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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1931
Page
2
The Ruston Leader lists publication details and rates including editor names and office address. It notes obituaries and personal notices are billed at standard advertising rates, with the paper serving Lincoln Parish and featuring C. E. Faulk Jr. as president and E. O. Meyer as managing editor.
An analysis argues that cotton growers and manufacturers cannot sustain shifts toward cotton promotion. It urges diversification of farming and reduced production where demand fades, noting foreign textiles and domestic staples like linen and burlap already dominate. The piece cites the nation’s reliance on agriculture and broader economic impact. The author stresses maintaining balance to support other industries amid changing markets.
The article discusses crop production and marketing policy across the United States focusing on cotton and wheat. It notes the Farm Board's influence on purchases and carry-overs, including Cotton Stabilization Corporation holdings and cooperative contracts. It compares domestic production, consumption, and exports, and mentions planned carry-overs and projected futures for cotton and wheat, with references to slated quantities and policy impacts on prices.
In a drifting tale set at Lakehurst, Braden urges Frisky to join a South Pole airskip. Helen pleads to keep Frisky home as Braden secretly asks another pilot to take the flight. Braden then tells Frisky he is not going, igniting a clash over glory and loyalty.
A Crowley Daily News extract quotes a Secretary of Agriculture praising dairying as the nation’s largest industry by value, capital, and employment. It notes weekly farmer incomes, steady work year round, and the push to eradicate a two thirds state tax hurdle to boost farmer links to the industry. The piece ends with a quip on Shaw’s age and young men favoring other pursuits over nation building.
A Sunday school sermon on Galatians 6 1 10 discusses Christian life as social as well as personal The law of Christ requires bearing one another s burdens humility and mutual restoration while each person bears his own burden The preacher notes the paradox of bearing others burdens while maintaining personal responsibility and urges consistent sowing of truth love and righteousness to reap a good spiritual harvest.
W E Dee cites Lincoln parish records showing a dairy herd increased milk by about 87 pounds per cow monthly when switching from cotton seed and meal to meal and homing feed. He warns against excessive cotton seed due to oil content, appetite impairment, digestion issues, and gosspopol toxin concerns, noting processing reduces potency.
Observers warn a new European war could be inevitable as economic distress fuels unrest. While Americans face real hardship, global surpluses sit unused as millions lack purchasing power for basic goods.
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