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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1964
Page
16
Gardening guidance covers scorch and browning foliage from heat and drought, how to distinguish disease, and methods to revive trees and shrubs. It includes pruning, feeding, and light needs for philodendrons and petunias, plus tips on peppers, chlorosis, and soil mixes for Allium flowering onions.
A reader explains that old gladiolus varieties can become “blind” by splitting into multiple small bulblets, reducing flower stalks. Advice: grow from bulblets to renew stock. Other letters discuss verticillium disease in a yellowing bed, recommending crop rotation and avoiding ineffective fertilizers. A rose transplant guide advises moving in spring with large root balls, cutting back, watering, and shading during bud break.
A West German submarine named Bibberia was damaged when a road near Pori Finland collapsed under a truck carrying the sub to a fair. The incident on Wednesday may be the first traffic mishap involving a submarine.
Lompoc Cal in Burpee marks its 10th annual hunt for a pure white marigold with hundreds of plants to be judged August 12 at Floradale Farms. A $10,000 prize awaits the first seed submission yielding a pure white marigold at least two percent white.
Northeim Lawn mower Sales and Service advertises balancing and sharpening services at 720 Lake Ave FA 3-3472 for Wheelhorse dealers and owners seeking mower maintenance.
A reader urged safer driveway planning to avoid backing into traffic. The author notes turnarounds should be incorporated during early planning, with 45 ft setbacks and 16 ft driveways for small foreign cars to enable forward street entry. Camouflage planting can hide turnarounds while adding guest parking space.
Instructional text covers replacing the washer in a toilet inlet valve, shutting off water, removing screws and linkage, and reinstalling. Includes advice on valve operation, adjusting the float, and testing the tank. Also presents Q A on nightshade toxicity and rooting chrysanthemum cuttings. Mentions booklets and prices for gardening guides and details on Klamath refuges and marshland loss.
Readable guidance on growing both grass and shade trees in the same area. It explains how competition for nutrients and moisture, light, and root depth affect health, and outlines fertilizer, watering, and pruning practices to keep both lawn and trees thriving.
Wetwood disease affects many shade trees in spring and summer with broad wet streaks along trunks, caused by bacterial infection of heartwood and older sapwood. It rarely kills trees, but unsightly bark staining and tissue toxicity hinder healing. no cure exists and treatment involves drilling a drain pipe to channel fluid away.
NEW YORK (UPI) Salt water sports fishermen are forecast to catch as many fish as commercial fishermen in 1984. About 7 million salt water anglers will take home roughly 1.5 billion pounds of fish, more than seven pounds per person in the United States. Dick Wolff of The Garcia Corp. says total spending, including boats, bait, transport, and lodging, will approach $700 million.
In Fort Madison Iowa UPD says Sheaffer Pen researchers note unusual uses for fountain pen ink. Housewives use blue ink as laundry blueing and dye for fabrics while a mortician cites red ink as a cosmetic. Readers report ink helps treat burns and poison ivy due to tannic acid, though the company still touts writing as its only proper use.
New York UPI reports gamma rays are bought by five rental buyers of commercial and residential properties to inspect structures. Trays evaluate steel masonry and other materials for flaws. testing labs nationwide use Pick er X-Ray Corporation equipment from White Plains New York.
The piece discusses evaluating street visible setting of a home, urging owners to improve landscaping to enhance beauty and usability. It notes neighbors’ suggestions, possible nurserymen help, and that good landscaping links house to the ground, boosts appeal, and can raise or preserve property value versus neglect.
Light sensitive pigment phytochrome, which signals blooming, has been isolated by researchers at the Beltsville Maryland experiment station while studying plant breeding.
New York report attributes a surge in business and industry to construction spending totaling 835 billion dollars, making up about 14 percent of the Gross National Product. Economists from Allied Chemical's Barrett Division note construction as a key factor in last year's expansion.
The sixth annual Bartlome reunion occurred Sunday at Mrs. Emma Telzcrow’s West Ridge Road home in Elyria with 57 relatives from Pittsburgh Toledo Lorain Vermilion Amherst. Mrs Norwood Bartlome led games and prizes while Amherst attendees included Frank and Louise Barch L Shuller and daughter Harold and family Norwood and daughter Leroy and family Russell and family. Lorain visitors Julius Toth Jr Walter Bartlome Elmer Battenhouse Frank Stang and others joined Elyria residents Emma Telzerow and others. Karen Bartlome will organize entertainment next year.
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