26 Feb 1929
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1929
Page
1
Press reports a state advisory urging stock owners to vaccinate cattle horses and mules against Charbon or anthrax due to recurring cycles. Secretary PB Flowers notes Charbon first appeared in 1920 with 1924 followups and recommends early spring vaccination to build protection before the summer outbreak potential.
Louisiana property assessments rose 20 percent over a decade but total taxation leapt over 100 percent. The state tax commission data show 1919 assessments at 1.452 billion dollars versus 1928 at 1.734 billion, with municipal, local, and state taxes all increasing accordingly.
Ten club boys from Bienville parish high school join District Ranger W. E. Thompson to guard a 20000 acre area from fire. They receive the same pay as regular wardens, a practice Louisiana promotes as unique for youth practical instruction in forest fire prevention.
A vintage advertisement promotes Marmola lotion tablets as a solution for weight control blaming faulty nutrition rather than overeating. It asserts the tablets provide a correct formula and explain why weight decreases, urging readers to buy a $1 box for results and renewed vitality.
An automobile matching most details of the suspected killer’s car was found abandoned near Morristown, about 20 miles from Cranford. Descriptions differed on color with witnesses recalling blue in dawn light, while the discovered gray vehicle plummeted down a six foot embankment after breaking a wooden fence.
The Louisiana education department’s home economics division launches a program to boost state cotton use and cut high school education costs for girls. Miss Clyde Mobley and Miss Hazel Grimm lead, with participation from parish and district rallies and colleges. A state high school rally will feature clothing contests including dresses for school wear and graduation.
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