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[Clipping: A Glossary for Reactionaries] (open access)

[Clipping: A Glossary for Reactionaries]

Newspaper clipping containing an editorial in the form of a glossary defining words for reactionaries. The definitions reflect the author's view of American culture at the time. A cartoon labelled "X-Ray of the Nationalist Brain" is featured next to the editorial. There are headlines for other articles on the back of the clipping.
Date: July 5, 1945
Creator: Lerner, Max
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Britain's GOM] (open access)

[Clipping: Britain's GOM]

Newspaper clipping detailing the early career of David Lloyd George and his rise to the seat of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The article compares Lloyd George's career to Winston Churchill's.
Date: January 9, 1945
Creator: Washington Post Company
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: British Cracked Down On King Farouk in 1942] (open access)

[Clipping: British Cracked Down On King Farouk in 1942]

Newspaper clipping describing British-Egyptian relations in 1942. The British demand that the king of Egypt name a premier that favors the Allies politically, while the British tanks sit at the palace gates. The back of the page shows part of an advertisement.
Date: June 3, 1945
Creator: Tucker, George
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: British Said to Have Used Tanks to Force Farouk to Name Pro-Allied Premier in '42] (open access)

[Clipping: British Said to Have Used Tanks to Force Farouk to Name Pro-Allied Premier in '42]

Newspaper clipping describes how the British forced King Farouk of Egypt to name a Pro-Allied Premier in 1942 using military force. The back of the page has clips from several different articles.
Date: June 3, 1945
Creator: Tucker, George
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Catholic Papers Oppose Post-War Training Plan] (open access)

[Clipping: Catholic Papers Oppose Post-War Training Plan]

Newspaper clipping discusses the disapproval of Gen. Marshall's plan for a citizen army by Catholic churches across the United States.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: Kidney, Daniel M.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: People Who Read and Write] (open access)

[Clipping: People Who Read and Write]

Newspaper clipping of an article about how Reader's Digest versions of books are affecting sales of the full versions, as well as book reviews for several titles such as The Far Shore by Max Miller, Robinson Crusoe by Blake Clark, and Faces in a Dusty Picture by Gerard Kersh.
Date: April 22, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Political Cartoon and Fishing Article] (open access)

[Clipping: Political Cartoon and Fishing Article]

Political cartoon created by Looey Graff depicting a plump and wealthy war plant striker with an arm wrapped around the shoulder of an injured World War II veteran yelling, “Well! We Won the War! Didn’t We Kid?”. The back of the political cartoon features an article touching upon fishing and the three different types of fishing activities: hobby, sportsman, and deep-sea. Two additional cartoons are at the bottom of the article.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Watkins, Nina E. & Graff, Looey
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Spanish Republicans in Dire Need - UNRRA Says Its Hands Are Tied] (open access)

[Clipping: Spanish Republicans in Dire Need - UNRRA Says Its Hands Are Tied]

Newspaper clipping describing the plight of the Spanish soldiers after the fall of the Spanish republic to the Nazi party in 1939. The article briefly touches upon the horrors that fell upon these captured Spanish soldiers and the possibility of escaping. Finally, the author of this clipping touches upon the Spanish resistance and the need for allied assistance.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: Van Devander, Charles
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Case for Military Training] (open access)

[Clipping: The Case for Military Training]

Newspaper clipping arguing that the United States government should prioritize maintaining a strong postwar army because of the consequences it faced after failing to maintain such an army after WWI.
Date: 1945-05/1945-06
Creator: Wadsworth, James W.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Journalistic Credo of Marshall Field] (open access)

[Clipping: The Journalistic Credo of Marshall Field]

Newspaper clipping of a book review written by Charles McD. Puckette covering Marshall Field’s book, Freedom Is More Than A Word.
Date: April 29, 1945
Creator: Puckette, Charles McD.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Odds on Starting a Business] (open access)

[Clipping: The Odds on Starting a Business]

Digest magazine clipping discussing various anecdotes about people who tried to start businesses and failed, or various other factors that people should consider when thinking about starting a new business. At the end of the article, there is a brief joke about a bishop in New York, followed by a one-page article discussing an interview with Pope Pius XII.
Date: May 1945
Creator: Kahm, H. S. (Harold S.)
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: This Is On Me] (open access)

[Clipping: This Is On Me]

