European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Oechsner keeps owl photos by Bane mayor looks on As Secretary drinks from drinking owl for towers by Henry staff writer Tilty were mighty drinkers in Ochsen Urt a old it was nothing for the average townsman to drink three at a sitting a feat often accomplished without coming up for but that waa Back around 1610 when about 13 from Wuerz was almost the very heart of he Rich wine country of it was a time of such redoubtable drinkers that a townsman named Ludwig von Zobel decided to do something in Honor of one of its most distinguished a wizened old Man with owlish features who could Lap up threw liners of wine More than three liquid quarts without pausing to so Herr von Zobel presented his beloved town of Ochse Furt with a drink ing owl made of there is a Cabinet 1st the Council Cham Bers of Ochsen urts town Hall in which a drinking owl is kept under lock and it a not the original owl of for that one disappeared the original owl was but a on the owls lunch to waa covered with it was Only five years ago that another owl was the one now kept in the Cabinet adjoining the office of mayor Martin it a made of rare Wood and the Interior is lined with cop recorded the names of All Tirifie who could drink the three liners of wine the Jug contained in a sort of Golden Book the owl in drinking Concu in the old Days every Drinker Able to empty the owl had his name inscribed in the in time the we filled and another owl Book it was around 1600 that ancient Ochsen founded a was Rich in in the fall to waa the custom of the or fall to come from Wuerzburg and inspect the wine Harvest ing the herbs therr invited guests to a great dinner where the real drinking of the wine season a strange thing happened in Ochse Furt after the original owl wine growing began to fall far behind and it began to appear As if there was mysterious connection Between the Dis appearance of the Lucky owl and nature it bad weather further depleted the wine Many vineyards were ploughed mayor proudly relating the Story of the fabulous drinking said that in 1611 there waa another drinking contest during which 11 women drank More than three quarts Rich vineyards again Dot the Countryside around Ochse Furt and the town is once More regaining its reputation As a wine on special occasions or when distinguished guests visit town Hall the mayor takes the owl out of the Cabinet and wine is offered from of Are the guests who try and empty the for most of them pour the wine in the head which unscrews from the owl and is used As a drinking Beth North North 4 aq4 v kj10 Tjioe Goren on Bridge 4 v 4 West ka8t 4 kj10952 4 v bom 4542 4s4i kq104 a 95v South 4 763 v q98763 4 a 63 the bidding North Kant West 1 4 pus if i 4 s 4 4 v Pasa pm Paas opening Lead club r today hand waa critical of West but guilty of negligence the final contract wan four 14 wests Overall of one Spade was Normal and North waa presented with a Choice of he wavered be tween free bid of one no Trump and a single raise and decided upon the souths leap to four might appear to some to be a drastic bit of but when hearts Are South in revaluing his hand should add one Point for the fifth heart and two for the giving him an adjusted value of 13 West led the of and East followed with the plainly recognizable by West As has East hoped that the discouraging card would induce partner to and inasmuch As East had failed to support Spades he hoped that partner would shift to that chose to Lead the s of Declarer won and led a East won with the Ace and cashed the Ace of but that was the last trick for the defense since Declarer could obtain Spade Dis cards on Dummy Long East remonstrated with his partner for not having shifted to a West should have he that East  have anything in Dia monds to make the Lead of that suit while West had not proved to be very it is our View that East was guilty of contributory at trick one East could have assured the col lapse of the contract by overtaking the King of clubs and return ing his Singleton when he wins the first heart trick he re turns a and a Spade return gives him the Ruff which defeats the com Riihl Shlomo the stars and stripes conducted by John Lourdes and the shrine of our lady will be visited saturday by air from Frankfurt for All t highlights Are the candlelight Grotto and Home of Dette and participation in the Way of the details from Europa 28 Rathenau phone 21882 or also f luxury air cruise to Portugal and Morocco in 14 dam for featuring deluxe hotels and typical foods of each prov dates Are the itinerary Montserrat thanksgiving include London by f Copenhagen by Rome by Prague and Karlsbad if a Tours Are from see trans address India in 14 Days by regularly scheduled air India super g Ste lations is offered for by Tou Ropa travel route includes Jaipur and Many other Points of interest on address is 46 Baseler 337441 Stifts phone 2016 and 12 Proi phone thanksgiving trips by scheduled for the evening 26 to 30 Are Prague and Karlsbad by motor coach from Naco Hascom Tor London by air front copra Hagen by Vienna and Salzburg by from Waco and Nia calling offering the and delights of old Bangalore and other such As the fabulous Taj mahal the 16day air aboard air India super c priced at and is offered by Hainzl Tours in cooperation wisc resident director in Europe for Hanzl offices Are at 9 Goethe phone 22545 7 Bahn phone and 37 Mund phone other Hanzl Tours include the holy Turkey and Greece in 13 Days a air for from Frankfurt dates Are x the itinerant or encompasses Valley of the Tel Nazareth and North Africa and Portugal by air in 13 Days for Frankfurt or Stuttgart visits Isle of Montae Mav fes and Spain in 13 Days for All inclusive is a deluxe motor coach that includes franc and departure Tistl is during the evening of 5 from Augsburg and the tour winds through Switzerland and France to on to san mad and Back through France via Lyon and St optional extensions May be arranged by air to North Isle of full details from Scheffler travel mud phone 3006 8 Schneider phone and of official italian travel offices in Paris the above tour is also scheduled for departures on once each month other Schefter Tours Italy in 10 Days for from from Augsburg from Stuttgart from Waco and dates Are 2130 and thanksgiving in Yugoslavia from evening of Al inclusive fee is from Munich from a from Stuttgart from Waco and highlights folklore visits to typical visiting University set and performance of the world famous yugoslavian North american tourists will be Able to travel As far ast like in a two month period in Western Europe of an Allinda eur Allpass ticket next according to United press the affecting travel on the railroads of 13 european will become effective on March x a West Germany Era railways spokesman told up in a Telephone conversation East he said the final details of the 13natloa part of a i out drive to attract and Canadian tourist upon at a conference of european railroads being held in German the new eur Allpass will be valid for travel on an aggregate Miles of track controlled by the 13 plans Call for eur Alpass privileges to be extended to Tan from countries other than the and latin the one continent whose travellers will not be included to the All travel plan will be participating countries Are Switzerland and West travellers holding Eura impasses will be Able to Stop off at station and continue their journey at any time during the october