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Newspaper
Petal Paper
Location
Petal, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1957
Page
4
L. E. Alfred of the Mississippi Petroleum Industries Committee announced oil industry support for Governor Coleman’s summer Slow Down and Live program. He noted that speeding caused many fatalities and urged breaks to reduce hurry-up tension on trips.
Mississippi nears its 12 year low in pedestrian deaths as 1957 may break the record set in 1945. Through May 145 days yield 24 fatalities, four behind last year, while motorists are urged to slow down during the holiday travel season with the Slow Down and Live campaign running from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Mississippi reports a record rise in small grain plantings for 1957 with wheat sowing twelve times higher than the previous year. Beef and dairy farmers plan more oat use for grazing hay silage and feed as land shifts from row crops.
Iowa tops hog output with 4 241 billion pounds and ranks second in cattle at 2 263 billion pounds while sheep and lambs total 89 million. The state’s overall meat animal production reaches 6 593 billion pounds, with Illinois second in total at 4 004 billion.
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