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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1950
Page
16
Temperature governs all outdoor gardening with frost dates as the safe planting threshold. The Weather Bureau divides the nation into zones and gives a frost risk date. planting before that date doubles the risk to tender plants.
An older gardening guide explains seed starting in flats or seed boxes. It covers advantages of early harvests, transplanting challenges, weed control, and the use of soil substitutes like sphagnum moss or vermiculite to prevent damping off. It advises thinning seedlings and using weekly balanced plant food.
Representatives of the liquor and entertainment business backed a bill to move closing hours in clubs and cafes from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. during daylight saving time. Myron W. Fowell opposed the measure at a State House hearing. Representative Louis Lobel of Boston argued the change would boost state revenue. He noted more people seek late-night relaxation during summer games and that travelers bound for New York may fly back with cafes open until 4 a.m.
National flour millers and bakers plan a campaign costing about 4 million dollars to persuade Americans to eat more bread. Millers alone will spend 2.5 million on a nationwide nutrition education program. The American Bakers Association expects to spend about 1.6 million in a parallel effort.
Researchers at the National Bureau of Standards have manufactured synthetic mica with essentially identical properties to natural mica. The achievement promises potential cost and supply benefits for industries relying on mica's insulative and dielectric capabilities.
A detailed description of design number 13 for a small brick home with white trim, a front vestibule, spacious living room with a large picture window and fireplace, two bedrooms with private closets, a kitchen, basement, and built in features. Complete blueprints cost 5.00 for the first set and 3.50 for each additional set, available from Royal News Syndicate.
Practical safety tips for thawing frozen water pipes without flames. Warns against using blow torches and explains the hot cloth method and calling a plumber. Advises on avoiding vacuum in hot water tanks and offers a folding rule trick to square boards up to five inches wide.
The Banner-Courier ran a 3 by 10 display ad titled Girls are like Newspapers featuring four headshots. Copy claims women are healthier and stronger, have many type faces, influence men, carry news, and should be read and subscribed to the Banner Courier.
Nashville Indiana state highway workers Virgil Woods and Lee Lister helped motorists during a flood. Their truck slid into a ditch, they climbed onto the roof and waited for rescue teams to reach them.
Current census estimates place the District of Columbia proper at 870000 people and the Washington metropolitan district at 1402000 residents.
Uncle Judallus quips on planning work while Mrs. Kari Schweinlin of Cheviot Ohio is promised $5 for a contributing saying or idea. Nu-Maid Table-Grade shortening touted as tastier, with a $5 prize paid on publication to the first accepted contribution. Send to Grandma 109 East Pearl Street Cincinnati 2 Ohio.
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