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GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1995 9-B APPIAUSE Scrapbook Tom Thumb wedding Zeta Phi Beta Soroity sponsored a Tom Thumb Wedding at Live Oak Baptist Church. The event was chaired by Mary Gibson. Bride and groom are in the center surrounded by other participants. Daughters go to work Mervyns at Baybrook Mall sponsored six Clear Brook School students as part of Take Our Daughters to Work Day and provided information on career opportunities in the retail merchandising field through one-pn- one presentations. Participating were, from left, Clear Brook High School Assisant Principal Bob Ingram; teacher Kathy Burrell; students Jessica Gilpin, Jennifer Franco, Mandy Bobo, Katrina Conley, Tekeisha Lee, Shelley Smith; and Mervyn's Store Manager Phylliss Guthrie.

Family Math Night Corey Wilson, third-grade student at McWhirter Elementary School, and his mom, Lisa, share a smile while working together on a math exercise during the Family Math Night recently at the school. The event offers an opportunity for parents and children to enjoy a time of learning. For Your Heart Winners from the For Your Heart March 25 included Sue Robinson, left, and Ryan Aagensen. Horoscopes Saturday, May 27,1995 It will be to your advantage to build sturdier foundations of knowledge in your chosen field in the coming year. Your measures to enhance your expertise could give you a big edge over others.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) In a competitive career situation today, don't tip your hand prematurely. Let the others play their cards first and then trump them. Trying to patch up a broken romance? The Astro-Graph Matchmaker can help you understand what to do to make the relationship work. Mail $2.75 to Matchmaker, this newspaper, P.O. Box 4465, New York, NY 10163.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You will be in a mode to build friendships. The secret to improving relationships and acquiring new ones is to be as sincere as possible with everyone. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Unexpected shifts and changes you hadn't counted on might transpire today to turn your weak position into a strong one. Prepare to capitalize on it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Base your important decisions today on the practical aspects of an issue, not on its possibilities. You won't go wrong if you remain realistic. LIBRA (Sept.

23-Oct. 23) Regardless of the difficulties of a career challenge, you can overcome any obstacles today if you have the courage to face them. Do not duck your destiny. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.

22) Show extra friendliness and attention to social associates today. Someone you become chummy with might lead you to something worthwhile. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Matters that affect your family should be given priority today.

Put them at the top of your agenda instead of trying to slip them in whenever possible. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Someone you like might come to you today for advice on a confidential matter. The kindest way to help this per- son would be to level with AQUARIUS (Jan.

20-Feb. 19) Material conditions look promising for you today, provided you operate in familiar zones. Any gains will come from sources you've previously tapped. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Your best asset today could be your talent for solving problems.

Once you come up with a remedy, follow it all the way through to get the results you desire. ARIES (March 21-April 19) You can pay off old obligations during this current cycle. You may finally receive something valuable that you're entitled to but that has been delayed. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) A current endeavor may not seem promising, but it has more positive aspects than negative ones. With a few slight adjustments, it could become operational.

1995 Newspaper Enterprise Assn. Crossword by THOMAS JOSEPH ACROSS 1 Tapioca, e.g. 7 Man of Mecca 11 Con's hope 12 Freshener scent 13 Invention of 1803 14 Howard and Ely 15 Like forks 16 FBI data 17 Headliner 18 City on the Gulf of Mexico 19 Counterfeit spotter 21 Husking event 22 Manhattan Project setting 25 Chaney of films 26 Welshman, e.g. 27 Clears 29 Not so much 33 Deals out 34 Pluck 35 Geena's husband 36 Furious 37 Orderly 38 Mississippi's source lake 39 Letter opener 40 Trophy site DOWN 1 Barbecue aids 2 Unspoken 3 Fight site 4 Nolte's co-star in "I Love Trouble" 5 Oaf 6 Spell 7 Showery time 81970 John Wayne film 9 Wings 10 Jazz great Smith 16 Grade Yesterday's Answer determiner, often 18 Cotton units 20 Knight's weapons 22 Rhine temptress 23 Carousing 24 Canada's high point 25 28 30 31 32 34 35 Race setting of France Religious groups Breathe Because "Oliver's Story" author Hari Edge 5-27 For answers to today's crossword, call 1-900-454-7377 per minute, touchtone rotary phones. only.) A King Features service, NYC.

The Lockhorns "MY SECRET? I KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED WHILE i SWING: Aces on Bridge "One starts an action Simply because one must do something." Eliot The ace of trumps is the most valuable card in the deck. Not only is it sure to win a trick, but used wisely, it can control the fate of a game or slam. South played a low club from dummy, hoping for an error by East, but East put in his jack to hold the trick. Unfortunately for the defense, it was East's last good play. East's subsequent reasoning was good; his execution was faulty.

