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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1960
Page
3
Frank discusses how a single hour’s factory work buys far more food now than in 1929, using eggs, steak, butter, and bacon as examples. He notes farm output per hour has risen nearly fourfold over 114 years, while grocery bills still rise, blaming consumers and producers for price perceptions.
Local column notes Mrs. B C Mattison and family are ill with mumps while others in the area face various health and travel updates. Readers receive a slice of community life with names, visits, hospital stays, and care arrangements amid routine town news.
Weekend visitors to Mr and Mrs Prentiss Willis included Rev W L Westbrook who filled his appointment Sunday morning and evening delivering two inspiring messages. The text references tax, gas prices and a historical note on price levels, and mentions the National Park Service proposals to close part of Yellowstone Lake to protect inland breeding grounds for various water birds including loons, cormorants, pelicans and gulls.
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