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[Name Tag for Lyda M. Dunham 43-W-4] (open access)

[Name Tag for Lyda M. Dunham 43-W-4]

Name tag for WASP trainee Lyda M. Dunham.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
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
[Invoice for Court Case Transcript] (open access)

[Invoice for Court Case Transcript]

Invoice for services billed to Dan Moody, an attorney from Austin, Texas by Irby & Dineen, shorthand reporters for the Northern District of Texas Federal Courts, including a transcript and a few extra copies.
Date: May 15, 1943
Creator: Irby & Dineen Shorthand Reporters
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Paid to Irby & Dineen, May 24, 1943] (open access)

[Check Paid to Irby & Dineen, May 24, 1943]

Check for $1,972.80 paid to Irby & Dineen by the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas for a reporting case at Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Paid to J. M. Wagstaff, May 27, 1943] (open access)

[Check Paid to J. M. Wagstaff, May 27, 1943]

Check for $250 paid to J. M. Wagstaff by the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas for expenses on trial at Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 27, 1943
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Pilot Trainees Eliminated in March 1943] (open access)

[Certificate of Pilot Trainees Eliminated in March 1943]

Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) on March 31, 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.
Date: April 6, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
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
[Response to a Requested Agreement] (open access)

[Response to a Requested Agreement]

A response by Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince declining a requested supplemental agreement regarding their aviation school in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: 1943-07~
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B. & Prince, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Elimination, April 1943] (open access)

[Certificate of Elimination, April 1943]

Text certifying that five women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March and April 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person; one name has been stricken from the list with a handwritten note.
Date: April 6, 1943
Creator: McConnell, Landon E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Preliminary Cost Estimate for an Expansion of Plosser-Prince Air Academy] (open access)

[Preliminary Cost Estimate for an Expansion of Plosser-Prince Air Academy]

Preliminary cost estimate for an expansion of Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas. There is a handwritten note at the bottom of the page explaining how the estimate was based on a revised barracks plan.
Date: March 16, 1943
Creator: Harvey, Carl
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoices from Plosser-Prince Air Academy] (open access)

[Invoices from Plosser-Prince Air Academy]

Invoice from Plosser-Prince Air Academy listing student name, flying time to date, and flying time covered by invoice, and including a legend to indicate those having flying deficiency, physical deficiency, or resignation. The gross of the invoice is $56,184.51.
Date: 1943
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Denial of Fraud by Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince] (open access)

[Denial of Fraud by Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince]

Letter of denial regarding the litigation against the Plosser-Prince Air Academy for fraud by the United States in which Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince assert their innocence and claim to have had no involvement in the fraudulent actions of Victor J. Nelson.
Date: 1943~
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B. & Prince, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Elimination, March 1943] (open access)

[Certificate of Elimination, March 1943]

Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.
Date: March 25, 1943
Creator: McConnell, Landon E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Paid to E. L. Bauknight, May 23, 1943] (open access)

[Check Paid to E. L. Bauknight, May 23, 1943]

Check for $27.25 paid to E. L. Bauknight by the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas for a witness expense.
Date: May 23, 1943
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Refund from J. M. Wagstaff for Messrs. Prince and Plosser] (open access)

[Refund from J. M. Wagstaff for Messrs. Prince and Plosser]

Receipt for a refund of $11.23 owed to Messers Prince and Plosser from J. M. Wagstaff, an Abilene lawyer.
Date: May 26, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - December 3, 1943] (open access)

[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - December 3, 1943]

A Selective Service System application for leave for T. N. Carswell, Austin, Texas, dated December 3, 1943. The reverse side includes a blank form: Certicificate Required for Sick Leave.
Date: December 3, 1943
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeff Davis to T. N. Carswell - March 23, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Jeff Davis to T. N. Carswell - March 23, 1943]

A lpetter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Jeff Davis, Executive Secretary, United Texas Drys, dated March 23, 1943. Davis provides information regarding dates set for Field Days. The San Angelo Field Day is scheduled June 13th and the Austin Field Day the fifth Sunday in May.
Date: March 23, 1943
Creator: Davis, Jeff
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to Senator Tom Connally - February 26, 1943] (open access)

[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to Senator Tom Connally - February 26, 1943]

A Western Union telegram sent to Hon. Tom Connally, U.S. Senate, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, dated February 26, 1943. Carswell advises of the concern of parents of soldiers already dead and of sons now in the fighting zones, that they are understandably critical of a national do-nothing policy about strikes, slow downs and absenteeism and are asking if the Congress cannot act courageously and effectively when the very life of the nation is threatened, as it now is. The reverse side includes Western Union terms. "Hon. Sam Russell House of Rep Wash. D. C." is handwritten at the bottom of the page.
Date: February 26, 1943
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to Senator Tom Connally and Representative Sam Russell] (open access)

[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to Senator Tom Connally and Representative Sam Russell]

A Western Union telegram sent to Hon. Tom Connally, U S Senate and Hon. Sam Russell, House of Representatives, Washington D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas. Carswell advises of the concern of parents of soldiers already dead and of sons now in the fighting zones, that they are understandably critical of a national do-nothing policy about strikes, slow downs and absenteeism and are asking if the Congress cannot act courageously and effectively when the very life of the nation is threatened, as it now is. The reverse side includes Western Union terms, cost, and information regarding The Western Union Telegraph Company, Incorporated. R. B. White, President.
Date: 1943
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - December 1, 1943] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - December 1, 1943]

An itinerary for T. N. Carswell, CAS, Travel Order No. 2 dated December 1, 1943.
Date: December 1, 1943
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - November 30, 1943] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - November 30, 1943]

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, CAS, Travel Order No. 2 for work in District D from November 1, 1943 through November 30, 1943.
Date: November 30, 1943
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October 31, 1943] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October 31, 1943]

An itinerary for T. N. Carswell, CAS for work in District 15-B performed from October 1-31, 1943.
Date: October 31, 1943
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - September 30, 1943] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - September 30, 1943]

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, Clerical Audit Supervisor for work in District 18-A, dated September 30, 1943, for work performed from September 1-30, 1943.
Date: September 30, 1943
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - August-September, 1943] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - August-September, 1943]

Itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell for work in District 9-A performed between August 3, 1943 and September 20, 1943. Approved by L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C., Policy Supervisor.
Date: 1943-08-03/1943-09-20
Creator: Fellbaum, L. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History