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.