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Cover story on Kindrick cartoon by Bob Rohan.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Mark Abernathy, Ronnie Allen, Marcia Ball, Ronnie Branham, Cooter Brown, Jackson Browne, Johnny Bush, Vikki Carr, Jimmy Casas, Patsy Coleman, Alvin Crow, Kent Finlay, Chuck Formes, Bill Francis, Mike Garrity, Jim Glass, Alex Habeeb, Kyle Harris, Miss Healy, Marlene James, Waylon Jennings, Cam King, Wimpy Lassiter, Carlyne Majers, Darrell McCall, Augie Meyers, John Monfrey, Joker Moon, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Charlie Pride, Paul Ray, Dub Robinson, Bananas Rodriguez, Frank Rodriguez, Jorge Roque, Rico Rosales, Stan Rupert, Doug Sahm, Bobby Smith, Rod Stewart, Ernest Tubb, Bob Wills.

Margaret Fields talks about her early life in New Braunfels and life during the Great Depression. She describes the university campus and the schooling she received at Texas State in the 1930s and 1940s. She mentions places like Old Main; people such as C.E. Evans, Mary Brogdon, Leland Derrick, and John Flowers; and her experiences living off-campus. She discusses the various teaching jobs she took in Comal County and Medina County as well as her work with the state vocational rehabilitation department in Austin and other companies in Houston. She outlines how it all led her to her current job at the Sophienburg Museum in New Braunfels.

A publication for the faculty and staff of Southwest Texas State University

Cover story on Johnny Bush