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Article in Valley Morning Star predicting the favorite for an upcoming track meet

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Article in Valley Morning Star on the left handed pitcher John "Lefty" Groves.

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Article in Valley Morning Star about the new addition to the Harlingen Capitols

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Article in Valley Morning Star encouraging attendance at the upcoming baseball game

[newspaper clipping] Brownsville Charros Beat Del Rio 8-1
Article in Valley Morning Star discussing the Browsville Charros' victory over the Del Rio Cowboys

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Article in Valley Morning Star detailing the past year in sprots

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Article in Valley Morning Star detailing a basketball game with UTPA

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Article in Valley Morning Star detailing recent golf tournament

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Article in Valley Morning Star focusing on Texas Southmost College's baseball season

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[news photograph] Students with Protest Sign during the Edcouch-Elsa High School Walkout
From left, Mirtala Villarreal, Martina Gonzales, and Patsy Jacinto, Edcouch-Elsa High School students holding a poster with the slogan "We want better education."

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[news clipping] Fallen Victim From the Pharr Riots, 1971-02-11 (Valley Morning Star)
A news release over a funeral of Alfonso Laredo Flores, a 20-year-old, construction worker, who was killed during the Pharr Riots.

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Caption: The Donna High School Redskins State AA Champions 1961

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Portrait of Donna High School Basketball Team and Coach

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Signatures besides each player's face.

Telegram from Edgewood District Concerned Parents Supporting Javier Ramirez of the Edcouch-Elsa Walkout
A telegram sent to a student from "The Edgewood District Concerned Parents Association," congratulating Javier Ramirez for his organization of the Edcouch-Elsa Walkout.

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[photograph] Engraving of Statue of Sam Houston

[photograph] Statue of Stephen F. Austin
Statue of Stephen F. Austin Erected in Statuary Hall of the Capitol Building at Washington

[map] Texas as it was in 1835 under Mexican rule
A historical map titled “Texas as it was in 1835 under Mexican Rule” shows the region of Texas and surrounding areas during the period before the Texas Revolution. The map is lightly tinted and bordered with an ornate decorative frame. It includes…

Press release for celebration of Juneteenth at Bethel Park (2015)
Schedule for the Juneteenth Celebration at Bethel Park.

[news clipping] Edinburg Juneteenth observation Thursday at Restlawn Cemetery, Valley Town Crier (1997-06-18)
A newspaper clip for the Juneteenth celebration in Edinburg at the Restlawn Cemetery. The author explains directions on where the place is located.

"Facts On Working And Living Conditions of Texas Farm Workers," from El Cuhamil newsletter, 1977-02-28
The article reports that Texas farm workers—especially in the Rio Grande Valley—face extremely low wages, poor housing, limited education, and no job security. Most earn below poverty levels, live in substandard homes without basic utilities, often…

"Melon Strike Begins," El Cuhamil, 1976-05-20
A newspaper clipping from El Cuhamil, announcing the beginning of a melon strike. The Texas Farm Worker's Union started the strike in a rally May 16, 1976.

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"Strike Pressure Hits Growers." El Cuhamil, February 27, 1976.
A newspaper clip by the Texas Farm Workers' Union urges the farmers to keep the citrus strike despite the threats they receive. Some of the threats mentioned are "threats of death, shooting and flimsy complaints."
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