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News Drop, March 2023 (open access)

News Drop, March 2023

Quarterly newsletter of the Edwards Aquifer Authority discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to programs, projects, and topics related to water management and conservation.
Date: March 2023
Creator: Edwards Aquifer Authority (Tex.). Communications and Development Department
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windcrest, Texas [Newsletter], Volume 23, Issue 3, March 2023 (open access)

Windcrest, Texas [Newsletter], Volume 23, Issue 3, March 2023

Monthly newsletter of Windcrest, Texas, discussing news, events, announcements, and other information of interest to residents.
Date: March 2023
Creator: Windcrest (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Description of the Stratigraphy, Features and Artifacts from an Archeological Excavation at the Alamo (open access)

A Description of the Stratigraphy, Features and Artifacts from an Archeological Excavation at the Alamo

Report on the last of three parts of an archaeological project conducted at Mission San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo) to recover architectural data, historical information, and valuable antiquities.
Date: March 1967
Creator: Greer, John W.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windcrest, Texas [Newsletter], Volume 22, Number 3, March 2022 (open access)

Windcrest, Texas [Newsletter], Volume 22, Number 3, March 2022

Monthly newsletter of Windcrest, Texas, discussing news, events, announcements, and other information of interest to residents.
Date: March 2022
Creator: Windcrest (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windcrest, Texas [Newsletter], Volume 21, Number 3, March 2021 (open access)

Windcrest, Texas [Newsletter], Volume 21, Number 3, March 2021

Monthly newsletter of Windcrest, Texas, discussing news, events, announcements, and other information of interest to residents.
Date: March 2021
Creator: Windcrest (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blackboard. (open access)

Blackboard.

Patent for a rotating blackboard that can be covered when not in use, as well as adjusted to different heights and locked into place so the writer can utilize every available space of the blackboard. The inventor designed the blackboard "for use in schools and brokerage offices."
Date: March 8, 1921
Creator: Grothaus, Julia
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Tilting Machine. (open access)

Automobile-Tilting Machine.

Patent for new and improved automobile jack that facilitates secured access to repair the underside of the automobile, including illustrations. Jack consists of a large frame, part of which is curved for tilting, water adjustable weight counterbalance, and wheel locking channels.
Date: March 23, 1920
Creator: Weimar, Fritz
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Cushion Tire. (open access)

Air-Cushion Tire.

Patent for improvement to the air-cushion tire in terms of resilience, and an improved structure.
Date: March 16, 1920
Creator: Williams, Harry S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Canopy-Support (open access)

Canopy-Support

Patent for canopy support for the bed where the user can attach mosquito netting. The canopy support can be removed and folded when not in use, and is designed to offer simple and efficient support.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Carroll, Houston M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bending-Machine and Method of Bending. (open access)

Bending-Machine and Method of Bending.

Patent for a machine to bend metal into various shapes for the purpose of construction and reinforcement.
Date: March 29, 1921
Creator: Holmgreen, Julius H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for improving a tire by providing new form of tread-holding device and using a resilient metal band encircling the tire.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Allan, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ventilator (open access)

Ventilator

Patent for low cost, improved ventilators for Pullman and passenger cars and buildings.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Hedges, Robert S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Forming Individual Foot-Forms and Fitting Shoes Thereon. (open access)

Process of Forming Individual Foot-Forms and Fitting Shoes Thereon.

Patent for the improvement of the process of forming individual foot forms or replicas of a person's specific foot. This alleviates a person having to go through the painful process of breaking in new shoes. The foot forms can then either be kept by the individual or by the shoe dealer for making future foot wear.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Butler, James B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mixer (open access)

Mixer

Patent for an improved mixer for "use in connection with internal combustion engines" (lines 9-10). The invention is designed to simplify and increase the engine's efficiency while also making construction more affordable.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Warren, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moving-Picture Machine. (open access)

Moving-Picture Machine.

Patent for an improved machine to play films (moving-pictures), synchronizing both sound and picture in a single machine. Division of another patent by the same inventor (Serial No. 765,959) for a sound record film, and is intended to be used in conjunction with said patent.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Craig, Richard M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Chain (open access)

Tire-Chain

Patent for improved tire chains which can withstand greater strain.
Date: March 23, 1920
Creator: Fields, James A. & Witte, Jessie J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Testing Device. (open access)

Electrical Testing Device.

Patent for "improvements in electrical testing devices, and more specifically to an improved fluxmeter for testing the strength of magnets" (lines 13-15).
Date: March 30, 1920
Creator: Bierbower, Richard C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Testing Device. (open access)

Electrical Testing Device.

Patent for an electrical device with an improved circuit arrangement in combination with various devices all assembled in compact arrangement on a board which enables to easily locate faults in various electrical apparatus or parts. This electric device is capable of use by anyone who isn't skilled as an electrician.
Date: March 30, 1920
Creator: Bierbower, Richard C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Motor. (open access)

Internal-Combustion Motor.

Patent for an internal combustion engine designed for better lubrication and simplicity of repair.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Sanford, Harold M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic-Tire Protector (open access)

Pneumatic-Tire Protector

Patent for an improved pneumatic tire protector. This is a liner "interposed between the inner tube and tire casing to prevent puncture of the inner tube" (p.1 lines 6-8)
Date: March 19, 1918
Creator: Haas, Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Phonographic Attachment for Moving-Picture Machines (open access)

Phonographic Attachment for Moving-Picture Machines

Patent for an invention that is "the provision of mechanism whereby a sound record may be made or reproduced synchronously with the taking or reproduction of moving pictures" (Paragraph 100). In addition, the invention enables sound and picture to be recorded on the same machine, so that they sound and the picture match.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Craig, Richard M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furniture (open access)

Furniture

Patent for easy assembly and disassembly of cabinet furniture.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Giordano, Anthony
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cushion Tire (open access)

Cushion Tire

Patent for Cushion Tires. Each tire will have multiple chambers within it, so if one is punctured the remainder of the tire will continue to function and not deflate.
Date: March 16, 1920
Creator: Williams, Henry S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller-Distributer. (open access)

Roller-Distributer.

Patent for a new and useful roller-distributer of the sort used on a light and relatively inexpensive automobile of widely known construction.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Lopez, Jesus M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History