MAN drove his car
restaurant, As there was MY
he drove nowhere to park it, NAME 15
'dway again to a parking-place, and then look a cab to the restaurant. After lunch the
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A Stripped Tree
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"Yes, indeed," said Mr Punch,
Trea
cab in which he was return- "pandovery time that Maple
ing to his, can wes itted by a
meezed, it meezed off
crane out of a jam, and he had some of its leaves. By the end lo climb out over some roof- of November, it didn't have a
loft"
tops. When he reached the singlo parking-pleb"the cars had been
ki General Tin the transferred to another parking- tin soldier. You could tell by place. On arriving at the place, the look in his face that he Ketwas told that his car had didn't believe, a word, of Mr Geen lifted by a crane and Punch'sory.
mag now stuck in the farge Then Knart saldı „“But there window of a warehouse near by, aren't any, doctors who can
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