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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: Texas A. & M. To Inaugurate New President] (open access)

[Clipping: Texas A. & M. To Inaugurate New President]

Clipping describing Frank Bolton's election as president of Texas A. & M. The clipping describes the positions he has held in his time at the University.
Date: November 17, 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Railroad Magazine's Locomotives of the Texas & Pacific] (open access)

[Railroad Magazine's Locomotives of the Texas & Pacific]

Clipping of Railroad Magazine's Locomotives of the Texas & Pacific. There are three trains pictured on the clipping, #'s 493, 810, and 909, as well as a large table of stats to the left. Written underneath the clipping is "-Railroad Magazine Oct 1948 pg 126-27."
Date: October 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New York Herald Tribune} (open access)

[Clipping: New York Herald Tribune}

Clipping from New York Herald Tribune describing New York Herald Tribune.
Date: September 19, 1948
Creator: New York Herald Tribune
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Elite Nurses] (open access)

[Clipping: Elite Nurses]

Newspaper clipping showing a photo of Charlyne Creger (third from left) with other nurses and stating that they have been awarded an academic scholarship from the Houston Florist Telegraph Delivery association.
Date: August 25, 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Ten Terrific Years] (open access)

[Clipping: Ten Terrific Years]

Newspaper clipping including an article about World War II.
Date: August 10, 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tin Types (open access)

Tin Types

Clipping of heading only for monthly newsletter, Tin Types. This issue is volume IV, number 8.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Tin Processing Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Mrs. Bryan, Pioneer of Abilene, Dies] (open access)

[Clipping: Mrs. Bryan, Pioneer of Abilene, Dies]

Newspaper clipping about the death of Martha Chaplain Dashiell, wife of senator W. J. Bryan, along with the clipped newspaper header. Partial ads and articles are on the reverse side.
Date: July 28, 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cortez new Lulac President (open access)

Cortez new Lulac President

Newspaper clipping from "San Antonio Light" announcing Raoul A. Cortez as the new LULAC President-General and names of other office bearers of LULAC. Cortez pledged to fight against segregation of Latino Americans in public schools. San Antonio was selected for the 1949 convention for the LULAC sessions.
Date: June 14, 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Abilene May Have Choice of Three Methods For Financing Additions to Water Sources] (open access)

[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
[Sam Myres can recall the real west] (open access)

[Sam Myres can recall the real west]

Newspaper clipping detailing Sam Myres and his legacy as one of the last to be able to recall the real wild west. The article goes on to talk about how Myres was friends with "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Pawnee Bill, Will Rogers, and Pancho Villa. It also talks about how he started becoming involved in the saddle trade, learning the skill and then opening up his own shop at a mere twenty-two years of age. Myres also talks about his disdain for western films due to the fact that he feels they are not very accurate - especially the inclusion of "two-gun men" which he never encountered.
Date: May 16, 1948
Creator: Myres, Sam
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Louisiana G. P.] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Louisiana G. P.]

Newspaper clipping entitled "Louisiana G. P." and discusses the creation of the American Academy of General Practice. According to the clipping, delegates chose Dr. Jason Poland Sanders to get the A.A.G.P started; Louisiana's chapter was the first to hold a scientific meeting.
Date: April 12, 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[No One Will Hold My Flowers For Me: True Magazine Pin Up Girl] (open access)

[No One Will Hold My Flowers For Me: True Magazine Pin Up Girl]

Page from True Magazine featuring a pin-up illustration, graphic map, and descriptive text. On the first page is an illustration by Bradshaw Crandall of a redhead pin-up model themed around spring flowers. On the facing page is the Sportsman's Map of America by Paul Savitt. The map shows numbered graphic illustrations of landmarks, cities, transportation, and sporting events across America.
Date: March 1948
Creator: Crandall, Bradshaw & Savitt, Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Other Abilene Days] (open access)

[Clipping: Other Abilene Days]

Newspaper clipping featuring an article filled with excerpts from the Abilene Reporter-News twenty-five and fifty years prior under the section head, "Old Lang Syne". Other articles are partially visible on the reverse side about a mayoral race, railroad re-laying, an auto agency opening, a Dallas speaker, and student honor roll.
Date: February 29, 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Dr. May Owen Will Head Cancer Society] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Dr. May Owen Will Head Cancer Society]

Newspaper clipping of an article announcing the selection of Dr. May Owen to head the Tarrant County Unit of the American Cancer Society, succeeding Edwin T. Phillips, Jr. The article also lists other officers who were elected to serve alongside Dr. Owen.
Date: February 19, 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Don Gillis in Vision magazine] (open access)

[Clipping: Don Gillis in Vision magazine]

Magazine clipping consisting of title from cover, and an article from that issue describing Gillis' approach to music composition.
Date: February 8, 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Whoa There, Dobbin! Not So Fast!] (open access)

[Clipping: Whoa There, Dobbin! Not So Fast!]

Clipping from The Galveston News describing the mayor's position on removing the esplanades. The Galveston News for parking to be prohibited on specific streets to as to enable the preservation of the esplanades. The author strongly petitions for a traffic control evaluation.
Date: February 1, 1948
Creator: The Galveston News
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Drastic Expedient] (open access)

[Clipping: Drastic Expedient]

Clipping describing traffic issues. The author posits that operations by motorists should be guided by a control plan drafted by a traffic engineer. Complaints about the esplanades are also discussed.
Date: January 28, 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Get the Speeders, Esplanade Question, Narrower Esplanades] (open access)

[Clipping: Get the Speeders, Esplanade Question, Narrower Esplanades]

Clipping from Pens of the People describing two issues on Galveston roads. Martha Creel petitions the police to catch the speeders on these roads. Fannie Wilson petitions for the esplanades to be left as is. O. J. Arvidsson proposes narrowing the size of the esplanades by half.
Date: January 28, 1948
Creator: Creel, Martha; Arvidsson, O. J. & Wilson, Fannie
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Natural Beauty Spots, What Other Cities Do, Bottlenecks] (open access)

[Clipping: Natural Beauty Spots, What Other Cities Do, Bottlenecks]

Clippings describing how to improve the esplanades instead of paving over them. Jeane B. Kempner commends the "Drastic Expedient" editorial and desires to build up the esplanades. P. W. Holt advocates the prohibition of parking on 25th and Broadway to preserve the esplanades and protect pedestrians.
Date: January 28, 1948
Creator: Patrick, T. W.; Kempner, Jeane Bertig & Holt, P. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Pens of the People] (open access)

[Clipping: Pens of the People]

Clipping by W. N. Stowe describing a street in Galveston that has been greatly improved and should be cared for. Stowe suggest an ordinance to prohibit parking on this street.
Date: January 28, 1948
Creator: Stowe, W. N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Traffic Bottleknecks] (open access)

[Clipping: Traffic Bottleknecks]

Clipping from Pens of the People describing parking issues on roadways to as to make room for cars that are driving. Riley believes this would at least temporarily alleviate the bottleneck issues.
Date: January 28, 1948
Creator: Riley, William Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Plant More Trees] (open access)

[Clipping: Plant More Trees]

Clipping from Pens of the People describing disapproval for the proposal to remove the esplanades and trees from Galveston highways.
Date: January 27, 1948
Creator: Boddeker, Louis E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Destroy Not] (open access)

[Clipping: Destroy Not]

Clipping from Pens of the People discussing his opposition to removing the oleanders and the esplanades on Galveston roadways.
Date: January 23, 1948
Creator: Lippman, Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History