Garden Notes on Planting and Small-Space Design
Catalogues guide plant placement by hardiness sun shade and soil type helping amateurs arrange gardens for best growth. Even small plots can yield vegetables like beans spinach and carrots with careful succession and intercropping for continuous harvests.
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Becaue
Judge proposes subsidies and baby bonus to aid marriage
Oakville Ontario magistrate Kenneth M Langdon suggests government subsidies of three to five thousand dollars for young couples unable to marry due to finances. Banks would disperse funds with low interest repayment as earnings rise. A one hundred dollar monthly baby bonus would aid mothers staying home. An orientation test for prospective couples could delay marriage licenses if readiness for parenthood is lacking.
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Kenneth M. Langdon
Oakville
Ont
Halton County
Oakville- Trafalgar-Bronte Family Service Bureau
Electrical Equipment and CSA Approval Standards
Fires in homes and business premises are often caused by faulty wiring or appliances installed by unqualified workers or substandard materials. CSA approval marks indicate thorough testing for fire and shock safety.
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Canadian Standards Association
CSA
Guillebaud Report Finds NHS Stable Despite Costs
The five member committee led by C W Guillebaud, after 2.5 years, finds UK General Practitioners handling more patients but overall NHS functioning satisfactorily. No major structural changes urged, and costs per head show little change since 1949–50, with NHS spending at 3.25 percent of national resources in 1953–54. Fluctuations depend on wages prices techniques disease and population shifts.
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London
Committee of Five
Cambridge
C. W. Guillebaud
Britain
National Health Service
Guillebaud Committee
Shrimp Eyes Stand Far From Head Among Animals
The article notes that shrimp have eyes positioned farther from their head than any other animal, a distinctive anatomical feature highlighted in zoological observations.
Attractive front gates and patterns for fences
The article describes four gate designs to suit brick or stone, hedges, metal or wood fences and how coordinated gates add charm to homes. Pattern 453 costs 35 cents by mail. A second pattern with 18 fence styles and gates costs 35 cents, or in the Homestead Improvement Packet No 2 for $1.50 postpaid, including four other improvements.
Heirloom crochet patterns offered by Household Arts Dept
The Household Arts Department at 60 Front Street W Toronto promotes filet crochet rose squares and a bedspread or mat options with patterns 7120 and 4553. Readers send 25 cents or 35 cents in coins for charts directions and a catalog, including sizes and fabric suggestions.
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Household Arts Department
P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Anne Adams
Department
Dogs gain longer life and better care in modern medicine
AAP report notes dogs now live about 12 years on average, with some reaching 17. Vaccines, antibiotics, and surgical advances reduce disease and extend lifespans while improving food and care. Experts warn longer life brings age related ailments and higher dog numbers. Dr Hadley Stephenson cites 500 dogs aged 17. Iowa State work via Dr Hugh Simpson treats canine cataracts with 85 operations since 1954.
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Hadley Stephenson
Cornell University
Stephenson
The
Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association
Zepp
Iowa State College
Hugh Simpson
Simpson
Elimination of back alleys becomes trend in new subdivisions
The American Society of Planning Officials notes a shift away from alleys in new subdivisions. Nine cities have enacted regulations banning alleys and replacing them with easements. Detroit and other cities urge eliminating alleys in older districts and offer guidance on the process. The society cites cost and maintenance as main drawbacks, while conceding alleys work where lots front a major thoroughfare or in apartment districts.
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American Society of Planning
Detroit
Mich
Early American Chest Pattern and Packet Offer
The note describes a large dove tail chest pattern with corner joints and rugged character. It suggests today’s cabinet makers can trace from an actual-size pattern, uses pine in the original, and recommends close grained wood. Pattern 397 costs 35c and a Packet with five other patterns is $1.50 postpaid from Home Workshop Pattern Service Vancouver B C.
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Home Workshop Pattern Service
Department P.P.L
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
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