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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1959
Page
14
The article marks the 11th anniversary of the State School Lunch Program. It highlights daily meals for over a half million children and more than 92 billion lunches served in the past year, with heavy involvement from state, parish, and local officials and designated school leaders overseeing operations.
Shelby M. Jackson credited parish superintendents, supervisors, principals and managers for eleven years of providing nutritious mid day meals to Louisiana school children. The official noted budget preparation, fund expenditure and record maintenance under state and federal laws, with agencies collaborating to improve and expand the program.
Louisiana State University Extension says flame cultivation helps control grass in cotton after rains. Hilly J. Baker notes flaming is selective and effective once cotton is larger than the weeds, with careful timing and burner adjustment. A two-row unit covers about 20 acres daily at three miles per hour, consuming four to six gallons per acre.
The Twilight Garden Club met Thursday evening June 25 at 7 in the home of Mrs Tommin Taylor in Choudrant. Co-hostess was Mrs Lynn Sisemore. After a social hour and a luncheon on the lawn, President Mrs G B Tlogg led the meeting. Officers were reappointed for two years. Committee appointments were announced for Program Yearbook Flower Telephone Setup Book Civic Reporter and Publicity. The club adjourned for July and August.
Seiberling Rubber Co advises drivers to turn the steering wheel toward the direction the rear of the car is skidding. This technique, used to regain control, applies when the vehicle slides sideways.
An overlooked objective of Columbus's 1492 voyage was to expand markets for Spanish goods. Sherries steel olive oil and other Spanish products were intended for sale abroad as part of the enterprise.
4-H Club members under the State Extension Service learn modern farming techniques in soil and water conservation and in growing and marketing crops. Rural youth practice the latest USDA advised methods. hundreds of farms improve and incomes rise as 4-H objectives are pursued. Top state award is an all expense paid trip to the 38th National 4-H Congress in Chicago. State winners may qualify for a $400 national 4-H college scholarship. Awards are funded by Arcadian Products and Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
Baton Rouge reports an experimental electronic cotton classing machine will be demonstrated during the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation meeting in Monroe on July 21. Billy J. Baker of LSU Extension says the device measures and records five factors in a cotton sample in under ten seconds and will automatically check all but staple length.
Mrs Alsie Hines formerly of Birmingham now Ruston visited Mrs Wayman Walldron and Mrs Bill Waldron. Mr and Mrs C T Watts and family and Mr Clint Pierson of Baton Rouge spent the weekend with the R Mays and Will Watts families. Dinner guests included Mrs Dan Watts Will Gardner and Mrs Ethel Emerson from Cedar Cove. Mr and Mrs Bobby Day from Marshal Texas visited. Mrs Roy Timberlake is visiting.
Incomprehensible OCR fragment references Ruston Leal hee daughter born 18 June and mentions Mrs McAnn, Mrs Trvitig, and several couples. It also notes North Louisiana Railroad later known as Shreveport Texas Railroad built through Monroe in 1866 and references Mrs John Parkman and her daughter Mrs Murphy.
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