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Anson Jones. Obituary. 1858 (open access)

Anson Jones. Obituary. 1858

Obituary of Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas, including a lengthy biography.
Date: January 1, 1858
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Mrs. Mary Anson Jones Is Dead] (open access)

[Clipping: Mrs. Mary Anson Jones Is Dead]

Obituary of the widow of the last president of the Republic of Texas includes biography. Newspaper clipping is from the University of North Texas Archives.
Date: January 1, 1908
Creator: Looscan, M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Up To Date Farming" July 1, 1916] (open access)

["Up To Date Farming" July 1, 1916]

Newsletter called "Up To Date Farming," July 1, 1916.
Date: July 1, 1916
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Photocopy of an article from The Black Dispatch (open access)

Photocopy of an article from The Black Dispatch

Article regarding a recommendation for a white manager for Langston University
Date: April 1, 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Photocopy of an Article from The Black Dispatch (open access)

Photocopy of an Article from The Black Dispatch

Article regarding a tour of Langston campus and the needs for updates and repairs to the university
Date: April 1, 1939
Creator: Dungee, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Photocopy of an article from The Black Dispatch (open access)

Photocopy of an article from The Black Dispatch

Article regarding the campus tour by state legislators and an editorial on development of majority Black neighborhoods and the lack of Black workers employed with the city.
Date: April 1, 1939
Creator: Dungee, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Scrapbook Fragment with Clippings] (open access)

[Scrapbook Fragment with Clippings]

Partial scrapbook page with clippings entitled "Council reverses license rejection," "Taxi driver chooses law; so does son," and "Seventy taking bar exams here." Also includes an invoice from Dwyer's Drug Store and a money. order.
Date: September 1, 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Smoke Protects Fighters] (open access)

[Clipping: Smoke Protects Fighters]

Bulletin article discussing the advantage of smoke screens to cover the positions of troops, cities, harbors, ships, and camps during WWII. Partial articles on the reverse of the pages discuss military technology and medical research.
Date: July 1, 1944
Creator: Monahan, A. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: He Knows India's People] (open access)

[Clipping: He Knows India's People]

Newspaper Clipping touching upon the life of Kumar Goshal and his book, “The People of India”.
Date: August 1, 1944
Creator: Braggiotti, Mary
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Catherine Parker Ends WASP Career Unit Is Praised] (open access)

[Clipping: Catherine Parker Ends WASP Career Unit Is Praised]

Newspaper clipping announcing that Catherine Parker has ended her flying career at Marana Army Air Field. The clipping includes a brief history about Miss Parker and her experiences as a member the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: January 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Assembly Line Butchering for Army Presages Postwar Package Shops"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Assembly Line Butchering for Army Presages Postwar Package Shops"]

Clipping from New York World-Telegram discussing innovations in factory beef packaging developed during World War II.
Date: February 1, 1945
Creator: Woltman, Frederick
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Abilene Secured the Broadway Of America and Railroad Park'] (open access)

[Clipping: Abilene Secured the Broadway Of America and Railroad Park']

Newspaper clipping of an article written by W. J. Bryan about the proceedings of the U.S. Good Roads Association convention in 1919. Articles about dolomite discovery and a lime producer are visible on the back.
Date: December 1, 1946
Creator: Bryan, William John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Whoa There, Dobbin! Not So Fast!] (open access)

[Clipping: Whoa There, Dobbin! Not So Fast!]

Clipping from The Galveston News describing the mayor's position on removing the esplanades. The Galveston News for parking to be prohibited on specific streets to as to enable the preservation of the esplanades. The author strongly petitions for a traffic control evaluation.
Date: February 1, 1948
Creator: The Galveston News
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Group Tells Home Plans For Negroes] (open access)

[Clipping: Group Tells Home Plans For Negroes]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News regarding the housing project of Hamilton Park that is sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. The association aims to end the housing shortage by building 100 homes that are approved by the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration with prices ranging form $7000-$7500 for Black middle-class families. Another priority of the project is to improve the water and sewer lines, which are being planned by the association with contracts and engineers.
Date: March 1, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Negro Home Projects Does Dallas Proud] (open access)

