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Strip cropping for conservation and production. (open access)

Strip cropping for conservation and production.

Discusses the role of soil and moisture conservation to keep land productive and increase crop yields. Describes methods and uses of strip cropping.
Date: 1953
Creator: Tower, Harold E. (Harold Everett), 1904- & Gardner, Harry H. (Harry Harrison), 1891-
System: The UNT Digital Library
School of Music Program Book 1952-1953 (open access)

School of Music Program Book 1952-1953

Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1952-1953 school year at the North Texas State College School of Music.
Date: 1953
Creator: North Texas State College. School of Music.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of North Texas State College: 1953-1954, Undergraduate (open access)

Catalog of North Texas State College: 1953-1954, Undergraduate

Catalog for North Texas State College includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the school (academic calendar, list of officers and faculty, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.).
Date: February 1953
Creator: North Texas State College
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Art Forum Pressbook, 1953-1954] (open access)

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1953-1954]

Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas, from 1953 to 1954 with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. This scrapbook includes a history of the study topics by year for the Art Unit of the Women's Forum and who led the discussion as well as the listing of the presidents of the Art Unit of the club since its inception to 1955.
Date: 1953/1954
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes 2 (open access)

Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes 2

Travis County Commissioners Court minutes from August 1953 to May 1956, documenting proceedings of county administrative court. Business transacted includes classification and expenditure of county funds, approval of claims, levy of taxes, care of paupers, construction and maintenance of public buildings and roads, management of other county works, calling of bids and letting of contracts, designation of election precincts, appointments of election judges, calling of elections, and approval of bonds of county officials. Arranged chronologically by date of proceeding.
Date: 1953-08/1956-05
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Worley's Abilene (Taylor County, Texas) City Directory, 1953 (open access)

Worley's Abilene (Taylor County, Texas) City Directory, 1953

Directory for Abilene, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals, as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a directory of householders, occupants of office buildings and other business places, including a complete street and avenue guide and much information of a miscellaneous character; also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory." The general index begins on page iii and the index to advertisers begins on page v.
Date: 1953
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Almanac, 1954-1955 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1954-1955

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, weather, "resources, industries, commerce, history, government, population and all other subjects relating to the political, civic and economic development" of the time. A general index is on page 637.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 12] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 12]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1953/1958
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1953 to 1954] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1953 to 1954]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1953 and 1954, including the name and address of each property's owner, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1953/1954
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History