68 County Fair Has International Flavor
The Los Angeles County Fair opens for a 17 day run with cultural and international features. Queen Delaine Sanders, 20, Pomona, was crowned opening day queen from eight local college entrants. Highlights include the National Ballet of Mexico, Japanese art displays, and the International Pavilion across 30 nations. The Foothill Stakes offers a $10,000 feature race as part of a dense weekend program.
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Los Angeles County
Delaine Sanders
Pomona
Miss Sanders
Mt. San Antonio Junior College
Pomona Area College
National Ballet of Mexico
Mexico
Japan
Southern California
Power Squadron Offers Two Fall Small-Boat Courses
Long Beach United States Power Squadron will run free 13 week elementary piloting courses at Wilson High and Millikan High this fall. Sessions begin Sept 16 and Sept 19 at 7:30 p.m. Open to ages 14 and up. covers fueling, Coast Guard rules, docking, chart reading, dead reckoning, and safe boating.
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Long Beach
Cmdr
Victor Bourbonnais
United States Power Squadron
Wilson High School
Millikan High School
Southland
Coast Guard
Bourbonnais
USPS
Long Beach Squadron
Gardening tips for dahlias and soil preparation
The article praises dahlia varieties and advises saving preferred names for next spring planting. It discusses calla lilies, soil organic matter, and long-standing advice to enrich soil with manure, peat moss, compost, and bark. It also outlines thorough flower bed prep, pest sprays for elm trees, and proper organic mixing ratios.
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Haven
Lawn Fertilizing and Winter Dormancy Tips
Apply high nitrogen turf fertilizer in winter while avoiding straw colored lawns. Feed twice a month apart, water thoroughly, and keep soil moist. Cold slows growth and dormancy turns grass blue-green. Separate pony oaks carefully and watch for aphids to prevent stunted bloom growth.
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Bermuda
St. Augustine
Garden Clinic Answers Readers' Lawn Plant Quirks
Garden editor offers practical solutions for eradicating invasive rice paper plant sprouts with broad leaf herbicide in grass lawns and advises on moss control using Oxalis Kil. Also covers fly control around dichondra lawns and Sago palm care, plus diagnosing philodendron watering needs with concrete steps.
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Duane Boughner
D. Lauritzen
Club Notes Includes Garden Club Meeting and Begonia Society
Lincoln Village Garden Club meets Monday at 6 30 p m in the Community Building 21150 S Sante Fe with bingo and a bring your own table service North Long Beach Branch American Begonia Society meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Orange Avenue and E 59th Street Speaker Joe Taylor of South Coast Botanic Garden discusses bromeliads and begonias
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Dominguez
Lincoln Village Garden Club
S. Sante Fe
North Long Beach
American Begonia Society
Orange Avenue
E. 59Th Street
Joe Taylor
South Coast Botanic Garden
Stolen stereo deck and tapes valued at $172
Ernie Ferrares reports thieves broke into his car in a Douglas Aircraft Division lot and took a stereo deck and tapes valued at $172. He told Long Beach police Friday about the incident.
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Ernie Ferrares
Los Coyotes
Long Beach
Douglas Aircraft Division
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