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Action Magazine, October 1978

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Cover story on Sonny Baermann's painting of Willie Nelson's Guitar Trigger.
Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Joe Anthony, Fred Astaire, Manfred Beck, Tony Booth, Frenchie Burke, Larry Burruss, George Chambers, Cesar Chavez, Dina Covington, Hondo Crouch, Chon Davila, Bobby Flores, Robert Gomez, Waylon Jennings, Darrell McCall, Augie Meyers, Pete Montemayor, Pearl Montoya, Keith Moon, Barbara Murullo, Don Pedro, Sunny Planto, Jim Redd, Jon Robbins, Woody Roberts, Johnny Solo, Ronnie Spillman, Ted Stecker, Encore Talent, Chuck Tate, Wayne Turner, Jim Wharton, Vivian Rosales Wharton, Patrick Whitmore.

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Samuel Holmes oral history interview

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Sam Holmes talks about growing up and the different jobs he's held in Austin, including selling newspapers and working in a grocery store as a child in the 1930s. He also shares memories of working at the Driskill Hotel in Austin, a popular political meeting ground when LBJ was president.

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Lola Cheatham oral history interview

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Lola Cheatham, a long-time San Marcos resident talks about the growth of San Marcos and what Texas State used to be like. She recalls growing up and attending school in Caldwell County, going to college at Texas College in Tyler, and working for SWTSU for sixteen years. She shares her experiences and duties during her employment at the University Staff Lounge in Flowers Hall. Ms. Cheatham discusses university figures such as Emmie Craddock, John Flowers, LBJ, and Dana Smith, the university's first enrolled African-American student.