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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 22, 1956
Page
4
Garden notes explain thinning as essential to prevent overcrowding and weak growth. Proper thinning improves plant vigor, reduces pest and disease risk, and enhances blooms and fruit size. The article covers thinning seedlings, transplant timing, and care to keep roots moist, shade young transplants, and use fertilizer sparingly.
A Smithsonian scientist reports Eskimo birth rates rose up to threefold after adopting the white man's diet and habits. Prof O E Macginiie of Caltech notes pregnancy occurred about once per year with the new diet, whereas hunting alone previously limited pregnancies. He warns about a precarious future if outside support ends and highlights parental training shifts.
Miss Lois V. Hans of Natick outlines a future army wardrobe built from paper. She envisions disposable paper underwear for generals and privates to ease laundry needs in combat and disaster situations. The Boston exhibit also previewed paper tents, sleeping bags, blankets, a fallout suit, and paper nurses uniforms.
Dr Matthew W Stirling of the Smithsonian notes in National Geographic on Indians of the Americas that Shoshonean or Diggers thrived for 10 000 tribesmen in the Great Basin between the Wasatch and Sierra Nevada. Their diet centered on pinon nuts mesquite beans and agave with roots and gathered foods during food booms. Early fire hearths at Tule Springs Nevada date back more than 23800 years.
A University of Illinois study shows nylon jersey can be sewn at home with time patience and proper techniques. Virgene Griffin a graduate student notes simple patterns with few seams no pockets or buttonholes and minimal details work best. Sew slowly to avoid skipped stitches and puckered fabric.
The relics of St Andrew lie within Amalfi Cathedral on Italy's Sorrento peninsula, reflecting the town's historic ecclesiastical ties and its role as a sacred site on the coast.
A lively dialogue on a TV giveaway show has a viewer proposing that the boss be hired as master of ceremonies to save prize money. The speaker claims they were glued to the screen for most of the evening.
A three year old leaves taffy in an easy chair while a coffee shop uses tuna in each tuna salad sandwich. A professor demands a proof of the Pythagorean theorem, and a student retorts with a sharp jibe about cantankerous behavior.
Ohio State University researchers Dr. Fred Hitchcock and Dr. John Kemph report that at altitudes above 13 miles body liquids boil without pressurized cabins. In controlled low pressure tests on animals, circulatory failure occurred within 16 seconds once pressure dropped, followed by vapor lock in the heart. survival requires adequate pressure suits.
The Duke of Edinburgh will open a Design Centre for British industry in Haymarket London on April 26. The permanent showroom will present best designed British products for trade buyers manufacturers and the public to view with no sales. The exhibit will include the Design Review record of roughly 8 000 items and aim to show functional quality and design trends from abroad. More than 75 000 overseas buyers are being notified.
Ottawa reports rainfall variability as a key factor for Prairie farming. After severe thirties droughts, recent years showed wet conditions with 1954 the wettest on record, averaging 13.5 inches across the region. The study notes April to August were especially wet, aiding yields but increasing flood and disease risks and stressing land management strategies.
Rambler, a creeping-rooted alfalfa developed at Swift Current, demonstrated notable winter hardiness in the 1954 55 season at the Forage Crops Laboratory in Saskatoon. Winter kill was about 10 percent, far lower than 37 54 percent for Ladak and 46 82 percent for Nomad.
The article reflects on sudden and preparatory aspects of religious conversion, citing Saul's transformation to Paul as a core example. It emphasizes obedience to divine vision as essential to genuine faith, noting many have visions but only the obedient find the highest life.
J W Bryant of Cozad Nebraska keeps a sod house, built at least 85 years ago, in serviceable condition. He and his wife say the sod house is cool in summer, not as warm in winter due to loose window and door frames, but otherwise shows remarkable durability with few repairs besides a modern roof. A 100 tax valuation was assessed a couple years ago, a sum many old-timers say was far more than the original cost.
A delicate spring time coconut lemon angel roll recipe yields 8 10 servings. It details cake flour granulated sugar egg whites salt cream of tartar vanilla almond extract shredded coconut and a lemon filling. Steps include folding beating baking rolling and chilling the cake before filling and slicing for serving. The lemon filling combines lemon juice rind sugar flour and egg yolk with butter for a glossy finish.
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