New 46-Unit Apartment Project Under Construction in Hayward
Hayward contractor Thomas J. Green breaks ground at 6500 A Street for a 46 unit apartment project with a tropical garden and heated pool. The $3.3 million development aims for year round rental appeal and follows two similar Ashland builds by Green. Rent is expected around six dollars monthly?
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Drayward
Thomas J. Green
Hayward
Sixth ‘Street
Green
Hayward Area
194Th Avenue
Ashland
Bay Region
Mearly
Trellis Rose Mystery at San Lorenzo Home
Michael Moniz and wife Andrea discovered a steadfast trellis rose at their San Lorenzo residence. The plant produced a second stem with a new bud and a third bloom, while the variety remains unknown. An Oakland electrician and former Hawaii resident adds local color to the piece.
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San Lorenzo
Michael Moniz
Margarita
Moniz
Andrea
Oakland
Mainz
East Bay
Hawaii
Korea
Choosing the Right Lumber Grade for Home Projects
Homeowners and handymen sometimes overspend by selecting the top grade of lumber. Using a suitable lower grade can double the value of the lumber budget. Wood sided walls simplify updates and future alterations, including wiring, plumbing, and heating.
Daily Review Page Five Highlight Aug 20 1955
The Daily Review prints page five highlights for Saturday August 20 1955. Local notices and brief items fill the page with community updates, summaries of events, and notes from the period.
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the Daily Review
California Trees Show Bright Fall Color Options
California fall color varies by climate yet several native and adapted trees offer vivid hues. Ginkgo biloba provides golden leaves. Liquidambar styraciflua shows maple-like tones. Pистacia chinensis yields red autumn color. Diospyros kaki and related species add orange fruit tones. Plants adapt to saline soils and desert conditions, with sizes ranging up to 60 to 100 feet depending on species.
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California
California Association of Nurseryimon
Pot Watering Trick Addresses Shrinking From Sides
A garden tip explains that when soil dries and pots shrink away from the sides water tones the effect. For quick home sales natural wood kitchen cabinets are praised by NLMA for their durability and appeal in apartments and homes.
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National Lumber Manufacturers Association
NLMA
Gardening Advice From a Pruning and Pest Note
Gardening suggestions emphasize controlling cabbage worms with non-poisonous dust after rain, spraying hollyhock rust with End o Pest Tree Spray, removing spent delphinium blooms, and maintaining soil moisture for evergreen plantings since new evergreens need years to establish roots.
Expert Offers Advice On Sweet Pea Growing
An expert profile on Sweet Pea breeder Frank G. Cuthbertson explains best timing for planting in California, notes frost risk and sun needs, and details Ferry-Morse seed company fertilization and trenching methods for trellis peas. Cuthbertson, famed as the Wizard of the Vegetable Patch, developed the floribunda class and offers color lines from Astrid to Davide.
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Golda
Frank. G. Cuthbertson
Mother Feature
Cuthbertson
Readers Digest
Ferry -Mors¢ Seed Company
Scotch
Welch
David
Cuthbertson Floribunda
Ferry-Morse Company
Salinas
Elmer
Ferry- Morse Sweet Pea
Thig
Garden Supply Show Is Off In Western States
Garden Supply Merchandiser Inc of Baltimore cancels the Western States Garden Supply Trade Show set for Oakland on September 13 to 15, 1955 due to lack of interest. The move affects the national trade shows planned for Chicago in late January and New York City in early February.
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Baltimore
Western States
Oakland
Garden Supply Merchandiser, Inc
Chicago
New York City
Insects and Insecticides Heads Both Ways
A reader reflects on the vast diversity of insects and the long path from discovery to practical insecticides. The piece notes about 82,500 North American insect species plus 2,613 ticks and mites, with roughly 10,000 species harmful to humans, and discusses empirical methods in chemical discovery alongside the timeline for DDT’s development from 1874 description to 1939 insecticidal value and 1942 US manufacture.
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United States Department of ‘Agriculture
North America
United States
Orden
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Lorenzo
Cera
Gement
Nitex Re
David Bright Roseca
Mson
Cuthber RI
Bes
Threatson Floribundas
Wunipers
Donne
Cima
Gement Sous
Sqcis
KWIK
East
Sacks
Niles RO
Haymont Shopping Center
Houston
Hain St
Hayward JE
Oakland-Richmond
Pye
Washington
Siza
Ross Bros
Bargain City
Main ST
T.T.T
Grimshaw
Eden
Rog
Procon
Snow White
Muich
Cement Land
Circle & Campaign
Wight
Comfort
Abe
Crimshaw’s Nurseries
Castro Valley
MT. Egen
Redwood Road
Hesperian
Miles
Niles
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