Area Garden Clubs Schedule July Events in Bay Area
San Leandro Dahlia Society hosts a July meeting at Bancroft Junior High. San Lorenzo Village Garden Club gathers July 2 at the Community Center in San Lorenzo. Oakland Lakeside Park hosts Lastbay Garden Center July 2 in the Science Building. Eden Branch American Fuchala Society meets July 10 at Markham School Oakland. Hayward Garden Club holds July 11 patio meeting at 184 Seventh St. Frempont Garden Club meets July 17 at Glenview Gardens Centerville. Eastlake Garden Club July 17 at Markham School Oakland. Southern Alameda County American Regional Society garden meeting July 18 at 2425 Thornton Ave Newark. National Merb Study Club July 18 at Rotary Natural Science Building Lakeside Park Oakland. Eden Garden Club of Hayward adjourns July 22 until Fall. Castro Valley Garden Club meets July 22 at Castro Valley Methodist Church Whelton Ave. San Lorenzo Fuchsia Society July 25 at Drew St San Lorenzo. Sydney B Mitchell Iris Society July 26 at Sanborn Park Clubhouse Oakland. Rotary Natural Science meeting July 18 p m at Hesperia.
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San Lorenzo
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Oakland
Eden Branch
American’ Fuchala Society
Markham School
Tard and Krause Aven
Hayward Garden Club
Seventh St
Hayward
Frempont Garden
Gleniyoor Gardens
Centerville
Eastlake Garden Club
Krause Aves
Southern Alamerla
County
American Regonla Society
Thornton Ave
Newark
National Merb Study Club
Rotary Natural Science
Eden Garden Club of
Castro Valley Garden Club
Methodist Church
Whelton Ave
Castro Valley
San Lorenzo Fuchsia Society
Drew St
Sydney B. Mitchell Iris Society
Sanborn Park
Fruitvale Ave
Pamjat Rotary Natural
Hesperiat
Air conditioning drives record 1950s spending boom
New York reports Americans will spend over 3.5 billion dollars this year to cool homes, churches, stores, offices, and factories. The rise, about 300 million more than 1956, reflects a 6,000 percent surge in weather control investment over 20 years. Industry leaders say demand will reach about five billion yearly within five years and see cooling becoming essential in modern buildings and new markets.
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Mitchell’ Manufacturing
Plastic Prefab Swim Pools Take the Plunge
Prefabricated plastic pools emerge as a modern alternative for homeowners seeking quick installation and durable, low maintenance swimming options. Builders highlight lightweight panels, straightforward assembly, and resistance to corrosion as key advantages.
Gardens For Southern Alameda County Tips And Advice
The Baily Review offers gardening guidance focusing on choosing vigorous plant material, selecting container grown trees and shrubs, and preventing lawn moth damage with Dieldrin or Chlordane. It emphasizes deep, thorough watering during hot months and regular fertilization to support root systems.
Garden plans for vacations keep neighbors in watering role
Gardeners planning summer trips can leave the plot thriving with minimal effort. Water deeply before leaving, trim annuals, mulch, and mulch, and fertilize. Create soil mounds around key plants, flood paths with a slow hose stream, stake and tidy perennials, remove weeds, and finish with lawn soaking.
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Container Plants Sparkle in Summer Gardens
A California Nurserymen expert urges using container plants to ease gardening chores. Highlighted species include Camellias Azaleas Rhododendrons Gardenias Hibiscus and container grown trees like Crab apple Cherry Plum and Crape Myrtle. Dwarf citrus such as oranges grapefruit lemons limes and tangerines also thrive in containers with fragrant blossoms evergreen foliage and fruit.
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California Assad
Preparation Can Cut Your Moving Cost
Families facing relocation can save money by comparing several national long distance movers and insisting on a direct move without transfers. Check weigh stations, rail rates, and parcel post options, then calculate net weight, per pound rates, and added insurance and charges to estimate total cost.
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Carl Warmington
Jay Todd
Fair Announces Floral Deadline at Alameda County Fair
Amateur gardeners must enter flowers and floral arrangements by 12 noon on July 4 at the Alameda County Fair Pleasan ton in the amateur horticulture building. Entry clerks assist with sheets and cards. Premiums range three two and one dollar per section for cut flowers and four three two one dollars for flower arrangements. Containers provided by the Fair. exhibitors furnish containers and may use accessories. Tuesday entries feature themes Summer's Farewell Quiet Forest China Town and One Alone with eligible flowers including asters and dahlias daisies and perennials.
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Alameda County
Pleasanton
Fwir
From & Am
China Town
Air Conditioning to Reach 20 Million Homes by 1962
The magazine predicts about twenty million households will be fully air conditioned by 1962 with most growth coming from modernization of existing houses.
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