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Automatic Cut-Off for Cisterns (open access)

Automatic Cut-Off for Cisterns

Patent for a automatic cutoff for cisterns which prevents the first muddy water coming down a rain spout from going into the cistern by sending it into a separate waste pipe.
Date: March 9, 1909
Creator: Estes, Robert Ephriam
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap. (open access)

Animal-Trap.

Patent for a new and improved animal trap.
Date: March 6, 1906
Creator: Myers, George M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 106 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 106

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate commending former Mayor G. Thane Akins of Midland for his many contributions to his community.
Date: March 24, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 51 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 51

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate designating February 15 as Midland-Odessa Day at the State Capitol.
Date: March 1, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: New top Texas weather] (open access)

[News Script: New top Texas weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: March 4, 1970, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Cause No. 7863: Defendant's First Amended Original Answer] (open access)

[Cause No. 7863: Defendant's First Amended Original Answer]

Document in cause no. 7863, Sam Underwood et al. vs. Gulf Refining Company, which addresses and counters the arguments of the plaintiff's petition.
Date: March 1932
Creator: Stephens, David W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 22 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 22

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate congratulating the Honorable Mike Bradford on his retirement as Midland County judge.
Date: March 21, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Oil] captions transcript

[News Clip: Oil]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 17, 1983, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Oil preview] captions transcript

[News Clip: Oil preview]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 17, 1983, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Oil] captions transcript

[News Clip: Oil]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 17, 1983, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Rhodes & Chapple Office Building, Midland, Texas: Basement Plan

Basement plan for an office building commissioned by R. R. Rhodes and Dr. J. H. Chapple in Midland, Texas. It features wall edge lines, measurements, labels, notes, and measurements.
Date: March 25, 1946
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Permian Building Addition, Midland, Texas: Floor Plan

Floor plan for an addition to the Permian Building commissioned by Jack B. Wilkinson in Midland, Texas. Sections include plan at 5th & 6th floors, and a side view of the floor with its support beams. The plan has measurements and wall edge lines.
Date: March 11, 1949
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wilkinson Office Building and Parking Garage, Midland, Texas: Twelfth Floor Air Conditioning & Electrical Plans

Twelfth floor air conditioning and electrical plans for an office building and parking garage commissioned by Jack B. Wilkinson in Midland, Texas. They feature wall edge lines, measurements, room names, notes, and power lines.
Date: March 5, 1956
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Superior Oil Company Office, Midland, Texas: Stone Sill Detail

Stone sill detail for an office building commissioned by Superior Oil Company in Midland, Texas. It features a vertical section and table of length, and they feature measurements.
Date: March 17, 1944
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rhodes & Chapple Office Building, Midland, Texas: Second Floor Plan

Second floor plan for an office building commissioned by R. R. Rhodes and Dr. J. H. Chapple in Midland, Texas. It includes wall edge lines, measurements, and room names.
Date: March 22, 1946
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: West Texas gasoline shortage] (open access)

[News Script: West Texas gasoline shortage]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a delegation from Midland and Odessa who went to Washington with facts and figures about gasoline shortage in the Permian Basin in West Texas.
Date: March 7, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas weather] (open access)

[News Script: Texas weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about partly cloudy skies which are prevailing over much of Texas with some low overcast and fog being reported in the coastal areas.
Date: March 6, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lester M. Short to Truett Latimer, March 23, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Lester M. Short to Truett Latimer, March 23, 1953]

Letter from Lester M. Short to Truett Latimer discussing his opposition to House Bill 484, regarding pharmacist licensing standards.
Date: March 23, 1953
Creator: Short, Lester M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Lester M. Short, March 31, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Lester M. Short, March 31, 1953]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Lester M. Short discussing the status of House Bill 484 and commending Short's representative, Hulon Brown.
Date: March 31, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lester A. Walsh, March 29, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Lester A. Walsh, March 29, 1955]

Letter from Lester A. Walsh discussing House Bills 800 and 808. He urges the recipients of the letter to contact their representatives and senators to oppose both bills.
Date: March 29, 1955
Creator: Walsh, Lester A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to J. M. Nuessle, March 11, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to J. M. Nuessle, March 11, 1959]

Letter from Truett Latimer to J. M. Nuessle stating that he will vote for House Bill 98.
Date: March 11, 1959
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter H. Knox to Truett Latimer, March 30, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Walter H. Knox to Truett Latimer, March 30, 1959]

Letter from Walter H. Knox to Truett Latimer asking that he oppose Senate Bill 188.
Date: March 30, 1959
Creator: Knox, Walter H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Doris Jean Cephus] (open access)

[News Script: Doris Jean Cephus]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Doris Jean Cephus. Police were looking for Cephus after she escaped from a Fort Worth jail.
Date: March 7, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Well Tube (open access)

Well Tube

Patent for a well tube. "This invention relates to well pumps and particularly to a suction attachment for use in conjunction with the strainers of pumps of that character wherein a piston is operatively arranged within an outflow pipe" (line 8-12). Illustration included.
Date: March 5, 1907
Creator: Medlock, Augustus Lafayette
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History