Hertzberg Circus Collection Highlights San Antonio History
In the Hertzberg Collection at the Alamo area library, visitors can trace circus lore from Tom Thumb to Barnum and Buffalo Bill. The exhibit blends city layout pride with nostalgia, featuring posters, wagons, and a sword-box trick once sold by sideshow man Marvin E. Smith.
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San Antonio
Hertzberg
Harry Hertzberg
Alamo
San Antonieo Public Library
P. T. Barnum
Tom Mix
Buffalo Bill
Annie Oakley
Pawnee Bill
Jenny Lind
America
Barnum
Tom Thumb
Charles Sherwood Stratton
You
Gentry Bros. Circus
Marvin E. Smith
Smith
Brownette
Adventurous Travels on Amchitka Island Told by Mrs Carter
Mrs Carter recalls a perilous journey with three companions to Amchitka Island and other Central and South American locales. The group faced hunger storms and sharks in a banana canoe voyage, nearly losing hope, while encounters with locals and a Ecuadorian village led to meeting her future husband. They later received hospitality from Peru's president and traveled with the official endorsement of local rulers.
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Central America
Mrs. Carter
South America
Banima
Osmrath
Ecuador
Judge Studies Appeal To Halt Nuclear Blast
A federal court will hear an appeal aimed at halting a nuclear test blast as authorities move to sell delinquent properties in Garza County. The proceeding follows protests and plans for multiple sheriff sales to recover taxes linked to Day of Post, Garza County, and White River Municipal Water District.
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Ferneathy Sherif
Theo
West Pesan
Pat No Walker
Post Traaver
Post
Garza County
Post Premient
White River Municipal Water District
Eric
Walker
Eswerper
Washington
Dawid
Hesties
Tlert
Tle
Otek
Long Trick or Treatin in Store Great Pumpkin Show Arrives
Halloween events spread across Lubbock with townwide trick or treat plans and weekend activities. Traffic cautions warn drivers to expect costumed pedestrians on city streets. Community centers offer hayrides, spook houses, carnivals, and teen dances as festivities proceed Friday through Sunday.
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City of Lubbock Community Center
Dorothy Dailey
Maxey and
Llodges
Hodges Community Center
Mae Simmons
Halloween activities planned by Lubbock area churches
About 350 young members from 20 area churches will collect donations Sunday during Halloween events at Rodgers Community Center and other venues. Dances require admission to fund bands while all other activities are free.
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Rodgers Community de
Sfalloween
Unicef
Chesters
Lubbock
Daryl Goldstucker
Dif
Dailey
Pri
Ray
Loween
Colonial Nursing Home
Digest Editor Defends Church Council Charges
Digest editor Clarence W. Hall contends charges against the Council were misinformation or an attack on the church. Responding, Digest vice president Robert Devine says the articles clearly support Judeo Christian ethics over socialism while church leaders call the claims untrue.
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George W. Cornell
North
New York
Africa
World Council of Churches
Smith
Robert V. Mass
United Church
of Christ
Robert J. Marshall
Lutheran Church In America
United Methodist
Roy C. Nichols
Pittsburgh
Council
Digest
Clarence W. Hall
Robert Devine
Hall
Eugene L. Smith
U.S
Odessa Firm Submits Law Construction Bid
The Highway Department reported few bids on Friday with most anonymous bids and none quoting a black African firm. The report notes the All-Africa Conference of Churches executive committee unanimously endorses the anti racism program, while critics label some African groups as Communistic or terrorist. Dr Knutson and Dr Smith challenge those labels and urge viewed solidarity with the oppressed.
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Warae
Freeman
Tech
Hiltton Inn
Cechoslovakia
6Th Street
Avenue Q
Bers
College of Agricultural
Don Andress
Bryce Sciences
Smith
Campbell
Ranger
United Methodist Church
Por
Texarkanal
Howard County
Big Spring
Lubbock
Inj Christian College
Grandview Area
College
Gimes
South Africa
Port Ave
Priot
All-Africa Conference of Churches Executive Committee
Knutson
Revival at Oakwood Baptist Church in Lubbock
Oakwood Baptist Church at 6002 Ave U opens a fall revival led by Dr. Leon Marsh of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth with O V Keith directing music. Services run Monday through Saturday at 1145 and 730 with various emphasis programs and a goal of high attendance.
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Oakwood Baptist Church
Ave. U
Leon Marsh
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
O. V. Keith
First Baptist Church of
Red Ant Club
Good Neighbor
Stan Blevins
Lubbock
Extension Chief Takes New Job
Jim Smith resigns as Harmon County extension director to become extension director in Texas County Oklahoma. His appointment at Guymon was approved by Dr J C Evans OSU extension director. Smith is the son of Mr and Mrs Vinson Smith of Silverton.
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Silverton
Jim Smith
Harmon County
Texas County
Oklahoma
Smith
Guymon
J. Co. Evans
Oklahoma State University
Vinson Smith
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Tiny
Texas
Robert Ford
Associated Press
Amchitka Island
Teast
ALCC
Kahl Lene
London
Seceria
Wenoa
U.N. Commission For Africa
Missouri
Bismark
Dakota Zoo
Cntirenes
American Lutheran Church
United Church of Christ
Lutheran Church of America
Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Kent S. Knutson
Minneapolis
Tisthawan Maan UN
Wien
J.T. Green
Odessa
Austin
Highway Department
Ector Sidar
University Christian 1809
North Ash
Charles Carman
Plains Christian Church
University Ave
Curtis Dickinson
Apostolic Christian
64Th Street
Ft. E. Higginbotham
Peace Tabernacle
Curtis Young
FAITH
Assembly of God
Sothury Pentacostal Church
Bob Goodwin
Bible Baptist Church
Frankford Ave
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!