Garden Notes on Catalogues and Small Space Planting
Catalogues guide hardy and pattern requirements while a gardener places plants for sun or shade moisture needs. Home growing yields fresher vegetables and clever row spacing doubles output, with staggered sowings and two crops per season. A winding garden path creates mystery and hidden corners, reflecting individual style.
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Canada
Judge Urges Subsidies to Help Marriage and Baby Support
Oakville Ontario magistrate Kenneth M Langdon proposes government subsidies of 3000 to 5000 dollars for young couples facing financial barriers to marriage. Proposes 100 dollars monthly baby bonus after means test to aid mothers at home. Calls for orientation tests before marriage licenses to curb unprepared unions and marriage issues.
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Kenneth M. Langdon
Oakville
Ont
Halton County
Oakville- Trafalgar-Bronte Family Service Bureau
Electrical Safety and CSA Approval Standards
The text warns that many fires stem from faulty electrical wiring or appliances often installed by unqualified workers or using substandard materials. It notes CSA tested appliances bear the CSA approval mark, indicating compliance with fire and shock safety standards.
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Canadian Standards Association
CSA
Guillebaud Report Finds NHS Stable with No Major Change
The five member committee chaired by C W Guillebaud reports Britain’s National Health Service works satisfactorily with a stable structure. It finds no need for fundamental reform and notes no general extravagance in spending or manpower. Costs per head remain nearly flat since 1949–50, and overall share of national resources is 3.25 percent in 1953–54 versus 3.75 percent in 1949–50.
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Britain
National Health Service
London
Committee of Five
Cambridge
C. W. Guillebaud
Guillebaud
Heirloom Filet Crochet Rose Squares Pattern 7120
Pattern 7120 offers a filet crochet rose square for bedspreads tablecloths or placemats. One 12 inch square can be used for a mat and smaller versions are possible with No 30 or No 50 mercerized cotton. Send twenty five cents to obtain the pattern.
Dress Pattern 4553 for Misses sizes 12 to 42
Advertises pattern 4553 for Misses with a curvy neckline fitted bodice and flared skirt. Features simple sewing, illustrated instructions, yardage for size 16, and pricing of 35 cents plus mail order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept in Toronto.
Attractive front gate and blanket chest patterns emerge
The article describes four gates suited to brick or stone walls and other landscapes. It notes harmony with architecture adds charm, lists mail order patterns 455 and 386 for fences with gates, and mentions the Homestead Improvement Packet No 2 priced at 1.50 postpaid containing four additional improvements for weekend builders.
Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue Order Ad
Plainly request name address and pattern number to order the Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue. Advertises knitted crochet embroidery iron ons toys and novel ties with pages of new designs and a 25 cent copy price.
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Alice Brooks Needlecraft
Man and dog share longer life thanks to modern medicine
Canine life expectancy has risen about 50 percent with vaccines antibiotics and new surgical techniques. Experts note dogs now live around 12 years on average with some reaching 17. Age related ailments and increasing dog populations pose new health challenges. Dr Hugh Simpson reports 85 canine cataract operations since December 1954.
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Hadley Stephenson
Cornell University
Stephenson
The
Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association
Westminster Kennel Club
New York
C. P. Zepp
Louis Corwin
James Skelton
Zepp
Iowa State College
Hugh Simpson
Simpson
Elimination of back alleys becomes new subdivision trend
The American Society of Planning Officials notes alleys are costly health hazards and litter targets. Nine cities ban alleys with easements. Detroit and others urge removing alleys in older districts. The society cites expense and maintenance nuisance as common arguments against alleys.
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American Society of Planning
Detroit
Mich
Blanket Chest With Removable Tray Pattern
Pattern 397. Giant size dove tails mark corner joints. Original pine used. close grained wood works. Weekend cabinet maker gains from tracing actual-size pattern. Also available an Early American Packet with five patterns. Address Home Workshop Pattern Service 4133 West Fifth Avenue Vancouver BC.
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Home Workshop Pattern Service
Department P.P.L
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Classified Mechanic Wanted in Viking Alberta
First class mechanic position at Bord Products Garage offers good monthly wage. Apply Hafse Broa Limited Viking Alberta references required marital status asked location 80 miles east of Edmonton on main highway No. 1. Apply now for job in sewer natural gas and power utilities.
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Bord Products Garage
Edmonton
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