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[The First Air-Mail Service to Mineral Wells]

The first batch of airmail arrived in Mineral Wells, 1947, 6:30 pm. Individuals from left are: John Chamberlain, Manager of the Chamber of Commerce, Fred Parnell, Bill Cameron, of the Index, Fred Brown, Manager of the Baker Hotel, Mayor John Miller, an unidentified pilot, D.C. Harris, Postmaster (holding the mail bag) and R. T. Jones. The airplane in the background, a Cessna 190, was probably the one used to transport the mail. It appeared to be a cold day, as the officials are all wearing coats. (A negative accompanying this picture depicted a "Christmas rush at the old Post Office")
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A High School Coronation, 1947]

The High School Coronation of 1947 had its picture taken in the Convention Hall. The photograph was taken by Du-Caan Studios, Mineral Wells, Texas. The people involved--with two possible exceptions--are not known. [written on the back in pencil: Barbara Bowman Barbara Weaver]
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The W.O.W. (Woodmen on the World) Drill Team]

This picture shows the Woodmen of the World Drill Team, taken on June 19, 1947. A caption on the back of the photograph reads: WOW DRILL TEAM 6-19-47---- Herman Tolbert, Capt.--LEFT TO RIGHT: Front row: Walter Carter, Gene Lee, Jimmy Brandenburg, Charlie Davis, Bill Teichman, Idys Cox, Jr., Boyce Harvey, Billy Brooks. Back Row: Melton Brewton, Walter Moore, Hayden Hughes, Bazil Brewton, Unknown [heavily underlined, with small lacuna, also underlined, following] Roy Alderson, Roy Brewton and Eldred Fryer. A further caption, rotated 90 degrees to the first reads: "Picture taken in Convention Hall." On the front of the photograph is handwritten: "phillips [sic] photog-aphic [sic] Service Abilene, Texas" in white ink. The photograph appears in A.F. Weaver's "TIME WAS in Mineral Wells" on page 165.
Date: June 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lake Valley Manganese Deposits, Sierra County, New Mexico (open access)

Lake Valley Manganese Deposits, Sierra County, New Mexico

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the manganese deposits in Sierra County, New Mexico. Descriptions of the physicality, and characteristics of the manganese ore are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: June 1947
Creator: Apell, G. A.; Hazen, Scott W. & Howe, E. G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Dr. White - March 5, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Dr. White - March 5, 1947]

A letter written to Dr. White from T. N. Carswell dated March 5, 1947. Carswell lists the names of men from the 24th District to whom he has spoken and who are willing to work for the liquor cause. The men listed and their respective counties are Nolan County: Rev. L. D. Ball and Judge W. E. Ponder, Sweetwater. Mitchell County: Rev. Jim Sharp, Colorado City and Rev. John Price, Loraine. Scurry County: Layman H. L. Wrenn, Snyder. Fisher County: Bro. Brown, Rotan. Jones County: Bro. Hayes, Stamford; Bro. Chambers, Anson; Bro. O'Steen, Hamlin. Haskell County: Bro. Whatley, Haskell, Bro. Powell, Rule, Bro. Young, Rochester. Throckmorton County: Layman J. J. Keeter, Throckmorton. Shackelford County: Brother Thompson, Bro. Welbourn. Callahan County: Bro. English, Bro. Davis. Eastland County: Bro. Ham, Ranger, Bro. Strickland, Cisco, Bro. Porter. Stephens County: Bro. Aldridge, Breckenridge. Palo Pinto County: Bro. Watts, Mineral Wells.
Date: March 5, 1947
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beneficiation of Chromite Ores From Western United States (open access)

Beneficiation of Chromite Ores From Western United States

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the sampling of chrome ore deposits in the western United States. Physical properties of the samples collected are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: June 1947
Creator: Batty, J. V.; Mitchell, T. F.; Havens, R. & Wells, R. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Scientific Learning in Growing Silkworms (open access)

An Analysis of Scientific Learning in Growing Silkworms

The purpose of this study is to give the results of a science experiment in an elementary grade in raising silkworms. The purpose of the experiment was not to learn the laws and principles of science, but to determine whether the life cycle of the silkworm would create a greater interest in the field of science.
Date: 1947
Creator: Roberts, Odessa Hensley
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-360 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-360

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Interpretation of term, "original district," as used in Sec. 1 of Art. 1, H.B. 295, Acts 1947, 50th Leg., R.S.
Date: August 25, 1947
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 3, Ed. 1 Monday, October 20, 1947 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 3, Ed. 1 Monday, October 20, 1947

Bi-weekly student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1947 (open access)

The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1947

Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 7, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 22, Ed. 1 Monday, May 19, 1947 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 22, Ed. 1 Monday, May 19, 1947

Bi-weekly student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: May 19, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 2, Ed. 1 Monday, October 6, 1947 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 2, Ed. 1 Monday, October 6, 1947

Bi-weekly student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: October 6, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1947 (open access)

The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1947

Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 18, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 7, Ed. 1 Monday, December 15, 1947 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 7, Ed. 1 Monday, December 15, 1947

Bi-weekly student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: December 15, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 10, 1947 (open access)

The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 10, 1947

Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 10, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 17, 1947 (open access)

The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 17, 1947

Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 17, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1947 (open access)

The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1947

Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 9, 1947 (open access)

The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 9, 1947

Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 9, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 276, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 7, 1947 (open access)

Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 276, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 7, 1947

Daily newspaper (except Sunday) from Breckenridge, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 7, 1947
Creator: Hall, Charlie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1947 (open access)

Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1947

Weekly newspaper from Stephenville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 13, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1947 (open access)

Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1947

Weekly newspaper from Stephenville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 14, 1947
Creator: Higgs, Rufus F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, November 7, 1947 (open access)

Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, November 7, 1947

Weekly newspaper from Stephenville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 7, 1947
Creator: Higgs, Rufus F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 13, Ed. 1 Monday, February 3, 1947 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 13, Ed. 1 Monday, February 3, 1947

Weekly student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: February 3, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1947 (open access)

The Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1947

Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 15, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History