Polish Miners and the Thurber Coal Boom
Przygoda studies 1888 labor unrest among about 160 Polish miners at the Johnson Coal Mining Co. in Thurber after oil discovery shifted workers to farming or Fort Worth stockyards. Papers found by Nancy Speede trace Polish workers from strikes over wage cuts to the company’s sale and revival efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurber
Tech
Fort Worth
Przygoda
Strawn
Johnson Coal Mining Co
Southwest Collection
Nancy Speede
Abilene
William W. Johnson
Johnson Company
Johnson
Texas and Pacific Coal Mining Co
Texas and Pacific Coal Company
Hwy. 80
Ranger
Loyola
Fair Park improvements eyed as Panhandle South Plains Fair grows
Messages of welcome from Governor Preston Smith Mayor W D Rogers Jr and John E Vickers head a note on Fair Park upgrades including more parking rest areas and a new entrance. The Panhandle South Plains Fair ranks among world leading expositions with 275 028 attendance last year and low admission fees aid steady growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guv Preston Smith
W. D. Rogers, Jr
John E. Vickers
The
Fair Association Board of Directors
Fair Park
Panhandle South Plains Fair
United States
Canada
City Sales Tax Boon Lowers Property Rate in Budget
The city estimated at least 1.5 million annual revenue from the new sales tax with expectations around 2 million. Since April 1, 1968, quarterly receipts rose from 472,502 to 567,173 then 646,905, aiding a 10 cent property tax cut for the budget year starting Oct. 1 and enabling carryover if revenues exceed estimates. The tax is collected with the state levy and returned quarterly by the state.
Bonds Reduced for Mewborn and Greer in Station Burglary Case
Justice of the Peace F H Bolen cut two bonds for Gerald Dean Mewborn to 2500 each after setting 10000 total the day before. Charlies Eugene Greer kept 10000 bond while Mewborn and Greer face charges for burglaries at Powell Texaco Station and Kitty Kat Klub. LeCroy is away on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
F. H. Bolen
Gerald Dean Mewhborn
Dartmouth St
Bolen
Mewborn
Charlies Eugene Greer
Powell
Texaco
Amarillo Highway
Kitty Kat Klub
Ave. Q
Greer
LeCroy
Spouse Divorces Bert Lancaster in California
Norma Marie Lancaster obtained an interlocutory divorce decree in Santa Monica Superior Court citing extreme cruelty after a 26 year marriage. The couple, parents of three teenage daughters, filed the May 28 divorce suit against Burt Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Norma Marie Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
Superior Court
Medal citations honor airmen in Vietnam operations
Maj. Fenn earns two Distinguished Flying Crosses for heroism near Hue and in the Delta region. He ejected after being damaged, spent a night in jungle, and was recovered the next day. Capt. Hunt receives Silver Star and DFC for near Tay Ninh and Ben Luc actions, with additional Oak Leaves and decorations, living with wife Alishia Spendrove in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenn
United States
Hue
Rvn
Delta
South Vietnam
Maj
Peggy Jean Proctor
I Leo B. Hunt
Tay Ninh
Republic of Vietnam
Hunt
Ben Luc
Capt. Hunt
Korea
Alishia Joy Spendrove
9Th St. Lubbock
Film Crew Hired Panthers for Berkeley Riots Probe Says
Sheriff official states a Hollywood crew hired Black Panther types to join Berkeley People’s Park protests and a March 6 UC strike. MGM credit cards tied to eight black beret clad youths drew questions as authorities traced the crew to Arizona and Berkeley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Hollywood
Park
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Studios
MGM
Houchins
Berkeley
Arizona
Mitsukoshi Unveils Lunar Module Miniature for Toy Sales
The Mitsukoshi department store unveils a 3.28 foot diameter miniature Apollo 11 lunar module to boost toy sales. The model costs 4138 dollars and hangs from a ceiling mechanism that allows it to revolve in a 52.4 foot orbit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SEM Tokyo
Mitsukoshi Department Store
Ispace Toys
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fair Book
Department of Economics
Texas
Lubbock
Southwest
LIONS
Industrial Lions Club of
Bush’s
Dale Pepper
Neil Smyers
Ronnie Shepherd
Cary Magness
Floyd Golden
Tim Cox
James Grusendorf
Bert Lancaster
Reese
Maj. Fenn
Rector
Black Panther
Antonioni
Contra Costa Junior College
Richmond
University of California In
Signa
Wards
Terry
Powr-Kraft
Briggs & Stratton
Boston
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!