Resource Type

[Clipping from the Oklahoma City Times] (open access)

[Clipping from the Oklahoma City Times]

Newspaper clipping from the Oklahoma City Times concerning the death of Elizabeth Bacon Custer, widow of General George Armstrong Custer. The rest of the article goes on to discuss or life.
Date: April 5, 1933
Creator: Oklahoma City Times
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Wasps and Wacs Enter Service] (open access)

[Clipping: Wasps and Wacs Enter Service]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Nancy Love being selected as the leader of the newly organized WACS, a group of ferrying female pilots. The WASPs are also mentioned in this article and other articles about the Ferrying Division, entertainment, and a Professor from Tokyo coming to speak are included as well.
Date: November 5, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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: State Expenditures] (open access)

[Clipping: State Expenditures]

Newspaper clipping about the approved appropriation bills calling for over $2 billion in expenditures. There are written notes along the clipping: 'Mr. Ellis', '4-5-57', and 'Fort Worth'.
Date: 1957-04-05?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clippings from The Abilene Reporter News] (open access)

[Newspaper Clippings from The Abilene Reporter News]

Newspaper clippings from The Abilene Reporter News. One clipping has a picture of the 1884 Electors, and the other is a related article entitled "Page One" by Katharyn Duff.
Date: November 5, 1963
Creator: Duff, Katharyn
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clippings from The Abilene Reporter News] (open access)

[Newspaper Clippings from The Abilene Reporter News]

Newspaper clippings from The Abilene Reporter News. One clipping has a picture of the 1884 Electors, and the other is a related article entitled "Page One" by Katharyn Duff.
Date: November 5, 1963
Creator: Duff, Katharyn
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Modernization, Key Rate In Fire Dept. Bond Item] (open access)

[Clipping: Modernization, Key Rate In Fire Dept. Bond Item]

Newspaper clippings of an article about Abilene's plans for improvement in their fire departments for better protection, including a map showing the location of Abilene's seven fire stations and the radius of their service.
Date: February 5, 1964
Creator: Shell, Bill
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Drama, Courage Fill Business History] (open access)

[Clipping: Drama, Courage Fill Business History]

Newspaper clipping of an article about businessman W. G. Swenson, including a photograph of Mr. Swenson with three young entrepreneurs.
Date: December 5, 1965
Creator: Duff, Katharyn
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 123 Named For Bond Issue Study] (open access)

[Clipping: 123 Named For Bond Issue Study]

Newspaper clipping of an article about a committee for Abilene city to study the feasibility of a capital improvements bond program, including the names of the committee members and a photograph of the chairman, John A. Wright, who helped select the members.
Date: December 5, 1966
Creator: Shell, Bill
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Articles from Abilene Reporter-News] (open access)

[Clipping: Articles from Abilene Reporter-News]

Newspaper clipping of several articles from the Abilene Reporter-News, including an article about a burglary ring stealing weed killer, an army corporal receiving a medal for his service in Vietnam, a $100 Billion Water Plan, a sales tax bill, and others. The article about the army corporal includes a photographic portrait of the young man in his uniform. A small advertisement in the bottom left corner lists jewelry rings.
Date: February 5, 1967
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Here's What City, County Bonds Would Buy] (open access)

[Clipping: Here's What City, County Bonds Would Buy]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Abilene's plans for city and county bonds, including a list of the proposed improvements. The article includes a photograph of an airplane stewardess standing on an airport runway, looking upwards.
Date: February 5, 1967
Creator: Armistead, Bob & Tabor, Don
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women of World War II reunited] (open access)

[Clipping: Women of World War II reunited]

Newspaper clipping discussing the 1986 WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: October 5, 1986
Creator: Redden, Gail
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Prothros endow A&M Photography series; first book beautiful] (open access)

[Clipping: Prothros endow A&M Photography series; first book beautiful]

Newspaper clipping describing the details of the book "For God, Country, and the Thrill of It: Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II" by former WASP, Anne Noggle along with a brief history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) and their experiences.
Date: May 5, 1990
Creator: Gregg, Louise
System: The Portal to Texas History