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20-MM aircraft gun matériel M1 and M2. (open access)

20-MM aircraft gun matériel M1 and M2.

"In addition to a description of the 20-mm aircraft gun matériel M1 and M2, this manual contains technical information required for the identification, use, and care of the matériel."
Date: April 2, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
38 ways to cut costs in the manufacture and sale of consumers' durable goods. (open access)

38 ways to cut costs in the manufacture and sale of consumers' durable goods.

Suggests cost savings strategies for manufacturers operating under war-time price regulations, with the goal of reducing their need for relief from the Office of Price Administration.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft hardware and materials. (open access)

Aircraft hardware and materials.

Describes the types of "materials and hardware used in aircraft construction and repair."
Date: June 11, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft radio shop practice. (open access)

Aircraft radio shop practice.

Discusses maintenance and repair of the component parts of aircraft radio equipment, and the correct use of tools.
Date: May 1, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft woodwork. (open access)

Aircraft woodwork.

Discusses woodworking in aircraft manufacturing in general, and in detail the characteristics of wood, the glue and hardware necessary, hand tools and machines, as well as repair of the aircraft.
Date: December 22, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army medical supply depot. (open access)

Army medical supply depot.

A guide for army medical supply depot personnel. Discusses establishment, operation, organization, employment, and training standards.
Date: November 6, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Browning machine gun caliber .50, M2, aircraft, fixed and flexible. (open access)

Browning machine gun caliber .50, M2, aircraft, fixed and flexible.

"In addition to a description of the Browning machine gun, caliber .50, M2, aircraft, fixed and flexible, this manual contains technical information required for the identification, use, and care of the materiel."
Date: April 30, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Care of damaged shade trees. (open access)

Care of damaged shade trees.

Discusses the important role shade trees play in camouflaging property. Explains the ways in which shade trees can become damaged and provides advice for repairing them in the event of damage.
Date: May 1942
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conduct of field artillery fire using air observation. (open access)

Conduct of field artillery fire using air observation.

"This manual covers the methods and procedure for the control of field artillery fire using air observation."
Date: March 21, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
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-
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Democracy Means All of Us: How Communities Can Organize to Study and Meet Community Needs With Special Suggestions for Developing Nutrition Programs in Wartime. (open access)

Democracy Means All of Us: How Communities Can Organize to Study and Meet Community Needs With Special Suggestions for Developing Nutrition Programs in Wartime.

Booklet describing how to organize local committees for nutrition education programs during wartime, withexamples and suggestions for small and large communities, and for ways to involve youth in the effort. It also provides guidelines for evaluating the success of a local program.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services. Nutrition Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Equipment and methods for harvesting farm woodland products. (open access)

Equipment and methods for harvesting farm woodland products.

Describes the necessary steps for logging farm woodlands and transporting and preparing the wood to be sold.
Date: July 1942
Creator: Telford, C. J. (Clarence John), b. 1887
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
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-
Object Type: Book
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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
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-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ladino white clover for the northeastern states. (open access)

Ladino white clover for the northeastern states.

Describes the importance of Ladino white clover on the farm, and how to successfully grow it in the northeastern United States.
Date: 1942
Creator: Hollowell, E. A. (Eugene Amos)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Life history, habits, and control of the beanstalk weevil (Sternechus paludatus) in the Estancia Valley, New Mexico. (open access)

Life history, habits, and control of the beanstalk weevil (Sternechus paludatus) in the Estancia Valley, New Mexico.

Describes the life cycle of the beanstalk weevil, its habits, and the damage it causes to plants in the Estancia Valley of New Mexico.
Date: July 1942
Creator: Shaw, J. G. (John Gilbert), 1908- & Douglass, J. R. (James Robert)
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Livens projector MI. (open access)

Livens projector MI.

"This manual is intended for the using services. It gives all necessary information about the construction, function, and identification of all standard materiel pertaining to the Livens projector MI assembly, with directions for shipping and storage."
Date: August 21, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maintenance policies, publications, and forms. (open access)

Maintenance policies, publications, and forms.

Designed to familiarize Army Air Forces personnel with publications, forms, and policies, in order to ensure efficient aircraft maintenance and standardized practices.
Date: June 8, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Materials for protective concealment (open access)

Materials for protective concealment

Discusses protective concealment (camouflage) as it matters to the soldier. Covers materials and uses as well as other equipment to be employed.
Date: October 7, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measuring water in irrigation channels. (open access)

Measuring water in irrigation channels.

Describes various water-measurement devices for use in open irrigation channels, with emphasis on weirs and the Parshall measuring flume.
Date: 1942
Creator: Parshall, R. L. (Ralph Leroy), 1881-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
New landmarks of soil conservation. (open access)

New landmarks of soil conservation.

Discusses various methods for protecting and conserving soil.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Soil Conservation Service.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library