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[Clipping: Committed!] (open access)

[Clipping: Committed!]

Clipping from the New York Times discussing the major problem of thousands of old people being railroaded to mental institutions because of the lack of eldercare.
Date: December 28, 1949
Creator: The New York Times
System: The Portal to Texas History
Snare by Fritz Willis (open access)

Snare by Fritz Willis

A single front and back page of lithograph prints clipped from the December edition of Esquire Magazine 1948. This page features a Fritz Willis pin-up girl "Snare" accompanied by descriptive text. On the following side is a holiday-themed page of Christmas cards with imagery of women, deer, and Santas.
Date: December 1948
Creator: Willis, Fritz
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Eagles Work Out; Halfbacks Better] (open access)

[Clipping: Eagles Work Out; Halfbacks Better]

Newspaper clipping about the North Texas Eagles recovering from several injuries, December 31, 1947.
Date: December 31, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Piquante (open access)

Piquante

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, by Coby Whitmore, a brunette woman admires her reflection in a tall black standing mirror and considers the ties to her hat while in a state of topless undress. On the facing page, by Ben Stahl, a Spanish ballerina removes her costume stockings. Both illustrations/ paintings were done specifically for the December 1947 issue.
Date: December 1947
Creator: Whitmore, Coby & Stahl, Ben
System: The UNT Digital Library
Portrait of a Christmas Eve (open access)

Portrait of a Christmas Eve

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, landscape-oriented painting done by Al Moore of a blonde woman laying on a polar bear skin rug with her arms around the jaw. On the following page is a painting recreating a fictional Victorian Christmas evening party by Leslie Saalburg.
Date: December 1947
Creator: Moore, Al & Saalburg, Leslie
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Economics and Finance on the Debasement of Economic Theory] (open access)

[Clipping: Economics and Finance on the Debasement of Economic Theory]

Clipping from the New York Times arguing against the Congress of Industrial Organizations push for wage increases on the basis of purchasing power.
Date: December 16, 1946
Creator: New York Times
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Abilene Secured the Broadway Of America and Railroad Park'] (open access)

[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: Memory Lane] (open access)

[Clipping: Memory Lane]

Magazine clipping of a page full of famous quotes. A partial short story titled One Sunny Afternoon by William Worden is printed on the other side.
Date: December 1946
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: W. C. Foster Gets Commerce Office] (open access)

[Clipping: W. C. Foster Gets Commerce Office]

Clipping from the New York Times describing the appointment of W. C. Foster to the position of Under-Secretary of Commerce.
Date: December 1946
Creator: New York Times
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Christmas Tidings] (open access)

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Christmas Tidings]

A spread from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. The front page of the spread features a blonde Varga girl dressed in white and gold smiling and kneeling over a telegraph from her soldier paired with a two stanza verse by Phil Stack. On the following page is a reproductive print of the painting "The Ordeal of John Paul Jones" by Anton Otto Fischer done especially for Esquire Magazine. The painting celebrates prominent Scottish-born Naval commander John Paul Jones who served during the American Revolution and his crew aboard the Bonhomme Richard. On September 23, 1779, the crew engaged with the British Serapis and won with Jones giving the famous line "I have not yet begun to fight".
Date: December 1945
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Fischer, Anton Otto
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: DDT May Control Malaria] (open access)

[Clipping: DDT May Control Malaria]

Bulletin article says that DDT has been proven to successfully control mosquitoes in rural areas of the U.S. South as a means to control malaria.
Date: December 30, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Farewell to the WASP - Job Well Done] (open access)

[Clipping: Farewell to the WASP - Job Well Done]

Newspaper clipping discussing the end of the WASP program, featuring a photo of Nancy Love in front of an A-20. Included as well are book reviews and are advertisements for Barnes Manley Laundry & Dry Cleaners and Hills Business University.
Date: 1944-12-17~
Creator: Mason, Paul B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Ellensburg Girl in WASPS Killed] (open access)

[Clipping: Ellensburg Girl in WASPS Killed]

Photocopy of an article about the death of WASP Mary Louise Webster and some other documents.
Date: December 11, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New Germ-Killing Soap Developed] (open access)

[Clipping: New Germ-Killing Soap Developed]

Newspaper clipping describing a new postwar soap that is better at killing germs through the use of the G-11 chemical.
Date: December 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Merry Christmas and How!] (open access)

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: Merry Christmas and How!]

