Seed Sprouts Help Fight Soil Crust Hazards in Gardens
The article advises using a loose sandy loam mixed with equal parts sand and peat moss to cover seeds. It warns that soil crusts can suffocate seeds and recommends firming the surface without pounding, breaking crusts with a rake, and keeping the seed soil moist until sprouting. It notes heavy rains can overpack soil, and sprinkling is preferred in dry spring conditions.
Depth of sowing seed in vegetable gardens
Practical guidance on sowing depth for seeds using three drill depths shallow middle and deep. Notes that seed depth varies by seed size soil and weather and recommends using a board hoe handle or hoe blade corner to form drills while keeping rows straight and guided by a garden line.
Chamberlains Ski Jackson New Hampshire Guests
Bedford notes Mr and Mrs Winthrop W Chamberlain from Woodland Road are enjoying skiing at Black Mountain in Jackson New Hampshire this week They are guests at Whiffreys in Jackson Mrs Chamberlain formerly Patricia Gent of Portland Maine
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Whiffreys
Population of Michigan passes six million mark
Michigan, the nations eighth largest state, is expected to exceed six million residents next year as projections forecast population growth. A warped referendum or policy shift is not mentioned.
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Michigan
Small Homes Design No 19
In this design feature a brick low profile house with white trim offers a lakefront feel through long windows and a large back porch. The interior highlights a sunlit living room with a fireplace wall and planting box, a compact U shaped kitchen, three closets in the hall, two bedrooms with private wardrobes, and an unfinished second floor. Order blueprints by sending $5 to Penny's Small Homes in Detroit.
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Penny
Atkinson Avenue
Detroit
Michigan
The Owner Built Home Myth and the Cash Toll
A contractor challenges the claim that 80,000 people built their own homes last year. He questions how many were in communities with professionals, and notes the hurdles for amateurs. Financing, paperwork, supervision, and legal costs often derail projects and force abandonment.
Concord Easter Seal Drive Surpasses Half Quota
Concord raised more than 50 percent of its 1950 Easter Seal quota in the first half of the campaign. The total goal for 1950 is $275,000 and the drive continues through Easter Sunday, with Arthur L. Lewis as 1950 chair and William K. Waters of the Concord National Bank assisting.
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Concord
Arthur L. Lewis
Bay State
William K. Waters
Aercord National Bank
Nash Revives Rambler Name for Low Priced Car
Nash Motors announces a new low priced Nash Rambler to be shown mid April. The Rambler name honors the 1902 Kenosha origin and the Jeffery company. the model will join the Nash line and will not replace the Ambassador or Statesman.
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Detroit
Nash Motors
H. C. Doss
Nash Sales
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Thomas B. Jeffery Company
Nash
Doss
Ford
Oldsmobile
Thomas B. Jeffery
Jeffery
Jeffery Company
Charles W. Nash
General Motors
Green haired high school girls shock teachers in Zanesville
In Zanesville Ohio high school girls arrived for classes with green hair after a dare to dye their curls. Some plan to try red and blue hues next as they toy with the new look.
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Zanesville, O
U. P
Nevada Rivers Drain Into Desert Sinks With No Outlet
The statement notes that all rivers in Nevada end in desert sinks or lakes lacking external outlets. It highlights the arid basin landscape and the absence of continuous drainage to the sea.
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Nevada
April 13 meeting to consider Anna Dunn case
The District Courts administrative committee will meet Thursday April 13 to formally review the case of Mrs Anna C Dunn of Dodgeville who yesterday was unjustifiably committed to the Massachusetts women’s reformatory by Judge Ralph C Estes of Attleboro District Court Judge Francis J Good of Suffolk Superior Court ordered Mrs Dunn freed permanently from the reformatory. A citizen's committee in Attleboro plans to petition to investigate alleged injustices in the Attleboro District Court and to urge impeachment or trial actions against Judge Estes and Senior Probation Officer Miss Olive Nerny.
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Anna C. Dunn
Dodgeville
Massachveetts Women’s Reformatory
Ralph C. Estes
Attleboro District Court
Francis J. Good
Suffolk Superior Court
Dunn
Reformatory
Attleboro
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Estes
Traans
Mr. Browne
Dever
Attleboro Cleric Previews Civic Petition Action
The Rev. Mr. Browne explains opposition to a defio lite petition until after next Monday when a citizens committee will decide the community’s course. He notes uncertainty and says a public meeting will consider the issue and any action will come from the whole community.
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