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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1968
Page
6
An AP writer chronicles riding a Rex Parade float during Mardi Gras in downtown New Orleans. The piece captures adoration, crowd pleas, and the glittering chaos as revelers reach for throws, with vivid scenes of competing grabbers and a two cent plastic bauble becoming priceless for a day.
A Rex Krewe float parade on Mardi Gras costs Rex members about 36000 dollars for costumes beads and throws. Crowds pack St Charles Avenue as riders toss beads and doubloons while revelers beg for trinkets amid loud cheers and street festivities.
An old advertisement warns parents that one in three people may have worm infestations and urges using Jayne's Vermifuge tablets. It explains pills reach the bowels, kill pin and round worms, and offers sizes for children and adults with pharmacist approval.
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