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[Application for War Ration Book by Frank Latlip] (open access)

[Application for War Ration Book by Frank Latlip]

War Ration Book Application card completed by Frank Latlip, Senior. It was mailed from El Paso, Texas on May 29, 1943. It is stamped: "No. 888908 CW"
Date: May 12, 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
War Posters [Checklist] (open access)

War Posters [Checklist]

Checklist from the exhibition, "War Posters," October 10–31, 1943, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Philip F. Saltsman's War Ration Book] (open access)

[Philip F. Saltsman's War Ration Book]

War Ration Book that belonged to Philip F. Saltsman. The booklet contains unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application for War Ration Book No. 3 (open access)

Application for War Ration Book No. 3

Ration book application signed by Beatrice Clementine Blewett in Alexandria, Louisiana. The note on the bottom right corner says "This application must be mailed between June 1 and June 10, 1943. After June 10th, applications will not be accepted before August 1. Affix postage before mailing."
Date: June 10, 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Alta Ruth Saltsman's War Ration Book] (open access)

[Alta Ruth Saltsman's War Ration Book]

War Ration Book that belonged to Alta Ruth Saltsman. The booklet contains several unused ration stamps.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States of America Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Public Voucher from the War Department] (open access)

[Public Voucher from the War Department]

Public voucher from the finance office of the war department of the United States Army for the delivery of service from February to April 1943.
Date: June 10, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book Four Belonging to F. D. Wyatt] (open access)

[War Ration Book Four Belonging to F. D. Wyatt]

War Ration Book Four belonging to F. D. Wyatt with his full address written on the front cover. There are four pages of stamps inserted inside the booklet, and some lose strips of stamps having been torn out.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book No. 3 Belonging to Marie L. Backhaus] (open access)

[War Ration Book No. 3 Belonging to Marie L. Backhaus]

War Ration Book No. 3 belonging to Marie L. Backhaus from Loraine, Texas. The front of the book contains information about Marie: age, sex, weight, height, and address. There are 6 different sheets of ration stamps inserted inside of the book.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Savings Bond Class A Reservation, March 16, 1943 (open access)

[War Savings Bond Class A Reservation, March 16, 1943

War savings bond form in which Solange D'Hooghe authorizes the semi-monthly payment of $6.25.
Date: March 16, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Savings Bond Class A Pay Reservation] (open access)

[War Savings Bond Class A Pay Reservation]

Pay reservation request form signed by Dora G. Bevis authorizing the military to withdraw $25 from her pay each month to be converted into war bonds.
Date: September 24, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Doctor and the Post-War World (open access)

The Doctor and the Post-War World

Dr. Witten B. Russ's baccalaureate address to graduates of the University of Texas Medical Branch, in which he discusses the duties of the doctor and the need for moral and spiritual leadership in the medical community when World War II ends.
Date: August 4, 1943
Creator: Russ, Witten B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Change of Address for Jesse Boyd] (open access)

[Change of Address for Jesse Boyd]

Postcard sent to Jesse Francis Boyd at Camp Bowie, Texas, containing a blank form to be used in case of a change of address.
Date: January 17, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department. Office of Dependency Benefits.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Furlough Form] (open access)

[Furlough Form]

Form giving Corporal Justin L. Bible leave to go on furlough.
Date: December 18, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Application for Additional Shoe Certificate] (open access)

[Application for Additional Shoe Certificate]

Application for Additional Shoe Certificate put in by Justin L. Bible.
Date: December 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Cecelia McKie, May 10, 1943] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Cecelia McKie, May 10, 1943]

Envelope addressed to Mrs. William L. McKie, Sacramento, California from Mrs. Leslie D. Ames (Mary C. Ames), Camden, Maine.
Date: May 10, 1943
Creator: Ames, Mary C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Local Radio Procedure for Avenger Field (open access)

Local Radio Procedure for Avenger Field

Procedural text for operating the local radio for Avenger Field. It gives instructions on how "to leave line," what to do during take off, what to do on a forty-five degree entry, and important tips.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cockpit Procedure Part 19A (open access)

Cockpit Procedure Part 19A

Part 19 of the official cockpit procedure for Women Airforce Service Pilots. It includes twenty-six steps.
Date: 1943/1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blank Forms: Aircraft Clearance- AAF Form 23A, Vertical Cros-Section Forecast - AAF Form 23A (open access)

Blank Forms: Aircraft Clearance- AAF Form 23A, Vertical Cros-Section Forecast - AAF Form 23A

Military pamphlet describing the purposes of forms 23 and 23A regarding aircraft clearance and flight and how to fill them out.
Date: 1943~
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Mrs. Rena L. Wolsheimer and Miss Julio O. Flikke, 1943~] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Mrs. Rena L. Wolsheimer and Miss Julio O. Flikke, 1943~]

Envelope from Mrs. F. M. Borey, Washington, D.C. Handwritten in pencil on lower half: '8-28-43 - Gave her names of Mrs. Rena L. Wolsheimer (7-13-43), also Miss Julio O. Flikke, 103 Anne St., Takoma Park, Md (5-26-43) also Mme. [illegible (Carla? Courea?)], 2006 Columbia Road, N.W.'. Front of envelope has been removed by creator.
Date: 1943~
Creator: Borey, Mrs. F. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cancellation of Enrollment] (open access)

[Cancellation of Enrollment]

Request for the cancellation of Justin L. Bible's enrollment due to his being on furlough.
Date: December 23, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hospital Status] (open access)

[Hospital Status]

Form informing Justin L. Bible's commanding officer of his stay at Station Hospital, Hammer Field, California. It reads: "Register No. 13270. 26 November 1943. SUBJECT: Hospital Status. THRU: Surgeon. TO: The Commanding Officer, 350th Sig. Co. Wg., Camp Pinedale, Fresno, California. 1. In compliance with paragraph 7b(3) AR 40-590, the following information is furnished: a. Name: Cpl. Justin L. Bible. b. Date Admitted: 1 November 1943. Date of return to duty: 26 November 1943. *c. Line of duty: No EPTI. *d. Disease, was (not) the result of patient's own misconduct. *2. Further treatment is not required. For the Surgeon: * Cross out inappropriate word."
Date: November 26, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Diploma Dora Gayle Bevis] (open access)

[WASP Diploma Dora Gayle Bevis]

Diploma certifying that Dora Gayle Bevis completed her Women Airforce Service Pilots training.
Date: September 11, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cockpit Procedure Part 19A (open access)

Cockpit Procedure Part 19A

Part 19 of the official cockpit procedure for Women Airforce Service Pilots. It includes twenty-six steps.
Date: 1943/1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 102, Extract 1]

Special orders extract reassigning a list of Women Air Force Service Pilot members, having completed their training, to be transferred to new air base stations.
Date: September 9, 1943
Creator: 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment
System: The Portal to Texas History