Grandma Moses celebrated at Manchester Vermont birthday tribute
A 650 crowd will gather at the Southern Vermont Art Center to honor Anna Mary Robertson Moses known as Grandma Moses on the eve of her 100th birthday. The event highlights her long career starting at 77 and rising to world acclaim, underscoring that age is no barrier to artistic achievement.
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Congo
Cuba
Berlin
Manchester
Vermont
Grandma” Moses
Southern Vermont Art Center
Anna Mary Robertson Moses
Ady
New England
Green Mountains
Good Move by Lubbock Schools Restores Traffic View
Administrators led by Business Manager Andy Eckert moved to remove a steel mesh fence at the 22nd Street and Avenue T playground after it obstructed eastbound drivers’ view. The fence will be rebuilt to protect children and improve driver sight lines, balancing safety and traffic flow. The school system earns praise, with Superintendent Nat Williams sharing credit.
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Lubbock
Andy Eckert
22Nd St
Ave. T
Avalanche
Eckert
Nat Williams
Senator Johnson broadens base with cheerful Texas letters
The series of letters from Senator Lyndon B. Johnson to Texas editors began with Texans addressed as fellow Texans and later shifted to fellow Americans. The notes, sent ahead of Election Day, show a deliberate effort to widen his appeal as the campaign progresses.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Dallas City Manager Proposes 73 Million Budget
Worra-Worra LGIN CRULL recommends a 73,852,078 dollar budget for the next fiscal year to the Dallas city council. The note adds a puzzle about the extra 78 dollars and comments on shopping habits and ad line humor about spending beyond five hundred dollars.
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Lgin Crull
Dallas
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Morning Edition Face and Motto
Front matter from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal August 6 1960 describes the paper's publishing details in Lubbock Texas. It notes the Morning Edition and the Evening Edition offices at South Broadway and Avenue J plus Associated Press United Press International wire service membership and circulation rates for various time spans. It includes the pledge of allegiance and a page reference to page 4 section A.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche Journal Publishing Company, Inc
Sth Bt
Ave. J. Lubbock
Texas
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Texas Parker V. Prouty
Chag
A. Gut
Chas. W. Ratliff
United States of America
Republic
Justice For All
Considine's On the Line Sees Crow Eating at GOP Convention
Special correspondent Notes Rockefeller's stance on Nixon and the vice presidency. Rockefeller wears Nixon gear at the nominating session, then fumbles to realize GOP support is needed for a future Albany term. NDELL COREY jokes spark malapropism during the GOP Fashion Show. Murphy polices the platform while Montgomery handles onstage setup and presentation.
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Gov
Rockefeller
Dick Nixon
Californian
Stem
Stern
Nixon
New York
Rocky
Albany
Ndell Corey
Mary Todd Lincoln
Lou Henry
Eyes as a Modern Lie Detector
Phyllis Battelle discusses eye tests and gaze behavior as indicators of honesty, anxiety, pain sensitivity, impulsivity, and neurotic traits. Referencing studies from Ohio State University, Melbourne, Colgate, and Liftwynn Foundation, the piece links blink rate, eye color, and pupil size to emotional and psychological states, with cultural notes on public figures and souvenir sales interwoven. The tone blends sensational psychology with a peek into Hollywood era protocols and consumer curiosities.
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Ohio State University
University of Melbourne
Liftwynn Research Foundation
Westport
Conn
Liftwynn
Colgate University
West Virginia Kennedy State Primary a Kennedy Turn Point
In Charleston, West Virginia, Harry Hoffman notes Kennedy's primary victory, arguing the state proves the Catholic question is not a barrier. Kennedy carried 49 of 55 counties with 236,510 votes to Humphrey's 152,187, shaping national perceptions and signaling broader appeal beyond religion.
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Harry G. Hoffman
Charleston
W. Va
Harleston
West Virginia
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
White House
Sen. Kennedy
United States
Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Lyndon B. Johnson
Stuart Symington
Adlai Stevenson
Humphrey
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Ku Klux Klan
Johnson
Symington
Stevenson
John Doe
Los Angeles
Alfred E. Smith
James A. Read
Missouri
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
Jack Kennedy
West
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Lubbock notes on conscription, school addition and dry spell
A summary from Aug 6 1940 files notes that 11 marriage licenses show five eligible for conscription under Burke-Wadsworth act while six are ineligible. Dunbar Negro High School adds a two room wing at 6500 dollars, bringing classrooms to ten. Lubbock endures a long dry spell with temps around 100 after rain potential.
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Lubbock
Ed D. Allen
Burke-Wadsworth
Senate Military Committee
Dunbar Negro High School
E. C. Struggs
Definition of liberal and conservative by George Sokolsky
A reflective column argues that liberal and conservative labels are emotional images, not precise definitions. It notesMcCarthy era roles, shifts in government power, and the need for swift, unified responses to Cold War challenges across regions from Suez to Cuba.
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George Sokolsky
Ords
Joe McCarthy
Joe
Europe
United States
Kennedy
Nixon
Swedish American of the Year to honor Rudolph Bannow
Rudolph Bannow 63, Swedish born president of the U S National Association of Manufacturers, will be named Swedish American of the year at a Sunday ceremony. He emigrated in 1910 from an apprenticeship to a Bridgeport Conn machine plant owner. A new oil firm planning Thrace Greece exploration must spend 500000 dollars annually.
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Kremlin
France
Great Britain
Israel
United Nations
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Paris
Soviet
Russia
Jenkin
State Department
Castro
Cuba
Stockholm
Apt
Rudolph Bannow
U.S
National Association of Manufacturers
Sunday Bannow
Bridgerport Machines, Inc
United States
Bridgeport
Conn
Thrace
Greece
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Mamie Aud Deisenhower
Murphy
Frank Sinatra
Sammy Davis Jr
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Robert Montgomery
Montgomery
Phyllis Battelle
York
Hollywood
George
Bana
Barry Goldwater
Everett Dirksen
Tizzy
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Ray Tucker
Tis Daily
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
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