Fiddler Mears recalls early contests and rivalries
Veteran fiddler Mears reflects on starting times with a Stainer fiddle kept for forty years and lists popular tunes. He praises Texas fiddlers as top, notes Tennessee blue grass rivals, and treats contests like boxing matches while planning Labor Day in Brownwood and the Panhandle South Plains Fair in Lubbock later.
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Tomy Jerry
Arkanaas Veler
Gray Eagle
Ken
Mears
Texas
Tennessee
Mearshad
Eck Robinson
Amarillo
Straley Alsup
Comanche
Lubbock
Panhandie South Plains
Termed Illness Case Sparks Plane Trip to Australia
A confused report from Odessa in 1969 describes a terminally ill man who flies to Australia with a fake doctor. His wife visits in the hospital while doctors note no real improvement and warn the condition may worsen after a transient state of apparent progress.
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Dalgleist
Heloise tips and snippets spark everyday fixes
A mixed, informal note outlines home life tips from Heloise hints on child decor crafts and cleaning hacks. It mentions grandmotherly craft projects with drapes made from cloth, playful border art, and simple cleaning reminders, plus a casual question about napkin security on breezy days.
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Heloise
UT archives reveal campus calm amid protests and parent attitudes
An interview discusses why Texas students showed less disruption and how perceived authority, Vietnam War fallout, and campus governance affected dissidents. The dialogue notes limited parental concern, dorm curfews, and shifts in student activism during the past year.
UAW Chief Forecasts Identical Offers From Big Three
Detroit AP Leonard Woodcock warned the United Auto Workers must win major contract concessions or strike Sept 15 against one automaker. He said GM Ford and Chrysler will issue identical offers Tuesday and urged authorization to strike if necessary. He pressed unlimited cost of living wage protection and a $500 monthly pension after 30 years.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Woodcock
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
UAW Ford
White pupils boycott spread as states set school openings
Communities in Florida Georgia and the Carolinas prepare for opening days amid planned boycotts and unilateral withdrawals. Activist groups claim Florida law allows pupils to stay home when facing insurmountable obstacles while Georgia urges a 30 day stay at home. In South Carolina and Mississippi, protests target desegregation and school closings, with federal court actions and HEW guidance shaping implementation.
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Rubin
Florida
Jis
Estes
Georgia
Guv
Lester Maddox
Allen Cleveland
Auburn University
Alrate
Mississippi
Grays
Easley
S.C
Lamar
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Raleigh, N.C
Houston Aug 14 integration suit briefs due
Integration efforts in Houston require briefs from Madison Klein and Justice Department attorneys within 15 days. The deadline was extended to 5 p.m. today due to Saturday. Hearings are planned for September with no date set. Corpus Christi desegregation plans due to Judge Seals by Wednesday.
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Houston
Madison- Klein
Vie
Justice Department
Corpus Christi
U.S
Woodrow Seals
Seals
Christ's. A
Gs Ovel
Sears
Tyler
Lubbock Jaycee Picked as National Director Townsend
Charles Townsend of 3804 42nd Street former president of the Lubbock Jaycees was elected by the Texas Jaycees Board of Directors to serve as a national director. He will supervise four vice presidents and oversee Jaycee activities across many Texas towns and cities. Townsend has six years in Lubbock and works as a traffic representative for Time-D C Inc and serves on the Chamber of Commerce Greeting Committee.
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Charles Townsend
42Nd St
Lubbock Jaycees
Texas Jaycees Board of Directors
Townsend
Jaycee
Lorenzo
Lubbock
Levelland
Brownfield
Denver City
Odessa
Midland
Kermit
Monshana
Andrews
Pecos
el Paso
Time-Dc, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Three Wounded In Gun Knife Incidents Here
Three persons suffered minor wounds in separate city incidents Sunday. Pete Hernandez age 23 of 1713 East 4th Street was treated and released from iene Methodist Hospital for a hot wound in the left side.
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Pete Hernandez
E. 4Th St
Iene Methodist Hospital
Feta Pollge Sa Oe
Childbirth Without Pain Presents Classes in Lubbock
A series of classes presented by Childbirth Without Pain of Lubbock will begin. Details about instructors and schedules are not fully readable in the text.
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Lubbock
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