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[Letter to an Editor of a Newspaper] (open access)

[Letter to an Editor of a Newspaper]

Newspaper clipping containing several letters to the editor published in a Waco newspaper, starting with a poem from " Portfolio of a Deceased Confederate Soldier " and commentary providing insight on the soldier's life, family, property, and death. Other letters and articles discuss horse thieves that were shot, the Election Law that had recently been passed on the front, with text on the back describing recent events and anecdotes and bounties, with advertisements.
Date: August 1872
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Flying fillies once occupied Liberty Field] (open access)

[Clipping: Flying fillies once occupied Liberty Field]

Newspaper clipping of an article about members of WASP who were stationed at Liberty Field in Fort Stewart, Georgia during WWII. The article includes more details about Fort Stewart, and a photograph of Helen Snapp, Margery Moore, Bertha Mary Clifford, and Viola Thompson in flight jumpsuits, walking away from a small plane. The clipping includes other articles about the Fort Stewart and Hinesville, Georgia area, as well as local advertisements.
Date: October 23, 1987
Creator: Owens, Dianne
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Former WASP flies into Fort Stewart to donate uniform and propeller] (open access)

[Clipping: Former WASP flies into Fort Stewart to donate uniform and propeller]

Newspaper clipping with an article about Helen Snapp donating her uniform and a propeller to the Fort Stewart Museum and her experiences from serving in the military as a WASP.
Date: March 10, 2001
Creator: Phillips, Noelle
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Stewart Team Takes 1st in GRPA Tourney 92-61"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Stewart Team Takes 1st in GRPA Tourney 92-61"]

"Section B" of the March 2001 issue of The Frontline. Articles about the Fort Stewart men's basketball team's participation in the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association tournament, the Wolverine-South Invitational Golf Tournament being held in the Hunter Golf Club, a fitness coordinator's advice for "getting into shape" over the summer.
Date: March 1, 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female WWII Pilot Relives Service at Stewart] (open access)

[Clipping: Female WWII Pilot Relives Service at Stewart]

Newspaper clipping of an article about former WASP member Helen Wyatt Snapp's experience serving in WWII, especially while she was stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia. The article includes a photograph of Snapp in her old age, in a helicopter. The clipping includes other articles about local and world news, as well as advertisements.
Date: March 8, 2001
Creator: Dezern, Melinda
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Early aviatrix's heart is up in the clouds] (open access)

[Clipping: Early aviatrix's heart is up in the clouds]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP Fran Sargent and her career in aviation. Other articles and advertisements are included on the back of each clipping.
Date: February 11, 1996
Creator: Wittman, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: A Woman with Wings] (open access)

[Clipping photocopy: A Woman with Wings]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping with part of an article about Helen Wyatt Snapp, a WASP member, and her experiences as a WWII pilot. The article includes photographs of Snapp, and two of her fellow WASP members.
Date: unknown
Creator: Phillips, Noelle
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female pilot supports Stewart's mission] (open access)

[Clipping: Female pilot supports Stewart's mission]

Newspaper clipping of an article about former WASP member Helen Wyatt Snapp's experiences serving as a pilot in WWII. The clipping includes other articles about local and world news, as well as advertisements.
Date: March 26, 2009
Creator: Van Pool, J. Elise
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Roy Mattox Dies in Jacksonville] (open access)

[Clipping: Roy Mattox Dies in Jacksonville]

A newspaper clipping with a circled article titled "Roy Mattox Dies in Jacksonville". The article is printed by The Clinch County News, dated February 5, 1954. Carswell handwrites on the clipping that Mattox was a childhood friend and neighbor.
Date: February 5, 1954
Creator: Clinch County News
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Speaker Sam Rayburn is gone.] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Speaker Sam Rayburn is gone.]

Newspaper clipping about Sam Rayburn dying in his sleep at 6: 20 a.m. at Risser Hospital. There are details about the funeral services and quotes from three former Presidents. On the back of the newspaper clipping are advertisements for Bonham drive-in theatre and Clarence Elkins Grocery & Market.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Eisenhower, Truman Praise Mr. Rayburn] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Eisenhower, Truman Praise Mr. Rayburn]

Newspaper clipping about Former President Eisenhower and Former President Harry S. Truman while mourning his death, commending Sam Rayburn's service as Speaker of the House. On the back of the newspaper clipping is information on a cancelled pep rally in Bonham, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Atlanta Plane Crash Blamed On Pilot Error] (open access)

[Clipping: Atlanta Plane Crash Blamed On Pilot Error]

Newspaper clipping describing the details of a plane crash that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia due to a misinterpretation of the altimeter readings.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Late Colonel James A. Stewart newspaper clipping. December 9, 1879] (open access)

[Late Colonel James A. Stewart newspaper clipping. December 9, 1879]

Newspaper clipping reporting the death of Colonel James A. Stewart and all his many virtues.
Date: December 9, 1879
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: New Deal In Ground School Calls For Six Day Week] (open access)

[Clipping: New Deal In Ground School Calls For Six Day Week]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the three phases of the new training program recently adopted for the female pilots.
Date: May 5, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Women in Uniform"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Women in Uniform"]

Magazine clipping of an article about certain WASPs in their service.
Date: October 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Still Flying High After 50 Years] (open access)

[Clipping: Still Flying High After 50 Years]

Magazine clipping of an article about the history of the WASPs and their current whereabouts.
Date: 1995
Creator: Siler, Jennifer McGhee
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'Like a homesick angel'] (open access)

[Clipping: 'Like a homesick angel']

Newspaper clipping of an article about the celebration of the 50th WASP Anniversary Reunion and some experiences from former WASPs. Part of another article about Governor Ann Richards attending the reunion is also included.
Date: May 23, 1993
Creator: Fulton, Loretta
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Spain Uncensored] (open access)

[Clipping: Spain Uncensored]

Newspaper clipping describing the Nazi occupation of Spanish territory. On the back of this newspaper article is an article that has been cut in half that reads, "Rusco Helps to Stock the Nation's Larder"
Date: February 22, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History