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[1963 West Texas Fair Parking Map]
An insert to the September 8, 1963 issue of the Abilene Reporter-News: "How to Get to Exposition Grounds for 1963 West Texas Fair."
Date:
September 8, 1963
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
At the Athletic Club
Newspaper clipping of a political cartoon by Herbert Johnson depicting two men in the dressing room of an athletic club, getting dressed in clothes held together by safety pins and nails. The man on the left asks the other man, "Your Wife Doing Any Knitting For Soldiers?" The other man answers, "Yep!"
Date:
[1900..]
Creator:
Johnson, Herbert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: $2.45 Million Asked for Streets Work]
Newspaper clippings of two articles about Abilene city's plans for funds for improvements to city streets, including illustrations of several streets in need of improvement.
Date:
February 7, 1967
Creator:
Armistead, Bob
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: $2,433,000 City's Bonded Debt For Water, Sewer Systems]
Newspaper clipping with several articles, including one reporting on the financial picture of Abilene, Texas. In particular, the article discusses a $2,433,000 bonded debt for water and sewer systems.
Date:
May 22, 1938
Creator:
Roe, Maurine Eastus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 2 More City Bus Schedules Listed]
Newspaper clipping of an article about changes to the Abilene city bus schedule.
Date:
19uu
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: $3.6 Million Proposed For Water, Sewer Plan]
Newspaper clipping of an article about funds for Abilene City's improvement plans for their water and sewer systems. To the right, there is also a small article about nine men who were rescued at Padre Island.
Date:
December 23, 1963
Creator:
Shell, Bill
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 13 Trillion Cubic Feet of Gas]
Photocopy of a newspaper article about a bill concerning gas rates.
Date:
1953-04-09~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 22 'Problem' Streets Due Paving; Lake Study Set]
Newspaper clipping of an article about the development and improvement of roads in Abilene, Texas. A photo of the new Abilene city hall is included.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 123 Named For Bond Issue Study]
Newspaper clipping of an article about a committee for Abilene city to study the feasibility of a capital improvements bond program, including the names of the committee members and a photograph of the chairman, John A. Wright, who helped select the members.
Date:
December 5, 1966
Creator:
Shell, Bill
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 2nd Bootlegging Conviction Would Be Felony Offense]
Newspaper clipping about the two bills Truett Latimer is co-sponsoring concerning the law enforcement of bootlegging.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: A Dying Mason's Legacy]
Newspaper clipping with an article about a dying Mason giving life advice to his children. Partial articles and ads are visible on the back.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Abilene Map]
Newspaper clipping of a map of Abilene Texas.
Date:
July 22, 1956
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Abilene May Have Choice of Three Methods For Financing Additions to Water Sources]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Abilene's financing of an increase in their water sources.
Date:
June 2, 1948
Creator:
Walker, Earle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Abilene Plant Helping AF To Lick the Heat Barrier]
Newspaper clipping of an article about an airplane plant's work on helping the U.S. Air Force overcome the heat barrier. Includes a photograph of engineers and foremen standing with a machine.
Date:
1941~/1946~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Abilene Rainfall Since 1885]
Newspaper clipping of a list of rainfall measurements in Abilene, Texas since 1885, with small articles on the right side of the list.
Date:
1968-07~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 about the New Sunset Motor Lines Building]
Newspaper clipping about the new Sunset Motor Lines building.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
Elam, Maxine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Additional Airport Land Called Vital for Growth]
Newspaper clippings of an article about the development of an airport in Abilene. Also included is a map of the Abilene municipal airport.
Date:
February 6, 1964
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: American Glycerin Company et al. v. Kenridge Oil Company et al., No. 301]
Journal clipping discussing cause no. 301, American Glycerin Company and Nelson Mosier vs. Kenridge Oil Company et al., in the Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland, heard on April 29, 1927. The original cause was brought by Kenridge Oil Company and others for damage to an oil well due to the premature explosion of a nitroglycerin shell, and the district court's judgement in favor of the plaintiff was appealed by the American Glycerin Company and Nelson Mosier.
Date:
1927~
Creator:
Hickman, J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Among A. and M. Men]
Newspaper clipping reporting an update on the lives of several graduates of A&M.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: And Bacon, Too!!!]
Newspaper clipping discussing how an 1849 advertisement printed in another clipping shows what the culture was like in that time period.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: And Just Where Does All That City Money Go?]
Newspaper clippings of an article about the Abilene City budget and how the funds are used.
Date:
September 30, 1965
Creator:
Shell, Bill
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Articles from Abilene Reporter-News]
Newspaper clipping of several articles from the Abilene Reporter-News, including an article about a burglary ring stealing weed killer, an army corporal receiving a medal for his service in Vietnam, a $100 Billion Water Plan, a sales tax bill, and others. The article about the army corporal includes a photographic portrait of the young man in his uniform. A small advertisement in the bottom left corner lists jewelry rings.
Date:
February 5, 1967
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Articles from Abilene Reporter-News, January 15, 1967]
Newspaper clipping with articles about local and national news, including an article about building projects in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
January 15, 1967
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History