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[Abilene Board of Commissioners Minutes: 1942-1947] (open access)

[Abilene Board of Commissioners Minutes: 1942-1947]

Ledger containing minutes of the city Board of Commissioners in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from September 11, 1942 to April 25, 1947. An index with names is included at the front.
Date: 1942-09-11/1947-04-25
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1942-1943 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1942-1943

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: June 1942
Creator: Abilene Christian College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 2] (open access)

[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 2]

Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1940s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, invitations, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.
Date: 1942-08/1946-07
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Handbook of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models AT-6C and SNJ-4 Advanced Training Airplanes (open access)

Handbook of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models AT-6C and SNJ-4 Advanced Training Airplanes

Manual for the flight and operation of two advanced military training planes manufactured by North American Aviation, Inc., the AT-6C and SNJ-4. Several notes on aviation are handwritten on the back of the booklet.
Date: June 25, 1942
Creator: Air Service Command
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Anderson Scrapbook 1] (open access)

[Anderson Scrapbook 1]

Scrapbook featuring images from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish during World War II, along with military correspondence and clippings. Included is a booklet entitled "Navy Day 1945: U.S.S. Skirmish" featuring photographs and a written history of the U.S.S. Skirmish's activities during WWII and a listing of personnel.
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: Anderson, Richard Alan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Anderson Scrapbook 2] (open access)

[Anderson Scrapbook 2]

Scrapbook of collected items including photographs, clippings, letters, and other documents from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish.
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: Anderson, Richard Alan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Anderson Scrapbook 3] (open access)

[Anderson Scrapbook 3]

Scrapbook of collected items including photographs, clippings, letters, and other documents from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish.
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: Anderson, Richard Alan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect pests of stored rice and their control. (open access)

Insect pests of stored rice and their control.

Describes the threat of insects when storing rice, and the necessary steps to control insect infestation.
Date: August 1942
Creator: Balzer, August I. (August Irwin), 1900-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cucumber growing. (open access)

Cucumber growing.

A guide to growing table cucumbers or slicing cucumbers in cold frames and as a field crop.
Date: 1942
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cotton Ginning for Pure-Seed Preservation. (open access)

Cotton Ginning for Pure-Seed Preservation.

Describes the steps and equipment necessary for cotton ginning and for the prevention of seed mixing.
Date: July 1942
Creator: Bennett, Charles A. (Charles Abel), b. 1889 & Gerdes, Francis L. (Francis Leo), 1907-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hibernation of the corn earworm in the central and northeastern parts of the United States (open access)

Hibernation of the corn earworm in the central and northeastern parts of the United States

Describes a scientific investigation into the hibernation patterns of the born earworm and emergence as moths in the central and northeastern United States.
Date: December 1942
Creator: Blanchard, R. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Financial Ledger of the Carnegie Public Library (1942-1947)] (open access)

[Financial Ledger of the Carnegie Public Library (1942-1947)]

A ledger containing the 1942-1947 financial records of the Carnegie Public Library.
Date: 1942/1947
Creator: Carnegie Library Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Pressbook, 1942-1943] (open access)

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1942-1943]

Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas, from 1942 to 1943 with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. This pressbook won honorable mention in the statewide contest sponsored by the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs for communities promoting art. The first page includes a certificate of membership in the Art Forum and a listing of membership, officers and committees. One of the highlights of the year was an exhibit of Military Art by Corporal Samuel Smith at the Abilene Fine Arts Museum. Most of the clippings focus on local art events and document member activities supporting the war effort.
Date: 1942/1943
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insecticidal efficiency of some oils of plant origin (open access)

Insecticidal efficiency of some oils of plant origin

Describes the results of scientific research examining the effect of plant oils as insecticides.
Date: February 1942
Creator: Cressman, A. W. & Dawsey, Lynn H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[City of Dalworth Park Tax Roll: 1942] (open access)

[City of Dalworth Park Tax Roll: 1942]

Tax rolls for Dalworth, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1942, including the name and address of the each property's owner, each property's description, it's assessed value, taxes due, and date paid.
Date: 1942
Creator: Dalworth Park (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Daniel Baker College, 1941-1942 (open access)

Catalogue of Daniel Baker College, 1941-1942

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: June 1942
Creator: Daniel Baker College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scab of wheat and barley and its control. (open access)

Scab of wheat and barley and its control.

Discusses the nature, cause, and history of the scab disease, weather conditions favorable to it, and three control measures.
Date: October 1942
Creator: Dickson, James G. (James Geere), b. 1891
System: The UNT Digital Library
Using crop residues for soil defense. (open access)

Using crop residues for soil defense.

Describes how leaving crop residue in a field can help prevent soil erosion due to rainfall; and describes the equipment that can be used in this practice.
Date: August 1942
Creator: Duley, F. L. & Russel, J. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relative effectiveness of acid lead arsenate and other materials as stomach poisons for the larvae of the Japanese beetle. (open access)

Relative effectiveness of acid lead arsenate and other materials as stomach poisons for the larvae of the Japanese beetle.

Provides the results of experiments conducted from 1929 to 1936 to test the efficacy of acid lead arsenate and other insecticides for control of Japanese beetles.
Date: January 1942
Creator: Fleming, Walter E. (Walter Ernest), 1899-
System: The UNT Digital Library
President Matthew W. Dogan of Wiley College: A Biography (open access)

President Matthew W. Dogan of Wiley College: A Biography

This biography of Matthew W. Dogan gives a brief history of Wiley College, a description of Dogan's life, and focuses on his presidency and his effect on the institution, including accounts of professors and students at the school during his time as an administrator.
Date: 1942
Creator: Gibbs, Warmouth T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Further studies on the removal of spray residues from eastern-grown apples. (open access)

Further studies on the removal of spray residues from eastern-grown apples.

Describes the variety of residues found on apples, the amount of residue, and different ways to wash the apples and remove residue.
Date: August 1942
Creator: Haller, M. H. (Mark Hughlin), 1897-; Cassil, C. C. (Carroll Clayton), 1911-; Gould, Edwin & Schrader, Albert Lee, 1896-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1941-1942 (open access)

Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1941-1942

Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: April 1942
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas City Directory, 1942-43 (open access)

Dallas City Directory, 1942-43

General directory for Dallas, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1942
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legal Phases of Cooperative Associations (open access)

Legal Phases of Cooperative Associations

Bulletin discussing
Date: May 1942
Creator: L. S. Hulbert
System: The UNT Digital Library