Weekly newspaper from Carbon, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Cisco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

A letter written to T. N. Carswell, Secretary, Lions Club, Abilene, Texas, from K. H. Pittard, Secretary-Treasure, Cisco, Texas, dated April 26, 1924. Pittard advises Carswell of the unanimous decision made by his club to support Lion Green.

Two photographs of a freight station building in Eastland County, Texas. The first photograph shows the north and east sides of the building, which is a narrow, single-story building with a tall gabled roof and extended eaves with brackets. The second image shows the same angle from farther east, at the corner of W. 3rd Street and Conrad Hilton Ave.; part of another building and parked cars are visible in front of the station. Handwritten text below the images says, "T&P Eastland Texas Freight Station at Eastland, Texas Apr 26th 1982."

Photograph of a train station in Ranger, Texas, viewed from the train tracks. The station is a long, single-story brick building; a three-story brick building is visible behind the station, to the right. Handwritten text below the image says, "T&P Station at Ranger, Texas Apr 26th 1982 (looking west)."

Two photographs taken in Ranger, Texas; the top image is of the train station, viewed from the train tracks. The station is a long, single-story brick building; a three-story brick building is visible behind the station, to the right. The lower image shows a main street in Ranger with various buildings and strorefronts lining either side of the street and several cars on the road. Handwritten text below the image says, "Top Photo - T&P Station at Ranger, Texas Apr 26th 1982 (looking west). Bottom Photo - Town of Ranger (looking north from east end of station)."

Letter from Gilbert Smith to Dan Childress, copied to Jack Sayles, discussing the court case Indian Territory Illuminating Co. vs. W. O. Rainwater.

Deed in which James Erwin transfers seven hundred and thirty-eight acres of land in Eastland County, Texas, to R. S. Maxwell for the sum of seven hundred and thirty-eight dollars. The borders of the land are described.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man on a tractor disking a vetch and rye cover crop in orchard. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Disking vetch and rye cover crop, fertilized with 220 lbs. per acre of superphosphate, in 60 acre orchard. Cover crop planted first of October 1944. After being disked the residue left on the surface of the soil conserves moisture and reduces run-off and erosion. This land formerly was in peanuts; peach trees were planted after cow peas had been grown 2 years. Cover crop clipping best yielded 10.1 tons per acre of green matter."

Photograph of rye and volunteer vetch grasses planted in a 74-acre pecan orchard owned by Dr. W. L. Allen. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Volunteer cover and soil building crop vetch in 74 acre pecan orchard. In 1943 Dr. Allen planted 10# vetch and 30# rye with 100# phosphate per acre. Combined 100# seed per acre and disked residue into soil. In September, 1944 the orchard was treated with 100# 0-20-0 per acre. Volunteer vetch resulted that grazed 11 cows, and 1 horse from November 1 until April 15, 51 sheep from Feb. 15 to April 15; 25 goats from...[description ends]."