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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1961
Page
2
Read that seaweed has long been used for medical and other purposes and may boost garden health. Researchers at Clemson Agricultural College report year end trials showing seaweed improves quality of peaches, peppers, and other fruits and vegetables.
Dr T L Senn reports seaweed meals promote root development and plant growth by boosting cell elongation and division though growth inhibitors complicate analysis. Field tests with tomatoes peppers corn and more show yield increases and better cold resistance in treated stock while excessive seaweed slows some crops. Liquid seaweed extracts also speed germination and earlier fruit set in peppers and tomatoes.
Racine Wisconsin reports Wing Spread, described by Frank Lloyd Wright as the last of the prairie houses, has opened as a full scale conference center. The structure, completed 22 years ago as a private home on a two acre site overlooking Lake Michigan, was given to the Johnson Foundation by Mr and Mrs H F Johnson. The foundation is a philanthropic group aiding educational and charitable causes. Treasure Island off the San Francisco shore is noted as the largest man made island in the United States.
The article notes rising home modernization as many homeowners upgrade rather than sell. It cites high home ownership, discontent from larger families and disrepair, and predicts Americans will spend more on modernization than new construction in the coming year. It highlights the Women’s Housing Congress in Washington and the growth of home improvement contractors nationwide.
Mrs C. H W. Beebe of Wever recalls her six year old grandson Brad Wright examining a modernistic painting he paused then asked why it did not come out right. The story reflects a child’s candid reaction to abstract art observed in Iowa.
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