Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.

Patent for a chain steamer that has an improved means of propulsion with a uniform speed despite a changing current. It does not allow the boat to laterally deflect. It is especially meant to be used with tow boats that travel on fast-moving, shallow streams. It can be used to move ferry boats across fast-moving rivers as well.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether control of the building and grounds purchased with Texas Employees Retirement System Trust funds is within the jurisdiction of the State Board of Control or the Retirement System.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Construction of Section 8 of Article V of House Bill 12, Acts of the 59th Legislature, Regular Session, 1965, (General Appropriation Act) relating to payment for injuries for state employees injured while performing the duties of any hazardous position to which he is assigned.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Legality of accepting day students at Austin State School who have not been committed by a county court.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to authority of the Travis County Healthcare District to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians.

Proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas for the seventy-first day of the Regular session of the 82nd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.

Patent for an automobile attachment which protects the said automobile from adverse weather conditions. The apparatus is unique in its simple construction, practicality, and ability to "be rolled into a small compass" when not in use (lines 20-21).

Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design "relates to improvements in the class of washing-machines commonly known as 'cylinder washing-machines,' and has for its object the production of a machine which will operate thoroughly and expeditiously, and without injury to the fabric, while at the same time it is light and inexpensive in construction and simple in operation; and with these ends in view the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts" (lines 10-20).

Patent for improved techniques in folding paper boxes using a single piece of paper in which the bottom part is safely secured. Illustration is included.

Patent for a new and improved t-square. This design calls for a triangular prism of a tongue, which enables more scales to be available to the work-person. The head, with its brackets and rabbet, will fasten the tongue in place while the work-person uses it.

Patent for invention is to utilize in rejected hydraulic matter such as decomposed limestone.

Patent for a process of ginning cotton that is "based upon the principle of a gradual or successive ginning of the seed, somewhat analogous to the gradual reduction process of grinding wheat or other grain" (lines 28-61). This process improves ginning by over thirty-three percent.

Patent for a gate that can be manually controlled to open and close the gate when necessary.

Patent for a new and improved rat trap. This design consists of "the pendulum bait-frame, in combination with triggers and attached to cam-springs and weighted trap-doors and rollers" (lines 59-62).

Patent for a electric heater for heating metal in preparation for welding. Consists of a bath of sal ammonia and water with a layer of graphite on top that the metal is placed into and then electric current is turned on which heats the metal to a weldable temperature.

Patent for an apparatus used for packing cotton prepared for baling. Illustrations included.

Patent for a cotton handling apparatus, which automatically feeds the cotton into the gin and stops if there is an overflow.