12 Oct 1961
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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1961
Page
1
An article notes Louisiana and Arkansas rice farmers flood fields after harvest to raise crawfish, yielding up to 1000 per acre and prices from 10 to 35 cents a pound. Some farmers sell to anglers or commercial buyers, illustrating ingenuity though cautions about market impact. It also discusses Fire Prevention Week and national prevention efforts.
Ruston Leader publisher Clarence E. Faulk noted. Second class mail at Ruston Louisiana post office. Rates listed: $3.00 per year in parish, $4.00 per year elsewhere. Foreign postage extra. United Press flag and Southern Newspaper Publishers Association member. Represented by Mid-South Coiling Texas Hank Elda.
Lincoln Parish notices include legal statements on amendments and ownership of a Ruston weekly published by Leader Publishing Co. Inc, with names of publisher and officers, plus bids for a steel wheel roller and minutes from the Lincoln Parish School Board regular meeting October 2 1951. The board discusses vocational funds use, enrollment increases at Greenwourt School, improved facilities planning, and a proposed fence for school grounds.
Carolyn Watts, senior at Arcadia High School, was chosen homecoming queen by classmates. She will be crowned at the Friday game in Arcadia, escorted by Randy Joe King. Watts is active in church work and youth programs, and is noted for community service and church dedication.
An article discusses the suffering of asthma patients during attacks, noting the constant effort to draw breath and obtain oxygen. It reflects on the experience of those who have never had an attack and contrasts it with the patients’ daily ordeal.
New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and New England accounted for about one third of atomic energy businesses and 17 percent of employment, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics summary. The article notes the region’s prominence amid a Christmas dated blur of phrases and OCR errors.
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