Border Olympics

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1. “Border Prepares For Its Olympic Games” by Rudy Garcia, February 18, 1976
2. Border Olympics flyer from March 1, 1936
3. The Laredo Times, “Border Olympics Hall: Six who started first meet in 1933 due induction”, February 26, 1981
4. 1997 Border Olympics Roster
5. Laredo Weekly Times, “Make Your Entry” from February 20, 1910
6. “The Official Program of Washington Celebration”, January 2, 1924
7. The Laredo Times, “Many Features Add To 1933 Fiesta”, January 15, 1933
8. The Laredo Times, “Plans Completed for Celebration Olympic Meet/Cinder Stars Coming Here”, January 19, 1933
9. The Laredo Times, “Star Athletes Coming for Olympics”, January 29, 1933
10. The Laredo Times, “Mexico Will Hold Olympic Tryouts”, February 5, 1933
11. The Laredo Times, “Texas University Leads Border Olympics Entries”, February 19, 1933
12. The Laredo Times, “Big Field for Olympics”, February 21, 1933
13. The Laredo Times, “Texas University Leads Fields in Border Olympic/Thousands See Track Stars Compete”, February 23, 1933
14. The Laredo Times, “Olympic Stars Expected First of Week/150 Thinclads to Come Here for Meet”, February 18, 1934
15. The Laredo Times, “Second Meeting to Draw 150 Athletes”, February 20, 1934
16. The Laredo Times, “Olympic Stars to Arrive Wednesday/Sell-Out of Tickets is Seen”, February 20, 1934
17. “Border Olympics at Athletic Park Today”, February 22, 1935
18. The Laredo Times, “Records Shattered in Laredo Olympics/Texas U. and Jefferson Winners”, February 24, 1935
19. The Laredo Times, “Border Games to Have Fast Track/Fifth Annual Event Under Floodlights to Furnish Hot Competition”, February 24, 1936.
20. The Laredo Times, “Martin Urges Full Support for Meet/Citizens Should All Attend Event to be Held Here Next Monday”, February 26, 1936.
21. Ad for Laredo Camber of Commerce and Frontier Olympics, February 26, 1936
22. The Laredo Times, “Charlie Casper Will Officiate Meet as Starter; Success Assured/ Ten Colleges, 20 Schools Entered”, February 26, 1936
23. The Laredo Times, “Sport in Sport”, by Raul X. Gonzalez, February 26, 1936
24. The Laredo Times, “Tickets to Big Event Out Fast”, Some of State’s Most Prominent Sports Figures Will Be Here”, February 27, 1936.
25. The Laredo Times, “Promise To Be Big Event Each March 2/Jackson Asks Laredo Citizens to ‘Snap out of it’ And See Big Value”, February 27, 1936.
26. The Laredo Times, “Sport in Sports”, by Raul X. Gonzalez, February 27 1936.
27. The Laredo Times, “Final Drive Being Made on Tickets”, February 28, 1936.
28. The Laredo Times, “Winter Garden Coming to The Olympics”, February 28, 1936.
29. The Laredo Times, “Sport in Sports”, by Raul X. Gonzalez, March 1, 1936.
30. The Laredo Times, “Sports Writers and Coaches Also Here; Events Go On Rain or Shine”, March 2, 1936.
31. The Laredo Times, “Olympics Tonight if Rain Stops”, March 2, 1936
32. The Laredo Times, “Olympics are Great Success: More than a Thousand in Stands” March 3, 1936.
33. The Laredo Times, “Hopes To See Other Sports Included”, February 27^th, 1938.
34. Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association Past Presidents
35. Laredo the Gateway from Laredo Chamber of Commerce, “Laredo at Play”, 1944
36. The Laredo Times, “LULAC pays tribute to Matias De Llano Sr.” by Odie Arambula, February 17, 1982
37. The Laredo Times, “Border Olympic Child of Washington’s Birthday/12^th Annual Meet to be March 10”, February 16, 1944
38. The Laredo Times, “Stockman’s Ball Tickets On Sale”, February 8, 1948.
39. The Laredo Times, “Martin Band, Olympic Will Sponsor Event/FETE Fireworks Schedule”, February 3, 1948
40. The Laredo Times, “Nixon Appoints Stockmen’s Ball Chairmen”, January 24, 1950.
41. The Laredo Times, “Cowboy Entertainer at Stockmen’s Ball”, February 13, 1950.
42. The Laredo Times, “Stockmen’s Ball Will Open Fete Saturday/Dance Set At Airport”, February 17, 1950.
43. The Laredo Times, “53^rd Annual Washington Birthday Celebration Open with Stockmen’s Ball”, February 19^th, 1950.
44. The Laredo Times, “Fiesta”, February 5, 1954
45. The Laredo Times, “Stockmen’s Ball Declared Best in History of Birthday Fiesta”, February 20, 1956.
46. The Laredo Times, “Stockmen’s Ball Set For Feb. 17”, January 4, 1962.
47. The Laredo Times, “Over One Thousand Attend Stockmen’s Ball”, February 13, 1966.
48. The Laredo Times, “Stockmen’s Ball Tickets Available”, February 11, 1966.
49. The Laredo Times, “Border Dance on Feb. 21”, January 30, 1975.
50. The Laredo Times, “Pan Am Fair Gave Us Stockmen’s Ball”, February 4, 1982.
51. The Laredo Times, “Stockmen’s Ball Benefits Go To Border Olympics Fund”, February 4, 1988.
52. The Laredo Times, “Step Lively to Stockman’s Ball”, February 1, 1990.
53. The Laredo Times, “Garcia…”, March 8, 1981.