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, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Right of firemen to participate in both city of Austin and State retirement plans.

A Notification of Personnel Action form for Thomas N. Carswell from the National Headquarters, Selective Service System, Washington, DC, dated December 16, 1942. The form pertains to the transfer of position from Clerk To Clerical Audit Supervisor. The form is signed by George A. Bonnet, Colonel, Field Artillery Chief. The reverse side includes instructions by the Selective Service System pertaining to new appointees, employees and War Service appointments.

A document stating a general order abolishing the Officer's Inactive List for the Texas Defense Guard. Sent from the State of Texas, Adjutant General's Department, Austin, Texas, effective June 30, 1942. By order of the governor, J. Watt Page, Brigadier General, The Adjutant General and Neill H. Banister, Lieut. Col., A.G.D., Asst. to the Adjutant General, dated June 9, 1942 to T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas.

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, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Commissioners' Court of Travis County has no authority to construct cattle guards on public roads, and related matter.

Minutes from a meeting at the office of Plosser-Prince Air Academy between several parties discussing faults in construction of Avenger Field and the Wilson Glider School and the possibility of the contractor, Victor J. Nelson, correcting the issues.

A memorandum receipt/debit slip submitted by T. N. Carswell, Austin, Texas, dated December 17, 1942 for the purchase of a case, brief bag type. Q. M. C. Form 487 Revised May 14, 1931.

A memo written to American Legion post officials, from Ed Riedel, Act. Dept. Adjutant, The American Legion, Austin, Texas, dated September 9, 1942. The memo reports, "Attention - Scrap Iron Needed." Riedel advises of Legion Posts "giving their cannons, guns etc. to put them back on the firing line against the enemy", offers advice for turning in materials that are needed and emphasizes the serious need of materials. "We must hunt out the hoarders of scrap metal, whether they be the individual house owner or tenant, the farmer, the dealer, the auto grave yard or the scrap yard and report those persons to the authorities who can and will commandeer the metal".