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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1928

Page

20

Show People at the Saenger Promises Hollywood Laughs

The feature film Show People starring Marion Davies and William Haines will play with two Vitaphone vaudeville acts. King Victor’s story follows a Southern girl who comes to Hollywood, rises to stardom, and uses studio life as backdrop. The film, praised as a masterpiece, includes scenes shot around studios and gates and even the commissary.

King Victor Hollywood Victor Peggy Marion Davies William Haines America Illiam Haines

Holiday mail rules aim to speed Christmas deliveries

With three weeks to Christmas, Postmaster A A Thoman urges early mailing and careful addressing. Instructions cover sender naming, one-sided addresses, return cards, and packing in durable containers. Do not seal parcels unless labeled contents Merchandise. Clerks will take Christmas leave, delaying deliveries until after December 25, prompting earlier mailing.

A. A. Thoman New

Fur Trapping Boom As Louisiana Yields Grow

The Associated Press reports the Louisiana fur season opens with 15,000 trappers in marshlands pursuing muskrat, raccoon, mink, and otter. Louisiana hosts the nation’s largest fur industry with one of the richest fur lands, aided by recent flood dynamics that may boost yields despite prior levee cuts.

New Orleans Der Louisiana State Department of Conservation United States

Camp Fire Girls Plant Living Christmas Trees

Camp Fire girls, with FE M Thornton, state forest ranger, will collect pines Saturday morning and plant living Christmas trees on school grounds in two cities. The project aims at tree conservation and beautification, with honors to be awarded for the effort.

FE. M. Thornton

Local families share weekend visits across Louisiana towns

STANDARD reports Mr. and Mrs. Allen Cupples hosted in Urania with family while Zeila Hixson visited in Shreveport during the Thanksgiving holidays. Miss Dorothy Minard stayed with her parents in Monroe, others traveled to Monroe and West Monroe for visits, plus trips to Rochelle Webb Jena and Winnfield.

News-Star Standard Dorothy Minard Monroe H. P. Minard Irene Hixson Pearl Holloman Sadie York Walter Stone Tulles Ada May Woods Tom Hammock J.C. Thompson Rochelle Albert McBroom W.¢. King R. L. Avery R. H. Heacock L. L. Stuckey West Monroe H. L. Avery Tullos Thelma Jo Markham Allen Cupples M. C. Cupples Webb J. D. Manchester Jena Beulah Whitehead Agnes Wieble Winnfield

Louisiana 4-H delegation parades at Chicago congress

Baton Rouge reports the Louisiana 4-H and extension workers join the seventh National Club congress in Chicago. Fifteen prize-winning 4-H members and nine parish agents participate in a parade, each wearing a Louisiana representation.

Baton Rouge Louisiana Chicago W. C. Abbott

Louisiana to Sell Flood Relief Bond Issue in Baton Rouge

Bids for the sale of 294642.35 dollars in flood relief bonds were opened in Baton Rouge as Louisiana seeks funding for flood relief measures. The issue totals 294642.35 dollars and is aimed at supporting flood control and recovery efforts.

L. B. Baynard Louisiana Baton Rouge, la

Flood year predicts large muskrat crop in Louisiana

Veteran trappers report abundant fresh water grass, the preferred muskrat food, promising a rise in muskrat populations over the next few years. Despite flood conditions, experts forecast a seven million dollar fur yield for Louisiana this year.

Louisiana

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