1947 | The Great Bubble Gum Scare of ‘47 | Louisiana History

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In May 1947 dozens of children in three parishes started getting sick. The cause was traced back to bubble gum. Gum was seized and banned from stores. In this Louisiana History Minute we tell you the story of the great bubble gum scare of 1947.

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Bubble Gum Seized - Daily Advertiser
https://www.newspapers.com/image/536506546/?terms=%22bubble%20gum%22&match=1

Are you Blowin’ Poison Bubbles? - West Carroll Gazette
https://www.newspapers.com/image/474386756/?terms=%22bubble%20gum%22&match=1

History of Bubble Gum
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-invention-of-bubble-gum-1779256

Opening of Paris Bubble Gum Factory
https://texasarchive.org/2011_02350

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Photo Credits: Louisiana Digital Library, US Library of Congress, Newspapers.com, Briscoe Center for American History, Freepix.com
Music by kaazoom from Pixabay

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