A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Varga Girl sitting under a spring of mistletoe wearing a black dress and gold shoes paired with the verse "Merry Christmas and How!" by Phil Stack. On the following side is a reproduction print of the painting "Roberston Comes Through" by Peter Helck done especially for the December edition of Esquire Magazine in 1944. The painting shows a large crowd of men gathered around the muddy and tight homestretch turn of Long Island Motor Parkway racetrack where two automobiles, number 16, Locomobile driven by 23-year-old George Roberston is in the lead followed by car number 6, an Isotta, driven by Herbert "Herb" Lytle.
Date: December 1944
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Helck, Peter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Varga Calendar Preview Advertisement] (open access)

[Varga Calendar Preview Advertisement]

Page from Esquire magazine featuring Varga Girl illustrations for the December issue 1944. Illustrations are previews for the upcoming 1945 Varga Girl calendar.
Date: December 1944
Creator: Vargas, Alberto & Sader
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: U. S. to Aid Ethiopia] (open access)

[Clipping: U. S. to Aid Ethiopia]

Newspaper clipping covering a brief article touching upon a technical mission to help Ethiopian farms produce additional agricultural commodities. The attached letter is from R. O. Marsh to Alex Bradford discussing the agricultural mission to assist Ethiopian farming efforts. Mr. Marsh provides additional information about the mission including the total number of people and the estimated dates of traveling to the African continent. Finally, there is a brief discussion about the delay surrounding the Alaskan oil deal and a geological survey.
Date: December 6, 1943
Creator: Marsh, R. O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Oceania - What to Do About It?] (open access)

[Clipping: Oceania - What to Do About It?]

Newspaper clipping describing the emergence of the continent of Oceania during World War 2 and contextualizing British influence in Oceania's establishment. The second page features a poem called "Morning on Sinai" by Katherine Kennedy.
Date: December 1943
Creator: Cant, Gilbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Calendar Introduction Page] (open access)

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Calendar Introduction Page]

A single page front and back clipped from the Esquire Magazine Varga Girl 1944 calendar advertisement. A rectangular section has been removed from the lower right corner. On the front is the calenders introduction and advertising information found in the descriptive text. On the back are previews of the illustrations paired with descriptive verses for months July through December.
Date: December 1943
Creator: Vargas, Alberto
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: There'll Always Be a Christmas] (open access)

[Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Illustration: There'll Always Be a Christmas]

A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an illustration of a blonde Varga Girl flying wearing a red, white, and blue sheer dress printed with the navy star paired with a two stanza verse "There'll Always be a Christmas" in a gothic font by Phil Stack. On the following side of the spread is a reproduction offset lithograph print of the painting The Unkillable Quarry by John Falter used especially for the December edition of Esquire Magazine in 1943. The painting/print depicts a soldier (possibly Japanese) in a green jumpsuit parachuting in front of an approaching gold fighter airplane. Behind the plane and the soldier are streaks of clouds in a black sky.
Date: December 1943
Creator: Vargas, Alberto; Stack, Phil & Falter, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Woman Seeks Air Ferry Job] (open access)

[Clipping: Woman Seeks Air Ferry Job]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Dorothy Christenson training to serve with the WAFS.
Date: December 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hurrell Photograph: Janet Blair] (open access)

[Hurrell Photograph: Janet Blair]

A front and back spread from the December edition of Esquire Magazine 1942. This spread features a color reproduction of a Hurrell photograph of singer and Columbia Studios actress Janet Blair [1921-2007] followed on the reverse by a Santa Varga Girl paired with the verse "Miss Santa Claus" by Phil Stack.
Date: December 1942
Creator: Hurrell, George; Vargas, Alberto & Stack, Phil
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Top O' Morn] (open access)

[Clipping: Top O' Morn]

Newspaper clipping including articles about local news and residents.
Date: December 25, 1940
Creator: Blondy Cross
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Hurrell Photograph: Pamela Randall] (open access)

[Hurrell Photograph: Pamela Randall]

A front and back spread from the December edition of Esquire Magazine 1940. This spread features a color reproduction of a Hurrell photograph of actress Pamela Randall [1918-1991] followed on the reverse by eight card illustrations featuring reproductive etchings by Howard Baer and descriptive text by Phil Stack.
Date: December 1940
Creator: Hurrell, George; Stack, Phil & Baer, Howard
System: The UNT Digital Library