Reduction of Cotton Acreage Essential to Prosperity
The article urges southern cotton growers to cut acreage by at least 25 percent to curb surpluses, stabilize prices, and improve farmer finances. It links overproduction to low demand from domestic and international markets, notes drought limited previous reductions, and advises planting more food and feed crops to reduce reliance on cotton income.
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South
England
Europe
Farm Board
Tts
Brick Brooder Installed in Parish Shows Benefits
J A Shealy reports a home built brick brooder on Mrs W P Griffin Farmerville Highway Lincoln Parish offers many advantages over standard brooders. Costing nine dollars with four for labor, it uses wood fuel, heats evenly, needs firing only thrice daily in cold weather, and provides superior ventilation by the open fireplace principle, improving air quality for about 400 chicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
J. A. Shealy
W. P. Griffin
Farmerville Highway
Ruston
Federal Department of Agriculture
Shealy
Griffin
Baton Rouge to Host Louisiana High School Contests
About 1000 students from nearly every parish arrive at Louisiana State University on April 24 and 25 for scholarships and honors. Baseball, volleyball, tennis, and physical education events occur Friday with track preliminaries Saturday afternoon. literary and musical contests begin Friday at 8 pm. An opening night rally and a separate program with music, declamations, and debates precede prize awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Lautsialia Bbate University
NeuWaerg
Cotton acreage reductions reported in several states
Reports indicate a drop in cotton acreage with national totals down. Alabama Louisiana Oklahoma and Mississippi show declines around one tenth to one fifth per cent, while North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Illinois show smaller reductions.
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Arkatinas
Louiane
Oklahome
Mississippi
Carolina
Georgia
North
Farm planting report shows large corn and oats increases
Government survey indicates cotton states plan to raise corn acreage by 2,314,000 and oats by 1,477,000 acres, totaling a 3,791,000 acre expansion in these two grains. Carolina and Texas each 7 percent, Tennessee and Alabama each 5 percent.
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Carolina
Texas
Tennessee
Alabama
Farmers Advised to Watch for Insects in Lincoln Parish
Lincoln parish farmers are urged by parish agent JA Shealy to watch for buffalo gnats that harmed livestock in Mississippi and Arkansas. He has tools to combat the pest and will assist. The gnat favors low swampy areas but can appear near high lands. a nearby parish saw a sight epidemic last year and officials fear a repeat.
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Lincoln Parish
Mississippi
Arkansas
JA. Shealy
Parish
Bes
Shealy
Lincoln
Cole and Shirley Thank Students at Rally Event
Major J Dothuke of the North Louisiana High School Rally Association praised the student body at the edge campus rally held Friday and Saturday last week. Coach BR Shirley, official track micer, expressed appreciation for the spirit of cooperation shown by the Tech student body.
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Louisiana
Seeh
J Dothuke
Sactary
North Loutsidia
Hagh Schou Rally Association
Hens Ley
BR. Shirley
Tech
Legion Post to Be Represented at Conference
A Mc Farland Post No. 2 delegation is expected to attend the Fifth District Conference of the American Legion in Monroe led by Sanders Baskin state service officer. L. J. Fox and George M. Bohler of the local post will also participate with talks on Americanism and junior baseball. Conference sessions discuss hospitalization service connected compensation posts’ work and burial in national cemeteries. The North Louisiana Optometric Society met in Ruston with Dr. Bert Heinberg leading a session on ductions and fatigues. The Louisiana Optometrists groups coordinate with the Graduate Clinic Foundation to advance eye diagnosis and conservation. Next meeting set for Winnsboro.
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McFarland Post No. 2
The
American Legion
Monroe
Sanders Baskin
Baskin
State Office
A. C. Weldemeyer
Service Committee
L. J. Fox
George M. Bohler
L. V. Lopez
United States Veterans Bureau
New Orleans
Leonce Legendre
Lopez
Legendre
General Legion
Fox
Bohler
North Louisiana Optometric Society
8. R. Clay
Ruston
Bert Heinberg
Louisiana State Association of Optometrists
Graduate Clinic Foundation
A. M. Skef
Ington
Chicago
Louisiana
R. deVargas Sr
R. deVargas, Jr
Natchitoches
New LSU Medical College Foundation Piling Sunk
On April 14 in New Orleans the first piling for the Louisiana State University Medical College on Charity Hospital grounds was sunk. The project, costing about 1 million dollars, aims to finish by October 1. Dr. Arthur Vidrine led the pile driver and called it the greatest medical school south of the Mason-Dixon Line, with the nine story building slated to open next session.
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New Orleans
Louisiana State University Medical College
New Orleans Charity Hospital
Arthur Vidrine
New College
Charity Hospital
Mason-Dixon
Brooks Becomes Olla Editor in Grant Parish
H Brooks has been named editor of the Olla Signal in Grant parish succeeding W O Taylor who joins the Jet Times Mu Brooks is active in civic and church circles in the Olla community where he and his family have lived for two decades. He was previously connected with a local company. The notice includes a series of Kemper quotes about virtue and happiness.
