August 1969 news

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Churchwell’s on Washington Street was well-stocked with back-to-school dress in August 1969. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)
A&P made it possible for a family to own a set of Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedias, the internet of 1969. Individual volumes were available weekly for just $1.69 with a $3 purchase. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)
Gibson’s Discount Center was a favorite shopping spot for back to school items. Classes resumed on Sept. 2, 1969, the day after Labor Day. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)
Every Thursday in August 1969, ladies were given free bikini panties and champagne at Joe’s Cellar on Washington St. in Albany. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)
Walt Disney’s “The Love Bug” was a family favorite movie in August 1969. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)
So well-loved was (is) “Herbie the Love Bug” that, 48 years later, the animation is still available on such items as this Disney scrubs top. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)
Sprite was a main advertiser in the Sunday comics in 1969. The other main sponsor was Juicy Fruit chewing gum. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)
Based the famous anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was playing at the Georgia Drive-In in August 1969. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)
This report was on the front page of the Albany Herald August 21, 1969. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)
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