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Ruston Leader

Location

Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1931

Page

2

Ruston Leader publication details and editorial staff

The Ruston Leader lists publication details including entering second class matter at the Ruston post office, address, and contact information. It notes official journal status for Lincoln Parish and Lincoln Parish School Board and states obituary and personal notices will be charged at advertising rates.

C. E. Pauls, JR Ruston Official Journal Parish of Lincoln and Lincoln Parish School Board

What Is Normal In Tough Economic Times

In a discussion on current business conditions, Bruce Barton argues that prosperity cycles are misperceived and that normal periods are hard. He notes excess fat and extravagant ideas have dissipated, with a focus on work over wealth and the resilience built by enduring difficult years.

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Agriculture Cooperative Movement Shows Promising Path Forward

Agriculture seeks an escape from long standing problems through cooperation. About 12,000 farmers cooperatives in the United States handle over 2.5 billion dollars in yearly business. Large organizations with 10 to 100 million in annual sales dominate, reflecting a growing scale and bargaining power among farmers.

Vera McCrea Dairymen’s League Cooperative Association Agricultur

Nations must co operate to ease world wheat glut

An editorial argues nations cannot act alone and must co operate, citing a bumper US wheat crop and China buying 15 900 000 bushels under Farm Board terms. It laments a projected $5 000 000 loss but urges relief, unity, and humanitarian use of surplus to avert starvation.

United States China Fedeval Farm Board

Editors Debate Cotton Acreage Cut Plan In South

Arkansas Senator Robinson backs a 50 percent acreage reduction starting next year through 1936. He proposes county farm leader groups and credit controls to enforce the cut, with cooperation from the Agriculture Department and Farm Board. The Florida editor laments enthusiasm for farming as work.

Mtohnson Department of Agriculture Federal Farm Board Uiit Robinson Tow Kansas City Times

Skeleton of Indian Found at Federal Fish Hatchery Site

Skeleton unearthed by trench work at the federal fish hatchery site last week is believed to be a Native American remains. Fragments of pottery and beads were found nearby. experts theorize the bones may belong to a Nakitosh, Cadaux, or Natchez person. A trench collapse during digging narrowly buried worker L H B McGee, who escaped with difficulty.

Federal Fish Hatchery Times George Williamson Science Department State Normal College Williamson George Stephens Arizona State Hospital L. HB. McGee McGee

Paying the Price on Military Preparedness

The piece argues that military personnel oppose war yet seek adequate readiness, noting veterans’ horror of war and trained troops. It cites Major General Charles P. Summerall on preferring peace through preparedness over paying wartime costs, reflecting public sentiment against large standing forces.

Congress Charles P. Sutmneralt Thor

World government likely, says World Union leader

World Union asserts that in coming years a world government is inevitable. The speaker notes Honduras has cut military bands to save money, keeping only the Tegucigalpa band.

Honduras Tegucigipa

Christianity in Asia Sunday School Lesson

The text discusses Pentecost as a bridge between old and new faith, the missionary movement guided by God, and Paul’s perseverance through opposition. It emphasizes belief in divine providence, growth of religious life, and the unity of early Christian experience with its origins, urging steadfast faith amidst trials.

Jesus Peter Stephen Paul Barnabas God

Rural population shift shapes Southern census view

The article notes a rural farm population of 43 percent in the South and 24.8 percent nationally, with 48.3 percent in non-farm rural groups. It discusses migration to cities, improved production, and a potential movement back to farms as times improve, along with expected changes in farm numbers and benefits from reduced surplus.

Seath United States Suuthan

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