Corrugated Plastic Becomes Nursery Greenhouse Breakthrough
Five Points Nursery rebuilds after a June fire using Max-Lite corrugated plastic for its greenhouse. Bill Lewis cites lighter weight lower long term costs, fewer broken panes, and UV diffused light as advantages over conventional glass. The main greenhouse now extends 40 by 84 feet with arched roof supports.
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Kee Coldrent
Bill Lewis
Five Points Nursery
Thas
Greenhhouse
Lewis
Shadows
Kansas greenhouse pioneers diffusion daylight system
Lewis showcases a plastic enclosed greenhouse described as unique in Kansas and west of the Mississippi. It uses Max Lite panels covering 4200 square feet with galvanized screws, automated temperature and humidity control, two intakes and two exhausts, and an eight gallon per hour humidifier. The design aims to prevent lower shelves from shadow and maintain ideal growth conditions, though visitors find the warm air challenging.
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Lewis
Kansas
Missisippi
Pyramid Life Insurance ad from Medicine Lodge Kansas
Gratified resident Jacob Haas praises Pyramid Plan benefits covering hospital and doctor bills with prompt claims. The ad notes no age limit on basic hospital plan and doctor call payments, health criteria apply, and offers a free booklet from Pyramid Life Insurance Co. in Kansas City Kansas.
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Medicine Lodge
Kas
Pyramid Life Insurance Co
Jacob Haas
Both Pups and Baby Thrive on Same Formula
In Wood River Illinois a three month old baby and six cocker spaniel pups bottlefed share the same milk formula. After the mother dog was killed by a car two weeks ago the Calvins began feeding the pups with the baby’s formula and the plan works. Mrs Calvin makes an extra batch daily and the pups feed every four hours like John.
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Wood River
Alfred Calvin
John
Next A Tests To Be Underwater
Washington reports a second underwater atomic blast planned in the eastern Pacific within days. A small yield device will be exploded far from fishing grounds and shipping lanes with no hazard to mainland or eastern Pacific islands.
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Washington
U.S
Pacific
Eastern
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
New Diamond Field Found Near Kimberley South Africa
Riches come to diggers at Bellsbank on a newly proclaimed field northwest of Kimberley. Professional diggers unemployed and businessmen stake 25 yard square claims and some earn about 2000 dollars weekly. Thousands of milky white diamonds have been found selling at about 36 dollars per carat. The largest find reported is a 4414 carat diamond selling for about 14952 dollars.
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South Africa
Johannesburg
Bellsbank
Kimberley
Unem
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Rec Coldren
eLuiuina Lee
ED Porter Lumber CO
ED Porter Ueda
Cu Eas
Larry Kliesen
J. M. Gillpatrick
Pampa, Texas
Church OF Christ
North Main
Garden City, Kansas
Leland Burch
Paul Holovach
Sublette
Budge Warren
Sears’ Roebuck and Coe
Garden City
Kelly Holovach
Perry Holovach
Stacy Holovach
Holovach
the Garden City Telegram
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