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DPD
H. Broooks
Olla Signal
Grant Parish
W. O.taylor
Jet Times
Brooks
Olle
Bre
Soedeiame Hriver Couipary
Grayson High Declared Head In Basketball
Grayson high school won the girls basketball title this morning over Sarepta by a 4 to 15 score, setting a record for a complete sweep of all games. Sarepta beat Ferriday in the semifinals, while Grayson defeated Forrest. Forrest won third place by beating Ferriday. Cyril Yancey and Alvard Larnard won the boys doubles cup, Elizabeth Kennedy led girls singles, and Kennedy with Andia Stubbs won the girls doubles. The boys singles final was to be played this afternoon between Monroe City and Forrest.
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Grayson High School
Sarepta
Lady Basketeers
Ouachita River
Columbia
Ferriday
Grayson
Forrest
Girls of
Cyril Yancey
Alvard Larnard
Ouachita Parish
Elizabeth Kennedy
Monroe City
Andia Stubbs
Monroe
Welfare Officials to Hold National Conference in Minneapolis
The American Association of Public Welfare Officials plans its first national conference in Minneapolis from Fant 15 to 20 during the week of the Eighth Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Social Work. The gathering will consider problems in state county and municipal welfare administration. The association, formed in Poston in June last year, aims to be a central clearing house of information for public welfare agencies.
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American Association of Public Welfare Officials
Minneapolis
Fant
National Conference of Social Work
Itate
Muicipal
Poston
Central Clearing House of Information
Children’s Bureau
Publc
McKnight Calls Lincoln Parish Melon Growers to Test Hamons Seed
H L McKnight secretary of the Lincoln parish chamber of commerce writes to seven local farmers urging a cooperative trial of the Hammons or Johnson water melon variety. He sends seed for ten hills each and jokes about the contest while noting help from local volunteers to judge merit.
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McKnight
Lincoln Parish
Motis
Hopewell
Jim
Jeff McCallum
Hammons
Dave
Charley Gullatt
James Building
South Vienna Street
H. L. McKnight
Reunion After Seventeen Years In Jackson Mississippi
In Jackson Mississippi last week a father and his daughter reunited after seventeen years total estrangement. The Ogden family had been separated in 1944 when Mrs. B P Ogden left Monroe with children Thompson seven and Katherine four. The father had not heard from them since and learned they were alive only through a relative on Katherine's side, now Mrs. Katherine Stagg of Beaumont Texas.
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Jackson
Mississippi
P. Ogden
Monroe
Katherine Stagg
Beaumont
Texas
Judge Barksdale Unites Downsville Couple in Lincoln Parish
Judge Sam L. Barksdale of the city court performed his first marriage Friday at the Lincoln parish courthouse uniting Charles G. Garrett and Estelle Hough of Downsville. The ceremony occurred in the clerk of court’s office with a few friends present. The newlyweds will reside in Downsville.
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Sam L. Barksdale
Lincoln Parish Court House
Charles G. Garrett
Downsville
Estelle Hough
108-Year-Old Man Dies in Kaplin Louisiana
Kaplin Louisiana April 11 Mayfield Adams, age 108, died at his home where he was born and lifelong resident. He is survived by six children, 57 grandchildren, 306 great grandchildren and 23 great great grandchildren. Texas ranks third in natural gasoline production in 1930 with 422,300,000 gallons, about one fifth of U S total and six percent of world production.
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Kaplin
Mayfield Adams
Nummbers
Texas
United States
Dr Angell to Speak at Baptist Revival Series
Announcement: a ten day Evangelistic meeting at First Baptist Church from April 26 through May. Dr C Roy Angell of Baton Rouge will preach morning and night. C A Stuke of Monroe to direct song services. Dr Angell seen as an outstanding Louisiana Baptist leader.
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First Baptist Church
W. J. Bolin
C. Roy Angell
Baton Rouge
C. A. Stuke
Monroe
Angell
Louisiana
Dr. Bolin
Tech Man Marries Them Off
Rudolph Pietsch the ideal roommate for single male students at Louisiana Tech gains another prospect in Paul Van Dalsen from Arkansas. Van Dalsen carries a notable reputation to live up to as he follows in Pietsch’s roommate tradition. He is leveraging the publicity from living with Pietsch and aids young Dan Cupid.
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Rudolph Pietsch
Louisiana Tech
Paul van Dalsen
Arkansas
Pietsch
Van
Dan Cupid
Reverend Carroll Chatham Speaker at Jackson Parish Graduation
The Rev J D Carroll pastor of Temple Baptist Ruston preached the commencement sermon for Chatham high school in Jackson parish in the new auditorium. W H McLaurin Louisiana Tech graduate is finishing his fourth Jackson school term as principal. Ten graduates will receive diplomas Friday night with Dr Gustaf Freden of Louisiana Tech delivering the address. The Texas lands and improvements value is listed at 7 000 000 000 by the State Department of Agriculture.
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J. D. Carroll
Temple Baptist Church of
Ruston
Chatham High School
Jackson Parish
W. H. McLaurin
Louisiana Tech
Jackson School
Gustaf Freden
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