The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1980

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

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fourteen pages : ill. ; page 21 x 15 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Creator: Unknown. October 16, 1980.

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This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided by the West Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 110 times. More information about this issue can be viewed below.

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The West Public Library opened its current location in 1989 after the local community raised half of the costs through various fundraisers matching the other half of the costs provided by the City of West. The West Public Library presents the West Newspaper Collection. On June 11, 1892 West was officially organized into a town. It had become the center of commerce for the area.

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  • Main Title: The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1980
  • Serial Title: The West News

Description

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

Physical Description

fourteen pages : ill. ; page 21 x 15 in.
Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Published every Thursday.

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  • Volume: 90
  • Issue: 42
  • Edition: 1

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Texas Digital Newspaper Program

The Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) partners with communities, publishers, and institutions to promote standards-based digitization of Texas newspapers and to make them freely accessible.

The West News

Founded in 1909, this newspaper has served the thriving farming and railroad community of West, a town that still holds to the Czech heritage of the original settlers in the area. Digitization funded by a Tocker Foundation grant.

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Collections funded by the Tocker Foundation, which distributes funds principally for the support, encouragement, and assistance to small rural libraries in Texas.

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  • October 16, 1980

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  • April 4, 2016, 1:17 p.m.

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  • June 11, 2018, 3:32 p.m.

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The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1980, newspaper, October 16, 1980; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth715947/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting West Public Library.

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