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TXWECO, Yearbook of Texas Wesleyan College, 1945
Yearbook for Texas Wesleyan College in Fort Worth, Texas, which includes photographs of and information about the school, administration, student body, faculty, and organizations.
Date:
1945
Creator:
Texas Wesleyan College
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6789
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, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether persons fishing in the channel of the West Fork of the Trinity River are fishing in Lake Worth proper which requires a special license.
Date:
August 19, 1945
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Major Chuck Yeager exiting a YC-131C Convair aircraft
Photograph of Chuck Yeager exiting a YC-131C Convair aircraft in April 1954. J.T. Crosby stands next to him on the aircraft steps.
Date:
April 23, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
New Convair Billboard
Photograph of the new Convair sign on billboard at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation.
Date:
March 8, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
New Convair Billboard
Photograph of the new Convair sign on billboard at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation.
Date:
March 8, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frankie Masters' orchestra and singing quartet at Lockheed Martin performance
Frankie Masters' with a female singing quartet at the mike. His orchestra plays in the background.
Date:
May 4, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frankie Masters signing War Bond at Lockheed Martin performance
Photograph of orchestra leader, Frankie Masters, signing a War Bond while four women watch on May 4, 1945.
Date:
May 4, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
B-32 on monorail
Photograph of a B-32 hanging on a monorail at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas in 1945, This aircraft is no. 100 and has the name "Tokyo Express". It does not have any engines or a nose yet.
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Punching time clock
Photograph of a woman punching her time card in a time clock at Lockheed Martin at 4:19 on March 2, 1945.
Date:
March 2, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
B-32 Publicity Exhibit in 1945
Woman looking at six posters mounted on a wall at a Lockheed Martin B-32 publicity exhibit on August 27, 1945.
Date:
August 27, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
B-32 publicity exhibit
Dozens of newspaper clippings and articles displayed on the floor as part of a publicity exhibit for the B-32 aircraft on August 27, 1945.
Date:
August 27, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frankie Masters' Orchestra, playing "ball" on stage
Photograph of Frankie Masters and his orchestra clowning around on stage. They are pretending to play baseball at a concert on May 4, 1945 at Lockheed Martin.
Date:
May 4, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Basketball Team c. 1942-1945
Photograph of the Liberator basketball team L-R: Bill Thorpe, Sam Special, Red Elkins, Bill Nelms, Buster Carter, Dick Gleaton, and Jack Nation.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters, March 1945]
Photocopy of a letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., in March of 1945. She explains that she did not sign papers for an allowance from her son Jack, and that she has learned that the amount originally allotted for her has been withheld from his pay for several months. She asks that the money be restored to him.
Date:
March 1945
Creator:
Vaughan, Emma
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Train #632]
Photograph of T&P train #632 on tracks at Fort Worth, Texas. There is a man standing on the front of the engine. Written underneath the image are "Fort Worth, Texas Aug 1945" and "H. K. Vollrath."
Date:
August 1945
Creator:
Vollrath, H. K.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping Discussing Earl Yates, Jr.]
Newspaper clipping discussing Earl Yates, Jr. being awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge due to his "participation in combat against the enemy with the Fifth Army in Italy." The article goes on to describe the appearance of the award itself.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Earl Yates, Jr. to his Mother, May 9, 1945]
Letter from Earl Yates, Jr. to his mother saying that "is seems as if Hitler finally gave up being the superman," and that he hopes this is the last trip that U. S. O. members will have to make.
Date:
May 9, 1945
Creator:
Yates, Earl, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from June Yates to Cal Yates]
Letter from June Yates to Cal describing his travels across Germany after the war was over. June notes the destruction that the bombs inflicted on some of the large cities and testifies for the accuracy of the horror stories told from the concentration camps; they are still very busy as they are the only hospital for miles.
Date:
1945-05-21~
Creator:
Yates, June
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Shoe Ration Letter from William A. Molster to Earl Yates, August 7, 1945]
Letter from William A. Molster to Earl Yates discussing "Amendment 107 to Ration Order 17, which permits the selling on a ration-free basis of men's and women's lox priced shoes." The letter walks him through the application process, and contains the form needed to be filled out and sent to his district office.
Date:
August 7, 1945
Creator:
Molster, William A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from June Yates to his Mother]
Letter from June Yates to his mother describing his actions and activities in Germany; he says, though, that he will not be home early as he had originally planned. He also goes into detail about the weather in Germany and talks of the letters he has received from other individuals.
Date:
1945-06-22~
Creator:
Yates, June
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook, 1945-1982]
Scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles, meeting minutes and other materials related to the club's activities.
Date:
1945/1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 2, 1945]
Minutes from the Spring 1945 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Fort Worth, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a treasurer's report.
Date:
April 2, 1945
Creator:
Stuck, Walter
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[George Marshall's Sympathy Card]
A letter from General George C. Marshall, the United States Army Chief of Staff, expressing his condolences for the death of an unidentified soldier. The text reads: "General Marshall extends his deep sympathy in your bereavement. Your son fought valiantly in a supreme hour of his country's need. His memory will live in the grateful heart of our nation."
Date:
1945
Creator:
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Western Union Telegram]
Photostat of a telegram from the United States Secretary of War to Mrs. Rose H. Gilbert, expressing his condolences for the death of her son, Private Harold Gilbert.
Date:
January 14, 1945
Creator:
United States Secretary of War & Dunlop
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History