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[Clipping: WASPs Celebrate First Birthday November 12th] (open access)

[Clipping: WASPs Celebrate First Birthday November 12th]

Newspaper clipping with an article about Mrs. Yount speaking at a WASP graduation, the celebration of their first birthday, their attendance to a local movie premier. There is red text over the clipping that reads: "WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS WWII 50TH ANNIVERSARY AVENGER FIELD SWEETWATER, TX. 22 MAY 1993".
Date: November 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Girl Pilots] (open access)

[Clipping: Girl Pilots]

Featured article in LIFE magazine about the WASP members and life at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The article includes many photographs of the women taking classes, performing tasks, and training at the flight school. On the back of one of the pages is part of an article on narcotics.
Date: July 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1943 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1943 (open access)

The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Tom Irby, May 19, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Tom Irby, May 19, 1943]

Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Court Reporter Tom Irby acknowledging the receipt of a letter from May 15, 1943, which enclosed a statement of charges for the court case United States of America vs Joe B. Plosser et al.
Date: May 19, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. E. Olin to L. E. McConnell, February 19, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from R. E. Olin to L. E. McConnell, February 19, 1943]

Letter from Director R. E. Olin to Major L. E. McConnell discussing the per diam rate for board and lodging for the Women's Training Program at Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date: February 19, 1943
Creator: Olin, R. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, April 19, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, April 19, 1943]

Letter from H. M. Renaud of the British Air Commission to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince and R. E. Olin of Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the acknowledgement of Plosser-Prince Air Academy's Check No. 2137 for $10,000.
Date: April 19, 1943
Creator: Renaud, H. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Moody to Joe B. Plosser, May 19, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Dan Moody to Joe B. Plosser, May 19, 1943]

Letter from Dan Moody to Joe B. Plosser discussing legal charges totaling $1972.80 from a statement made from one Mr. Tom Irby, as well as another statement in the amount of $27.25 from one Mr. E. L. Bauknight. The back of the letter is written in Gregg shorthand.
Date: May 19, 1943
Creator: Moody, Daniel James
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, February 19, 1943] (open access)

[Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, February 19, 1943]

Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince discussing Plosser's analysis for the cost of basic and advanced training at Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date: February 19, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell and Ernest A. Vernon - October 19, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell and Ernest A. Vernon - October 19, 1943]

A letter addressed to Thomas N. Carswell and Ernest A. Vernon, Webb County Local Board No. 2, Mirando City, Texas, from L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C. Policy Supervisor, State Headquarters for Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, dated October 19, 1943. Fellbaum instructs Carswell and Vernon to address a letter from the clerk of Hidalgo County Local Board 2 regarding the instructions given regarding 4-F registrants.
Date: October 19, 1943
Creator: Fellbaum, L. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[World War II-Era Joke - October 19, 1943] (open access)

[World War II-Era Joke - October 19, 1943]

A World War II-era joke in the form of a letter. The correspondence is addressed to Hebbronville Local Board No. 1, from Frank Garcia Castillo, Eagle Pass, Texas, and dated October 19, 1943. The letter begins, "I received your classification card in which you give me 4-F. But I don't like it . . . ." It is typewritten on Selective Service System letterhead.
Date: October 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 15, Ed. 1, Friday, February 19, 1943 (open access)

Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 15, Ed. 1, Friday, February 19, 1943

Weekly student newspaper from Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Life's Cover"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Life's Cover"]

Magazine clipping of a brief item discussing the cover subject of Life Magazine's July 19, 1943 issue. It includes details about WASP trainee Shirley Slade and where readers can learn more about "girl pilots" (line 10).
Date: July 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Girl Pilots] (open access)

[Clipping: Girl Pilots]

Magazine clipping of an article about the females training to be pilots. Details about their training such as classes and daily routines are provided.
Date: July 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1943 (open access)

Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 19, 1943
Creator: Pouns, Joe B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1943 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 19, 1943
Creator: Autry, R. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldier in Yard]

Photograph of a soldier standing in a yard next to a sidewalk, with a large tree behind him.
Date: June 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldier and Woman in Yard]

Photograph of a man and woman sitting together in lawn chairs in a yard, with a house and tree in the background.
Date: June 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldier in Yard]

Photograph of a soldier in dress uniform squatting in a grassy yard.
Date: June 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Workers in Cucumber Patch]

Photograph of several men working in a large field filled with plants. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "June 19 - 43. Cucumber patch. Ted, Jim Steward, John, Dan the Russian, John Luty."
Date: June 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 18, Ed. 1, Friday, February 19, 1943 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 18, Ed. 1, Friday, February 19, 1943

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, March 19, 1943 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, March 19, 1943

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 10, Ed. 1, Friday, November 19, 1943 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 10, Ed. 1, Friday, November 19, 1943

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum to All Clerical Audit Supervisors from Major L. M. Fellbaum - April 19, 1943] (open access)

[Memorandum to All Clerical Audit Supervisors from Major L. M. Fellbaum - April 19, 1943]

A memorandum addressed to "All Clerical Audit Supervisors" from L. M. Fellbaum, Captain, Q. M. C., Policy Supervisor, dated April 19, 1943. The memorandum contains an advisement regarding the proper way to fill in a space on one of their forms.
Date: April 19, 1943
Creator: Fellbaum, L. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History