Lincoln Parish Seeks Lower Melon Freight Rates
Lincoln Parish business leaders and farmers ask Illinois Central Railway to cut melon and cantaloupe freight from Ruston and Choudrant for the next season. Commissioner Harvey G. Fields urges a temporary relief rate, noting shipments and prices, and pledges support to boost tonnage if rates fall.
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Lincoln Parish
I. C. Railway
H. L. McKnight
Ruston
Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Simsboro Club Plants Tree at Patriotic Program
At the Simsboro Home Demonstration Club meeting a George Washington Bi CentenniaI program included a magnolia tree planting in the park. The tree and a future opening of a club record were noted while members and guests heard sketches of Washington and sang patriotic songs.
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Simsboro Home Demonstration Club
George Washington
Robbie Alexander
Rusn. N
Statars
J. C. Dowling
Ches. King
Washington
Simsboro
Claude Ford
Sue Napper
Martha Washington
Louisiana Livestock and Tax Trends in 1930s
Market study notes livestock value nearly matches cattle inventory in Louisiana for 1930. It highlights tick control, dairy price shifts, and rising butter demand while urging cost discipline and tax relief to boost production. It cites state figures on cattle inventory at 21.022 million and farm product value at 16.674 million.
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Louisiana
Choudrant Plans Truck Farming Experiment in Cantaloupes
In Choudrant Louisiana a group of 35 farmers met Ouachita Valley Growers' Association representatives and agreed to plant 100 acres to cantaloupes. The fruit will be shipped via Fruit Shippers Association with Monroe as loading hub. Howard H. Smith presided, aiming to double signed acreage soon.
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Lincoln Parish
Ouachita Valley Growers’ Association
Fruit Shippers Association
Monroe
Howard H. Smith
Choudrant State Bank
Smith
Registration Day At Tech Prompts Mass Enrolment
As students return for the spring term the institution buzzes with registration activity. Officials warn those who miss registration will incur a fee. The faculty and students collaborate to manage the surge in enrollment. A separate incident notes a working man and his bulldog scaring sixteen New York policemen until gas was used.
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Workingn
Gulldog
New York
Band-o-Glee Tour Postponed After Louisiana Tech Show
The Band-o-Glee concert led by Elbert Haskins at the main auditorium of Louisiana Tech drew a large crowd of students and town residents and was hailed as a great success. The tour is postponed due to failure to book towns at present and may be rescheduled soon.
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Louisiana Tech
Elbert Haskins
Potatoes Can Be Improved By Fertilizer
Louisiana growers see higher yields from 4-8-4 fertilizer and nitrate of soda on Irish potatoes. Dr. Miller reports Houma Baton Rouge and Alexandria trials showing large per acre gains, with cost per bushel around 13 to 22 cents. Fertilized plots yielded up to 263 bushels per acre at Houma and 176 at Alexandria compared with unfertilized baselines.
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Louisiana
J. C. Miller
Agricultural Experiment Station
Baton Rouge
Houma
Alexandria
U. S
U.S
Alysandria
Sail
Polulous Parade
Fertilizer boosts Louisiana cotton gains in 1932 findings
Dr A H Meyers reports that fertilizer use on cotton in Louisiana yields large gains per acre. 600 pounds of 4 8 4 fertilizer raised seed cotton by 670 at DeRidder, 637 at Calhoun, 533 at Crowley over unfertilized land, with costs around 7.95 dollars and per pound gains of about 1.12 to 0.14 cents. Similar gains seen at Baton Rouge and Sunset with 5 8 8 and 5 8 4 blends, showing fertilizer pays well across soils. Also notes two petty crimes and a note to Try Our Classified Ads.
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Louisiana
A. H. Meyers
Baton Rouge
DeRidder
Calhoun
Crowley
Crowely
Sunset
Baten Rouge
Weekly Markets Summary for New York and New Orleans
Market figures show weekly openings highs lows and closings across six months for New York and New Orleans. Data includes Open High Low and Close values with occasional anomalies in the New Orleans table such as a TIT entry and a stray 1.70.
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New York
New Orleans
Jan
New York Stock Data For Tuesday March 8 1932
Market figures show opening highs and lows across multiple listings with closing ranges near 7.2 to 7.6. Data includes daily bid prices volumes and fractional quotes for several securities captured in early 1930s market table.
Seed loan notices mailed by chamber of commerce
The Chamber of Commerce announces seed loan notices are going out to about 1800 farmers in the district. A staged, orderly process will control who reports each day, with application offices at Choudrant Simsboro Dubach and Ruston. Farmers will be notified when to apply to speed loan processing this year. County Agent J. A. Shealy stresses patience and orderly waiting.
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Chamber of Commerce
Farmers Seed Loan
Choudrant
Simsboro
Dubach
Ruston
J. A. Shealy
Ports Lines Closed Across Agencies In Transit Orders
Commissioner Harvey G. Fields signed final orders affecting railroad lines and trucking firms. The T. and N. O. rail road agency at Longstreet the Y. and M. V. agency at Dayline and the L. and A. agency at Aloha will be discontinued after April. Leonard Truck Lines can deliver on highway 50 while E. A. Franklin may operate a fast motor coach from Shreveport. A St. Louis housewife recovered $976 after chasing the burglar.
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Harvey G. Fields
Lnes
T. and
N. O
Longstreet
Y. and M. V
Dayline
L. and A
Aloha
Leonard Truck
Mnes
Highway 50
E. A. Franklin
Shreveport
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Harvey Fields
St. Louis
Fields
Simsboro Club
University
Jefferson Davis Parish
Lafourche Parish
Williams
Him
MRA Seawice Anc
Chondrant
TECH
WO Segroes
Don Stithh
King Pringle
Mew York
C. OF C
Ruston State Bank
Cashisr
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