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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
6
Philadelphia June 24. A seven hour rousing session of the Republican convention reduced to a whisper as 14,000 delegates voiced their seven “people’s choices.” The crowd started with war whoops and boos, then wore down in the lengthy proceedings.
A dental powder promises to fix slipping false teeth with no taste or souring, while denture odor is reduced. The ad is followed by a vivid recounting of late night Dewey Taft Warren Stassen rally scenes, with decor, crowds, and quirky quotes from delegates and spectators. A distant historical note mentions Col. R. I. Dodge sighting a 4,000,000 strong bison herd in May 1871.
Four defendants faced traffic violations totaling 20 dollars while 31 parking violators were fined 31 dollars. A separate case fined 300 dollars for operating a vehicle under alcoholic influence with no brakes and no muffler. Other individuals received fines or jail terms for fighting, disturbing the peace, destroying property, vagrancy, trespassing, and being drunk and disorderly.
The earliest ice skates known were bone runners worn by the primitive Norseman who tied the bones to their feet with thongs.
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