[Clipping: Negro Home Projects Does Dallas Proud]

Clipping of a news article written by Dennis Hoover from the Daily Times Herald praising the Hamilton Park housing project sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. Hoover states how the families in Hamilton Park used to crowd in one house before the new construction of the homes due to the high prices and shortage. Hoover states that the members of the Dallas association have created a historical landmark and should receive lots of credit for ending a detrimental housing crisis.
Date: March 1, 1953
Creator: Hoover, Dennis
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Negro Project Homes To Be Medium Priced] (open access)

[Clipping: Negro Project Homes To Be Medium Priced]

Clipping of a news article regarding the prices of the new housing from the development of Hamilton Park. The project, funded by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association aimed to end the housing shortage by constructing new homes and improve the city conditions in Hamilton Park. Jerome Crossman, the president of the association, plans to sell the houses from $7,000-$7,500 with a monthly payment of $45-$50 for the new residents.
Date: March 1, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Newspaper Clippings about Candy Barr] (open access)

[Newspaper Clippings about Candy Barr]

Newspaper clippings from the Dallas News about Juanita Dale Phillips, also known as Candy Barr. The headlines are "Candy Barr Indicted for Drug Possession", "Police Charged with Wire-Tap", "Stripper Appears, Posts $1,000 Bond", and "Lawyers Fail to Get Name of Informer Against Stripper."
Date: 1957-11-01/1958-02-08
Creator: Dallas News
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Just Like Topsy, City Has 'Grown'] (open access)

[Clipping: Just Like Topsy, City Has 'Grown']

Newspaper clipping of an article about the growth and development of Abilene and its city limits, including an illustration of a map showing the changes in the city's limits since 1895.
Date: February 1, 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Toward New Bishop Library] (open access)

[Clipping: Toward New Bishop Library]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas News, newspaper from April 1, 1965. The title of the clipping, "Toward New Bishop Library," is about a check worth $20,000 is presented to Dr. Milton K. Curry, the president of Bishop College by Jerome Crossman, the president of the Dallas Citizens Interracial Association, for a new library on the campus.
Date: April 1, 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Bus Line Loses $1,700 Monthly] (open access)

[Clipping: Bus Line Loses $1,700 Monthly]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the Abilene bus company's budget being cut by $1,700 for the 1965-1966 fiscal year. Below the article is a brief traffic score for Abilene.
Date: November 1, 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Tornadoes to meet PFF XI today] (open access)

[Clipping: Tornadoes to meet PFF XI today]

Newspaper clipping about the Dallas Tornado Soccer Club's tour.
Date: November 1, 1967
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: "Bicentennial Planned"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Bicentennial Planned"]

Newspaper clipping about plans in the City of Sweetwater, including building renovations and events with the high school band. An article about the Cold War is included on the other side.
Date: May 1, 1975
Creator: Boyd, Alice
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: How Sweet It Is: Demand for High-Fructose Corn Syrup Far Exceeds Supply] (open access)

[Clipping: How Sweet It Is: Demand for High-Fructose Corn Syrup Far Exceeds Supply]

Clipping from Barron's describing the acquisition of Hubinger Company by H. J. Heinz Company. The sugar prices rose dramatically from 1970-1974. New ways to convert dextrose into fructose are being discovered and sold on the market. It is written that corn syrup producers hold advantages in processing over sugar refiners as they are able to have higher production rates.
Date: December 1, 1975
Creator: Nagdeman, Julian J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Editor viewpoints: purpose of penal code: to reform (open access)

Editor viewpoints: purpose of penal code: to reform

Editorial written by John J. Herrera suggesting that some of the systemic problems with the Harris County penal code be addressed. Using the issue of Harris County jail overcrowding to illustrate his point, Herrera recommends that the penal code be revised to better screen convicted criminals and expedite criminal cases to move offenders through the system more efficiently.
Date: January 1, 1976
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History