I finished cataloguing all of my Dad's bridge columns, or at least all the ones I have in my possession. I have 142 of them, although the internal evidence suggests that there must actually be closer to 325 in total. The first one I know of is dated May 18, 1967 (my mother's 32nd birthday), and the last one August 8, 1973, and he clearly was writing one per week for a long time. Someday I may go to the Southfield Public Library and check their microfilm records to see if the other ones really exist.
Here's a link to my original post about these columns.
For the ones I have, the breakdown by year is as follows:
1967: 21 1968: 18 1969: 28 1970: 22 1971: 21 1972: 18 1973: 14
I have multiple copies of some columns, mostly labeled in my Mom's handwriting, as if she bought several papers so that she could distribute the columns to friends and family. A few don't have visible dates, and some have no titles.
I think I'll try my hand at posting these columns on a weekly basis (more-or-less), which would take me something like three years to complete if I did all the ones I have. If I can, I'll provide both the original column and a transcription.
Here is a chronological list. For the columns without dates, I've estimated the date based on other clues such as printing format (which changed several times during the six years) and articles on the obverse side of the page.
18-May-1967 Orange Sauce Duck 25-May-1967 On Advice from Mothers 1-Jun-1967 Mathematical Genius, or, Points Are Points 8-Jun-1967 The Illegal Slam 22-Jun-1967 A Noble Sacrifice 29-Jun-1967 That's the Breaks 13-Jul-1967 Late Hours, Loose Play 20-Jul-1967 A Nod to the Mod 27-Jul-1967 Genius and Good Guesses 3-Aug-1967 Loves Sweet Song 10-Aug-1967 It's Magic 17-Aug-1967 Foiling (date uncertain) 27-Aug-1967 Three Against One 7-Sep-1967 Reprieving 14-Sep-1967 Edged Sword 21-Sep-1967 Matter of Trust 28-Sep-1967 Big Mouth 26-Oct-1967 Value Received 22-Nov-1967 Village 7-Dec-1967 Experience 14-Dec-1967 Stringently 11-Jan-1968 Decisions 1-Feb-1968 For the Ladies 8-Feb-1968 Knowledge 15-Feb-1968 Bored 7-Mar-1968 No Thought 28-Mar-1968 Follow Rules? 13-Apr-1968 Tactical Decision 25-Apr-1968 Half a Loaf 6-Jun-1968 The Acrobat 13-Jun-1968 Imagination 27-Jun-1968 Greedy George 5-Sep-1968 Card Talk 10-Oct-1968 Good and Bad 17-Oct-1968 Goldilocks 24-Oct-1968 Open Wide 27-Nov-1968 Brilliance 18-Dec-1968 About Face 26-Dec-1968 Good Fit 16-Jan-1969 First Decision 23-Jan-1969 Oops! Wrong Card 30-Jan-1969 A Little Care 13-Feb-1969 Expert Goof 27-Feb-1969 Play Well 13-Mar-1969 Meet Lady Carol 20-Mar-1969 Give Up! 27-Mar-1969 You Open? 10-Apr-1969 You Answer 24-Apr-1969 Triple Club 1-May-1969 Precision 16-May-1969 Hear, Hear! 22-May-1969 Responsive? 29-May-1969 Funny Boy 3-Jul-1969 Enough Twine 31-Jul-1969 Refreshing Pause 14-Aug-1969 Giveaway 18-Sep-1969 Reputation 25-Sep-1969 Morning After 9-Oct-1969 Ave Imperatrix! 16-Oct-1969 Blind Spot 23-Oct-1969 Cold Duck 30-Oct-1969 Lead On, Macduff 13-Nov-1969 No Answer 20-Nov-1969 No Ultimate Weapons 4-Dec-1969 Weak Sister 11-Dec-1969 The Hog 26-Dec-1969 Re-Verse 8-Jan-1970 It's Magic 15-Jan-1970 Up, Up, and Away 5-Feb-1970 Losers? Where? 19-Feb-1970 Quizzem 12-Mar-1970 You Guess 26-Mar-1970 Cooperate 9-Apr-1970 Shimmering 16-Apr-1970 Preferentially 23-Apr-1970 Old Saw 30-Apr-1970 Peerless Quiz 4 7-May-1970 Backward 14-May-1970 Simple Simon 25-Jun-1970 Camelot 12-Aug-1970 Simple Finesse 20-Aug-1970 Rhett Foxx 27-Aug-1970 An Extra Ace (date uncertain) 28-Aug-1970 Fantastic! 14-Oct-1970 Surrender? Never! 18-Nov-1970 Fumble Recovery 2-Dec-1970 Forced Out 9-Dec-1970 Baa, Baa, Baa. . . 17-Dec-1970 No Sacrifice 6-Jan-1971 Greed's Price 13-Jan-1971 A Shade Different (date uncertain) 22-Jan-1971 Systems (?) 3-Feb-1971 Persistence 17-Mar-1971 With Innocence 7-Apr-1971 Support for Cindy 14-Apr-1971 A Little Larnin 28-Apr-1971 First Decision 19-May-1971 Ho Ho Ho! 9-Jun-1971 (No Title) 16-Jun-1971 On Precision 30-Jun-1971 Slight Error 21-Jul-1971 (No Title) 4-Aug-1971 Full Value 14-Aug-1971 With Bananas 15-Sep-1971 Enter the Fox 22-Sep-1971 With Trepidation 13-Oct-1971 Taking Care 17-Nov-1971 (No Title) 3-Dec-1971 The Pusher 22-Dec-1971 Jump Up 2-Feb-1972 The Exception 9-Feb-1972 All the Way 23-Feb-1972 A Bit of Wool 1-Mar-1972 Slight Difference 15-Mar-1972 One Too Many 22-Mar-1972 The Royal Page 12-Apr-1972 How to Gamble 24-May-1972 Take Your Time 12-Jul-1972 Chances 16-Jul-1972 Rapid Complaints 22-Jul-1972 Avoiding Defeat 2-Aug-1972 A Trill of Bugles 8-Aug-1972 A Little Thought 17-Aug-1972 Keep Cards On Table / A Way Out 23-Aug-1972 Who's a Dope? 13-Sep-1972 Double Trouble 20-Sep-1972 No Guesswork 18-Oct-1972 Confidence 1-Feb-1973 Loquacious (date uncertain) 7-Mar-1973 Stiff Upper Lip 14-Mar-1973 Why Finesse? 21-Mar-1973 Impossible Dream 26-Mar-1973 A Quick Ruff 4-Apr-1973 Fine Evaluation 2-May-1973 A Simple Problem 9-May-1973 The Answer 16-May-1973 What Honors? 6-Jun-1973 Second Effort 20-Jun-1973 Royal Marriage 5-Jul-1973 Simplicity 2-Aug-1973 Proper Order 8-Aug-1973 Smooth Defense
I'll use this list as the central link for the columns, updating it so that each title will link to the location where I've posted the column.
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