Family farm under pressure from industrial agriculture shift
The article argues the family farm is changing as technology and scale drive expansion. It cites a Agriculture Department chart showing many farms with $10,000 plus sales and notes rising costs to start a larger operation. Young entrants often become tenants while equipment needs push toward $40,000 to $50,000. The piece highlights consumer demands shaping farming, with sweet potato growers in Louisiana cited as a successful model for meeting market preferences.
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Agricultura Department
U.S
Agriculure
Vale
Farst
Louisiana
Louisian Clube
Dredt Marketing Contes
Weta
Louisville
Kentucky
Hill Farm Stockman Weighs On Cooking Meat
An aged guide explains that beef tenderness and juiciness depend on cut choice, aging, and cooking method. It emphasizes selecting proper temperatures, using a meat thermometer, and balancing dry versus moist heat to preserve tenderness and minimize shrinkage.
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Hill Farm Stockman
Ainey
Thanksgiving Service Set by Christian Science Group
A Ruston Christian Science Society will hold a Thanksgiving service at the Church edifice on Alabama Avenue. The program includes the Lesson Sermon on Thanksgiving, read by the First Reader, and a time for congregants to express gratitude for blessings received over the year. The public is welcome.
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Christian Science Group
Ruston Christian Leisener Society
Chuek
Alabama Ave
United States
Lesdon
Alferid
Enlistment Announcements At Army Regular Enlistments
SFC Wayne M. Mordman announces that Larry Wayne Ginn from Choudrant and William Shirley from Ruston have enlisted in the Regular Army for three years. Ginn will be assigned to the U S Army Air Defense Command under a choose area program guaranteeing assignment before enlistment. Shirley enters under the Choose It Yourself Program for a career group with various supply specialties listed, including General Supply and Transportation Supply.
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SFC
Wayne M. Mordman
U. S. Army
Larry Wayne Ginn Af Choudrant
William Shirley
Ruston
Army
Qhoigey
Scontisting
Speci
Ncampin
Know-Before Enlistment Guidance for Army Training Options
A fragment summarizes enlistment steps including aptitude and physical exams for Army job training. It notes eligibility criteria and that vocational training is linked to the enlistment choice. Contact details for Sel. Nordmann in Rus ton and Monroe are provided for more information.
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Nordmann
Army
Ruston
Selective Service Office
West Alabam
Dam
Jackson Street
Monroe
Fairfax
Sallect
Fibrosis Research Foundation Held Meeting Nov th 1961
An augurinational meeting of the North Louisiana Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation was held on November 9, 1961, at the Schum Perl Hospital in Shreveport. About five families with children having Cystic Fibrosis attended as experts described the disease, its hereditary nature, and the lack of a cure. The article notes one in 1000 American babies are born with CF, with common symptoms including breathing problems, coughing, and thick secretions. It stresses the need for education and public awareness, referencing ongoing research and the burden on families and healthcare providers.
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Noth Louisiana Cystic
Governor Davis Backs Christmas Seal Campaign
Governor Jimmie H. Davis proclaims November 13 to December 31 as Louisiana Christmas Seal Campaign season to fight tuberculosis. The Louisiana Tuberculosis Association notes the effort supports 2 parishes and 24 local affiliates statewide, with mail campaigns touted as effective. Contact details and meeting info for the state TB group are included.
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Davis
Louisiana
Rene Dione
Oasis
Namit
Louisiany
Wey Uru
Jimmie H. i Davis
W. W. Coulter, Jr
Lateyette
Louisiana Uerberculosis Association
Louisiana TB Association
Broughout
Ian Coulter
Dui
Coulter
Sin ‘Ad. Sapie T
Harmony In Civil Defense Shape State Politics
A Baton Rouge focused report describes civil defense cooperation across departments, with training flows from Conservation to Highway units and oblique references to public registration drives and political maneuvering at the Capitol. It notes job seeker activity affecting voter registration and hints at a broader debate over a stalled lakes controversy and potential funding.
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Baton Rouge
Highway Department
Wehare Renlly
Ftate
Droubl
Conservation Department
Thanking Governor for TB Fight Support Proclamation
The Louisiana Tuberculosis Association and local boards thank Governor Davis for his interest and help in the annual TB drive. The proclamation aims to show the wisdom of giving to the fight against tuberculosis and reflects the support of staff, boards, and hundreds of thousands of supporters.
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Coultek Vay
Dire Oth
Louisiana Tuberculosis Association
LTA
Davis
National product growth drives confidence in a growing America
The record notes that US industrial output rose from $79 billion at 1900 to $503 billion in 1960, averaging 3 percent annually. It projects the gross national product approaching $1 trillion by 1975, signaling strong economic momentum and optimism for the era.
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America
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Missiesinpi Ave
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Outuioe USA
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Southern Ménepaper
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Mid-South
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Jpupal Farms
Loumane
Claiborne Electric Cooperative, Inc
Sally
Association of Louisiana Electric cCalpardiice
Fibrosis Research Foundation
Dy' Anc Memperp
Aye
Chug Ter
Donald Lee
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Lin
Lloyd Stuckey
Mooringsport
Schumpert Hosp
Shreveport
Aginney
Cmas
U. S. Ad
U. S
Owave
Louisianaia Street
Sis Association
Thalia Street
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Wilson
Capitol
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Asxecusion
B. Cowan
Phoneland
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Pascal Celery
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Purina
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