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Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Cover story on Hondo Crouch's death.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Dan Aitken, Scotty Blair, Ronnie Branham, Milton Carroll, Roy Clark, Chon Davila, Pam Grimes, Ernie Haessly, Paul Harvey, Roy Head, Sweat Hog, Elvis Ii, Jerry Jeff, Waylon Jennings, Marie Laveau, Rick Loranc, Augie Meyers, Ronnie Milsap, John Monfrey, Willie Nelson, Gary Nunn, Bob Oldreive, Ed Reeves, Lana Seekatz, Artly Snuff, Kenny Starr, Dana Valery, Bob Wills, Tammy Wynette.

In the 1978 interview, conducted by History faculty members Merry FitzPatrick and Ronald C. Brown, Dr. Henrietta "Retta" Murphy talks about her experiences at Southwest Texas State, from her arrival in 1919 when the school was still a Normal College, through her retirement in 1956.  She relates stories about President “Prexy” Evans, President Flowers, Lyndon Johnson, and mentions SWT professors H.M. Greene, James Taylor, Emmie Craddock, Alfred Nolle, and Betty Kissler among others. She also talks about her beliefs about education and teaching and offers examples from her years of teaching college students.  The interviewers and Dr. Murphy had a collegial relationship and they laughed through much of the interview.