Newspaper clipping describing the authors personal disgust with horse racing being anything more than a gambling racket. Mr. Treat's presents his argument by touching on several concerns including, the cruel treatment of animals, the disconnection between horse and owner, the type of crowd attending horse races, and the ethics of selective breeding. On the back of the clipping are showtimes for movies and theater shows.
Date: January 13, 1945
Creator: Treat, Roger
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: This is What's Behind Every Trailmobile on the Road] (open access)

[Clipping: This is What's Behind Every Trailmobile on the Road]

Newspaper clipping containing information on the infrastructure of Trailmobile, commentary on WWII, and a medical article on avoiding rabbit fever.
Date: February 12, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford andGertrude Cook - January 10, 1945] (open access)

[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford andGertrude Cook - January 10, 1945]

The first letter is from Alex Bradford to Gertrude Cook thanking Cook for her previous letter and providing personal updates. The second letter is from Gertrude Cook to Alex Bradford. The letter pictures a snowy winter's day on the right hand side, and the left hand side Cook wishes Bradford a happy holiday season.
Date: January 10, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Joseph Newton Pew, Jr. and Tex Bradford - January 1945] (open access)

[Correspondence between Joseph Newton Pew, Jr. and Tex Bradford - January 1945]

Correspondence between Tex Bradford and Joseph Newton Pew Jr. discussing oil companies & Governor Dewey's political loss. In the first letter Mr. Pew Jr. speaks of Mr. Bradford's interest in Lowell Thomas, the possible treaty effects on oil companies, and the war in Greece. In the second letter, Mr. Tex Bradford cautions that Governor Dewey's statement of favoring a military alliance with only one European power cost him votes and his defeat.
Date: 1945-01-16/1945-01-22
Creator: Pew, Joseph Newton, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Excerpt from Underwriers' Laboratories Report Dated March 1, 1945 on Nozzles-Portable, Spray Type "Flame Buster" (open access)

Excerpt from Underwriers' Laboratories Report Dated March 1, 1945 on Nozzles-Portable, Spray Type "Flame Buster"

Type-written copy of excerpts from a technical report about the characteristics of a firefighting nozzle called the "Flame Buster," with information about how and when it should be used.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
International Cementers, Inc.: Personal and Office Directory - January 15, 1945 (open access)

International Cementers, Inc.: Personal and Office Directory - January 15, 1945

Personal and office directory for International Cementers Incorporated featuring information on three (3) separate offices: the General Office, the Accounting Office, and the Chemical Department. Each of these departments features the office’s address, post office (P.O.) box, and phone number. Below each office or department provides an employee’s name, title, physical address and phone number if available.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: International Cementers, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lake Cliff Park & Pool]

Photograph of an aerial view of the large rectangular with a permanent pavilion in the Lake Cliff pool. People line the edges of the swimming pool in various forms of relaxation enjoying the August weather. A kayak is visible in the middle of the pool paddling around. Trees obscure the edges of the pool's boundary giving shade to sprawled out pool goers. A small parking lot with 1945 era cars are visible in the bottom right of the photograph. In the background of the photograph a baseball diamond featuring spectators and players are visible.
Date: August 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. B. Duke to Alex Bradford, February 1, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from A. B. Duke to Alex Bradford, February 1, 1945]

Letter from A. B. Duke to Alex Bradford thanking him for sending Bill Hoffman's address to him. And also, he sadly has no work for Bradford where he is but hopes something comes his way soon with the army.
Date: February 1, 1945
Creator: Duke, A. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to A. B. Duke, June 7, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to A. B. Duke, June 7, 1945]

Letter from Alex Bradford to A. B. Duke on enclosing some clippings about Colonel Abe M. Goff and talking about his promotion.
Date: June 7, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to A. B. Duke, May 17, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to A. B. Duke, May 17, 1945]

Letter from Alex Bradford to A. B. Duke letting him know he's back in the army. Bradford also provides updates on different Colonels that Duke might know.
Date: May 17, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Frank Dobbs, January 6, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Frank Dobbs, January 6, 1945]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Frank Dobbs thanking him for the postcard. Wants to write more to make him laugh but will wait til he sees Frank in person.
Date: January 6, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Frank Dobbs, October 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Frank Dobbs, October 15, 1945]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Frank Dobbs wishing him a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Bradford sends good wishes and says he will write again when he has more time.
Date: October 15, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Frank Tweedy, January 18, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Frank Tweedy, January 18, 1945]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Frank Tweedy asking for Frank to keep an eye out for work for him. Tells him of what the others are doing and seeing other Colonels as well.
Date: January 18, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History