He saw little hope of victory unless his side could win three clubs and the trump ace (West led fourth best), so it was imperative to stop the club ruff in dummy. Impulsively, he led the ace and a second trump. South won, drew the last trump and passed his diamond nine for a winning finesse. Another diamond picked up West's king and South emerged with an overtrick. How does East beat the game? He attacks dummy's trumps, but without relinquishing control.

Instead of ace and another, he leads a low trurnp. This maneuver keeps control of the play and South is stymied. If South leads another trump, East wins and the defenders score two more clubs. And if South tries to discard on dummy's diamonds (a heart finesse won't work either). West scores a ruff for the setting trick.

NORTH AJ 7 VK 3 A 1063 5-27-A Cryptoquotes DAILY CRYPTOQUOTES Here's how to work it: AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW One letter stands for another. In this sample A is used for the three L's, for the two O's, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are all hints. Each day the code letters are different. 5-27 CRYPTOQUOTE NMTW TI.

TXDJWT EQ HPHEWQR DJV, ER BTHWQ RMHR DJV HXT HGQJOVRTOD JX HGQJOVRTOD HOGTXR PVEWJW Yesterday's Cryptoquote: REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE: HE WHO HAS THE GOLD MAKES THE OBSCURE WEST 46 5 3 K4 10 6 2 EAST AA2 VQ 10 84 4752 A .1 7 3 SOUTH AKQ 10 9 8 4 VA 7 9 8 8 5 Vulnerable: Both Dealer: North The bidding: North 1 2 3 A East Pass Pass Pass South 1 A 2 A 4 A West Pass Pass All pass Opening lead: Club deuce BID WITH THE ACES S-27-B South holds: AA2 VQ 108 4 7 5 2 A 7 3 North 1 1 South 1 NEED HELP with Cryptoquotes? Call 1-900-420-0700! per minute, phones. A King Features Service, NYC. ANSWER: Two no-trump. A jump to two no-trump on the second round is not forcing, only highly invitational. 1995 by King Features Syndicate.

Inc I'tApf qnwftrtm TX TSTCV JUWK fnr PO Abigail Van Buren Dear Abby Woman is hesitant to marry man with money on his mind DEAR ABBY: I am dating a man who is very money-minded. Whenever he gives me a gift, he not only tells me how much he paid for it, he shows me the sales slip. When he takes me out, he never fails to tell me how much the evening cost him. When I wear something new, he asks, "How much did that set you back?" There is much I admire about this man. He owns a very successful business, and he is not poor.

But his focus on money makes me uncomfortable. He has asked me to marry him, and my father says he would make a good husband. My mother, however, says, "A man who is that money-minded has got to be tight with a dollar." Tm 22 and he's 32. What do you think? UNCERTAIN DEAR UNCERTAIN: Perhaps by telling you how much he's spending on you, he is trying to show you how much you mean to him. However, a trait that makes you "uncom- fortable'' before marriage can make you miserable afterward.

Since you have doubts, don't rush into anything wait until you are absolutely certain. DEAR ABBY: I was recently the victim of a scam operated by a female prison inmate. We exchanged letters for nearly a year. Claiming that she needed money for "court costs," she asked me to cash some postal money orders. I was a bit suspicious, but the money orders had official-looking embossed lettering, and I had specifically asked the bank offi- cials to inspect them for authenticity.

After several months of silence from the inmate, I was notified by the postal inspector that the amount on the money orders had been fraudulently increased. I documented everything, notified the FBI, the parole board and the Justice Department. No prosecution was forthcoming because the inmate was already doing hard time. However, I'm paying for her crime, because the bank that vouched for the authenticity of the money orders debited my account. Abby, please inform your readers of this scheme.

BADLY STUNG IN LONG BEACH DEAR STUNG: Thanks for the warning. Readers who correspond with prison inmates would be wise to avoid financial dealings. DEAR ABBY: Is it possible for a man and his wife who both have brown eyes and black hair to have a blue-eyed baby with blond hair? I must know, because we did. Thanks. WONDERING IN MIDLAND, TEXAS DEAR WONDERING: In the 19th century, the genetic research of an Austrian monk and botanist named Gregor Mendel resulted in the discovery of "dominant genes" and "recessive genes." Conclusion: A child can inherit a recessive gene from an ancestor and have eye, hair, skin color and other features that are different from either of its parents.

This scientific law of the inheritance of physical characteristics is called Mendel's law. To learn more about it, visit your public library and ask for books about Mendel's law of genetic inheritance and recessive genes. 1995 Universal Syndicate.