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Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 3, 1959 (open access)

Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 3, 1959

Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 3, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells News (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 17, 1957 (open access)

Mineral Wells News (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 17, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 17, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: New TV network at Mineral Wells] captions transcript

[News Clip: New TV network at Mineral Wells]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a new business enterprise offering improved television reception to residents of Mineral Wells.
Date: October 18, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Copter depot due at Mineral Wells] captions transcript

[News Clip: Copter depot due at Mineral Wells]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the construction of a helicopter hangar at Mineral Wells airport that the Army plans to lease.
Date: March 15, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Mineral Wells Policemen]

On back of this photograph is written: "T. Row. L to R. Harry Shuffler, Gilbert Summerfield, L.D. Hill, Bill Patton & Odie Heath 1953 B. Row L. to R. Chief Frank Granbury, B Lain (probably "Blain") Price, John Fletcher, E. Scott Tobey & Alfred A Perkins" The picture was donated to the Mineral Wells Heritage Association on February 12, 1988, by Scott Tobey.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mineral Wells Street Scene

Photograph of a street intersection in Mineral Wells, Texas. A single traffic light hangs over the intersection, and vehicles can be seen behind and in front. Cars and power lines are located on the street alongside businesses in the background.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Points of Interest in and About Mineral Wells

A photograph of a collage in a Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce advertisement includes a postcard that pictures points of interest in and about the city. Pictured are: An aerial view of Camp Wolters, the Recreation Center showing a theater, gymnasium, and PX, with an inset of the base hospital; Possum Kingdom Dam and part of the eponymous lake; a local beauty queen; an aerial view of downtown Mineral Wells, Texas; Lake Mineral Wells (with the island that was inundated when the dam was subsequently raised); a view from Inspiration Point south of the city; and the Baker Hotel. The text publicizes the various assets and tourist attractions to be found in and around the "City Built on Water." One photograph in the collage is upside-down.
Date: 1950?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Mineral Wells Increases Water] captions transcript

[News Clip: Mineral Wells Increases Water]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about construction in Mineral Wells on a new reservoir supply pipeline intended to address a water shortage in the town.
Date: March 24, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[An Aerial View of Downtown Mineral Wells in 1954]

This is a picture of an aerial view of downtown Mineral Wells (taken from the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, January 1954)at about South Oak Avenue, and looking north-northeast. Some of the buildings identifiable in the picture no longer exist. The Damron Hotel, at the middle left of the picture, burned in 1975. The Oxford Hotel/First National Bank building, one block east [right] of the Damron, near the center of the picture, burned in 1983. It has been replaced by Lynch Plaza. The Hexagon Hotel, in the upper left corner of the picture, (north and above the Crazy) was demolished in 1959. The Convention Center behind the Hexagon was demolished in 1976. Landmarks still standing are: The 13-story (including a Roof Garden) Baker Hotel, dominating the upper right of the picture; The Crazy Hotel (now [2003] a retirement home) at the upper left of the picture; and the old Post Office in the upper middle of the picture (between the Baker and Crazy Hotels), which now [2003] houses the Woman's Club. The building across the street and to the south (this side of the Baker) was demolished to make room for the Mineral Wells Savings and Loan, which in turn was replaced …
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: 500th recruit at Mineral Wells] captions transcript

[News Clip: 500th recruit at Mineral Wells]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Mineral Wells giving a sendoff to its 500th man to join the armed forces since World War II, Clifford Jewett.
Date: November 29, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Mineral Wells increases water] (open access)

[News Script: Mineral Wells increases water]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about construction in Mineral Wells on a new reservoir supply pipeline intended to address a water shortage in the town.
Date: March 24, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[A Letter Concerning Mineral Wells High School 1953 Graduation] (open access)

[A Letter Concerning Mineral Wells High School 1953 Graduation]

A letter is shown here (dated November 27, 2002) from R. B. Shiflet to Bob Bellamy, concerning the Mineral Wells High School graduating classes of 1953 and 1954. It states that the move to the "new" campus occurred during the Christmas holidays of 1953. The letter also describes classroom conditions during this period. Houston School faculty members are mentioned, as well. They included R. B. Shiflet, Mrs. D. R. (Ferne) Hudson and Mrs. Mildred Burnham.
Date: 1954?
Creator: R. B. Shiflet
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: New TV network at Mineral Wells] (open access)

[News Script: New TV network at Mineral Wells]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a new business enterprise offering improved television reception to residents of much of Mineral Wells.
Date: October 18, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 500th recruit at Mineral Wells] (open access)

[News Script: 500th recruit at Mineral Wells]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Mineral Wells giving a sendoff to its 500th man to join the armed forces since World War II, Clifford Jewett.
Date: November 29, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Copter depot due at Mineral Wells] (open access)

[News Script: Copter depot due at Mineral Wells]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the construction of a helicopter hangar at Mineral Wells airport that the Army plans to lease.
Date: March 15, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1953 (open access)

The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1953

Yearbook for Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1953
Creator: Mineral Wells High School (Mineral Wells, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Tribute Paid to Nine Texas Women At Mineral Wells 'Party of the Year'] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Tribute Paid to Nine Texas Women At Mineral Wells 'Party of the Year']

Newspaper clipping of an article about the second annual "Party of the Year" honoring ten women: Dr. May Owen, Mrs. John M. Hanna, Mrs. V. Y. Rejebian, Mrs. Rupert Harkrider, Mrs. J. Howard Hodge, Mrs. Edith McKanna, Mrs. J. H. Moore, Mrs. Allan Shivers, and Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby. The article includes details of the event and information about some of the honorees. The articles include photos of Mrs. Edith McKanna, Mrs. J. H. Moore, and Mrs. V. Y. Rejebian.
Date: February 10, 1951
Creator: Gouldy, Mabel
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Effects of a Democratic Program on the First-Grade Children, Houston School, Mineral Wells, Texas (open access)

The Effects of a Democratic Program on the First-Grade Children, Houston School, Mineral Wells, Texas

The problem in this study is two-fold: (1) to determine the effects of a democratic curriculum upon the educational growth of first-grade children; and (2) to show that, through living the democratic life, the first-grade children developed behavior patterns that fitted them to live more wholesome lives.
Date: 1950
Creator: Dyer, Laura Lilly
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1954 (open access)

The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1954

Yearbook for Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1954
Creator: Mineral Wells High School (Mineral Wells, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1955 (open access)

The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1955

Yearbook for Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1955
Creator: Mineral Wells High School (Mineral Wells, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1956 (open access)

The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1956

Yearbook for Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1956
Creator: Mineral Wells High School (Mineral Wells, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1957 (open access)

The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1957

Yearbook for Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1957
Creator: Mineral Wells High School (Mineral Wells, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1958 (open access)

The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1958

Yearbook for Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1958
Creator: Mineral Wells High School (Mineral Wells, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1959 (open access)

The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1959

Yearbook for Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1959
Creator: Mineral Wells High School (Mineral Wells, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History