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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1956
Page
3
A young scientist describes army ants in Africa marching hungry and climbing walls to attack a room, cleaning out bed bugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats. A cleaner’s joke sparks a real siege, then the ants depart as dawn comes. Also notes a family weekend in Los Angeles and garden visits.
An advertisement claims UNWANTED HAIR Vanished away with Pele penetrates and retards growth, marketed by Lor-Beer Lab. Ltd. at Ste 5 679 &., Vancouver BC, suggesting a depilation product with lasting effects.
The article advises growing hibiscus as a tub specimen in dry valleys. It covers pot size, planting mix, drainage, pruning after frost, timing for flowering, fertilizer, and care. It notes young plants are frost-sensitive, suggests moving to shelter in winter, and warns on pests and watering.
The notice lists attendees for events from August 3 to August 9, 1956 including Donna Dalke Regena Kliewer Doyal Amos Debra Gorsching Bernice Glenn Donna Lynch and others. It notes a group vacation spanning Lake Tahoe Oregon Washington and Vancouver with coastal road travel in Canada.
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