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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1968

Page

6

Father’s Lawyer Confident Painter Boy Won’t Have Say in Where He Lives

The father of 10 year old Mark Painter seeks custody in Santa Cruz Superior Court on Aug 28 after an Iowa Supreme Court ruling favored the grandparents. The boy’s wishes are not to determine custody, as his lawyer frames the case around the father’s legal right to custody and the need to decide in court. A private meeting occurred in San Francisco between Mark and a minister from Ames Iowa, arranged by the boy’s grandparents. The minister’s visit is described as a friendly one, and access to the Painter home was denied during the minister’s request to inspect the residence.

San Francisco Mark Painter Harold Painter Clay Lumpins Ames,owa Treuhart Painter Santa Cruz Willie Mays Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants Mays McCoveys Mark Ames Iowa Iowa Supreme Court California Treuhaft Lumpkins San Francisco International Airport Banisters Lumpins

Firearms Outnumber U S Men in Riots Fears

Stanford Research Institute reports city residents arm themselves citing a gun for every male 14 to 65 in the population. Gun sales in 1967 double 1963, with private guns estimated at 115 to 200 million. The study notes exaggerated rioting fears and limited civilian firearm use in 1967 outbreaks.

Menlo Park UPI Stanford Research Institute Winchester Remington

Swordfish Shipment Arrives From Japan to California Coast

A 100000 pound shipment of frozen swordfish from Japan arrived Friday aboard the Matson Lines container ship Pacific Baker. The consignment, the largest of its kind to the coast, was unloaded into 24 foot refrigerated containers for distribution to California wholesalers via Monterey based Isolated Factors.

San Francisco UPI Japan Matson Lines Pacific Baker Monterey Califor

Garden Clinic Answers for Rice Paper Trees and Dichondra

Garden Clinic offers steps to remove the rice paper tree mother plant and roots and to control a recurring brown spot fungus on a dichondra lawn. Advice covers feeding every 2–3 months, deep watering, turf fungicide, top-dressing with steer manure, and avoiding premoistened sphagnum peat moss. Also notes bougainvillea suitability and a Jamaica White cultivar from a southern California nursery.

Transplanting Carnations: A Garden Debate

A reader argues for soil transplanting carnations despite expert advice. Bill Ishizu of Sunnyslope Chrysanthemum Gardens says carnations rarely respond to trans planting unless they are young, meaning only a few months in the ground.

C. R T. A. McLenaghan Bill Ishizu Sunnyslope Chrysanthemum Gardens San Gabriel

New Exhibit Classes at Dahlia Show in Bellflower

The Southern California Dahlia Society adds two exhibit classes to its annual show on Aug. 24 25 at Simms Park Bellflower. A Green Thumbers Class welcomes backyard growers new to showing. Belle of Bellflower opens to all amateurs with large A size blooms eight inches or more. Mayor Ray T. Smith will present the Mayor's Trophy. Hours are 2 to 8 p.m. August 24 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. August 25.

Southern California Dahlia Society Simms Park Bellflower Ray T. Smith

Gardening tips for bougainvilleas and ground covers

Garden column advises training Barbara Karst bougainvillea for privacy and shows how to plant from a tin can container after trimming old roots. It notes a white bougainvillea in Haiti and suggests ground covers like ivy with pink primroses, combos with petunias, and timing for St Augustine lawn planting.

George Marguerite Moore Barbara

Do It Now Cut Flowers and Prune Guidelines

Do it now cut flowers after sundown and place cut ends in six inches of water overnight then arrange in the morning. Prune hydrangea heads to two to three buds and trim hedges while growing fast. Prune green twiggy growth in roses for air flow and new growth. Trim azalea long growths to normal shape and prune shrubs after blooming. Cut back one third of upright growth and one fourth of side growth. Always cut just above a leaf or bud when pruning.

Cactus and Begonia Club Notes in Southern California

Club notes from Southern California include the Dahlias Society meeting at 7 30 in Glendale and Los Altos Shopping Center, the Long Beach Cactus Club gathering Sunday at 1 30 with Jeanne Patten speaking on Bonsai in Succulent Plants, and the American Begonia Society North Long Beach Branch meeting Tuesday at 7 30 with Sylvia Leatherman speaking on How to Grow Ferns Successfully.

Southern California Dahlia Society Glendale Federal S&l Los Altos Shopping Center Long Beach Cactus Club Glendale Federal S&l Los Altos Jeanne Patten Orange County Cactus and Succulent Club American Begonia Society North Long Beach American Legion East 59Th Street Orange Avenue Sylvia Leatherman

Lawn Care Instructions For Sprig Planting And Maintenance

Three to four inches apart sprigs. Jab a screwdriver at a slight slant about an inch into the lawn. Poke the joint or roots into the hole, firm with fingers. Top dress with one sack of steer manure per 200 square feet. Keep moist daily. Apply weak liquid fertilizer every two to three weeks about six times. Mow as needed.

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