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Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced (open access)

Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced

Special edition of a technical manual containing training documentation on three subjects related to instrument flying. The name, "Hottman, W. B." is written in the top left corner of the cover, followed by a handwritten note about returning the manual.
Date: January 15, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charles Schreiner, General Merchandise: The Story of a Country Store (open access)

Charles Schreiner, General Merchandise: The Story of a Country Store

Book about the three generations of ownership of Charles Schreiner's Country Store in Kerrville, Texas. Includes biographical information regarding the Schreiners, the origins of the business, and stories about Charles Schreiner.
Date: 1944
Creator: Haley, J. Evetts 1901-1995
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harris Family, War Ration Books and tokens, Sept. 7, 1944] (open access)

[Harris Family, War Ration Books and tokens, Sept. 7, 1944]

Five war ration books within a ration book cover provided by Denton County National Bank. The ration book belonged to the Harris family of McAllen, Texas: Mary Jean Harris (14), Shirley Francis Harris (8), Helen F. Harris (41), Mrs. W. B. Francis (60+), and John Richard Harris III (12). According to the information in the booklet, they lived at 615 Dallas Ave. in McAllen, Texas. The ration books contain several pages of unused ration stamps and each page contains 48 stamps. On one of the last pages, in handwriting is the title of a film from 1938, "That Certain Age," and a play, "Popularity Plus, by Dorthy C. Allan, also published in 1938. The cover for the ration book was provided by the Denton County National Bank in Denton, Texas, and contained a calendar for the year 1944 on the inside back cover.
Date: 1944~
Creator: United States Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced, Special Edition (open access)

Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced, Special Edition

Special edition of a textbook titled "Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced," published January 15, 1944. It is split into three sections, all with different creation and publication dates. The first section is titled "Instrument Flying: Basic without Radio Aids" or Technical Order No. 30-100A-1, published June 1, 1943. The second section is titled "Instrument Flying: Advanced with Radio Aids" or Technical Order No. 30-100B-1, published January 15, 1944 to replace T. O. No. 30-100B-1 dated October 1, 1943. The final section is titled "Instrument Flying Army Air Forces Instrument Approach System" or Technical Order No. 30-100F-1, published November 10, 1943.
Date: January 15, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions] (open access)

[Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions]

Document entitled Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions for army models AT-6C and AT-6D, navy model SNJ-5, and British models Harvard IIA and III. The booklet was intended to replace T. O. No. 01-60FE-1, dated June 25, 1942. The instructions are split into five sections: Description, Pilot Operating Instructions, Flight Operating Data, Emergency Operating Instructions, and Operational Equipment. There is also an appendix for terms and operating charts.
Date: April 5, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts (open access)

Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts

Textbook titled "Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts" or Technical Order No. 08-15-1, created June 1, 1944 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces. This copy is marked for "Classroom use Only."
Date: June 1, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying: Technique in Weather (open access)

Instrument Flying: Technique in Weather

Textbook titled "Instrument Flying: Technique in Weather" or Technical Order No. 30-100D-1, created January 1, 1944 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date: January 1, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notebook belonging to WASP Suzette Van Daell] (open access)

[Notebook belonging to WASP Suzette Van Daell]

Notebook belonging to WASP Suzette Van Daell containing information on a series of Instrument lectures, questions for an oral examination, aircraft clearance forms, training guides, a first aid workbook partially completed in pencil, and more. There are documents of various sizes.
Date: 1944
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weather for Aircrew Trainees (open access)

Weather for Aircrew Trainees

Textbook titled "Weather for Aircrew Trainees" or "Air Forces Manual No. 6" belonging to Suzette Van Daell. It contains general weather information, as well as specific information regarding temperature, pressure, and thunderstorms.
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas City Directory, 1944-45 (open access)

Dallas City Directory, 1944-45

General directory for Dallas, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1944
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Survey Records: Surveyor's Record 27 (open access)

Travis County Survey Records: Surveyor's Record 27

Travis County Surveyor’s Record from March 1944 to August 1966, including land surveys, plats, and field notes.
Date: 1944-03/1966-08
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Experiment Station Record, Volume 89, July-December, 1943 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 89, July-December, 1943

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Puerto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 781.
Date: 1944
Creator: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Administration. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Record, Volume 88, January-June, 1943 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 88, January-June, 1943

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Puerto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 871.
Date: 1944
Creator: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Administration. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on the Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1943 (open access)

Report on the Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1943

Volume provides a summary of the progress of each agricultural experiment station. Also includes statistics, discussions of foreign investigations, and selected studies.
Date: February 1944
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Weather for Aircrew Trainees (open access)

Weather for Aircrew Trainees

Textbook titled "Weather for Aircrew Trainees" belonging to Catherine Parker. It contains general weather information, as well as specific information regarding temperature, pressure, and thunderstorms.
Date: February 14, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1943-1944 (open access)

Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1943-1944

Catalogue describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: April 1944
Creator: Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of North Texas State Teachers College: March 1944 (open access)

Catalog of North Texas State Teachers College: March 1944

Catalog for North Texas State College includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the school (academic calendar, list of officers and faculty, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.).
Date: March 1944
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
System: The UNT Digital Library
S. D. Myres Saddle Company Catalog: [1944] (open access)

S. D. Myres Saddle Company Catalog: [1944]

Catalog listing items for sale by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company, including decorative leather gun holsters, belts and buckles, briefcases, and knife sheaths. Entries include descriptions of the items with prices, and photos of the items alone or worn by men in uniform.
Date: 1944~
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced (open access)

Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced

Special edition of a technical manual containing training documentation on three subjects related to instrument flying. A blotch of dark ink is smeared on the front covered.
Date: January 15, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[First United Methodist Church Registry: 1944-1982] (open access)

[First United Methodist Church Registry: 1944-1982]

Registry documenting membership at First United Methodist Church in Dallas from 1944 to 1982.
Date: 1944/1982
Creator: First Methodist Church of Dallas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Page-Interstate Company and the Daily Sun’s Tri-Cities and La Porte Texas Modern City Directory, 1944 (open access)

Page-Interstate Company and the Daily Sun’s Tri-Cities and La Porte Texas Modern City Directory, 1944

General directory for Baytown, Texas and the surrounding area including address listings for businesses and individuals as well as business advertisements. Areas include Baytown, Busch Terrace, Goose Creek, Pelly, La Porte, Cedar Bayou, Stewart Heights, Highlands, Wooster and adjacent territory. According to the title page, it contains “an alphabetical directory of all residents eighteen years of age and over with detailed information concerning each; a numerical directory by streets with street telephone guide; a classified business directory with special listings for nationally advertised brands; a numerical telephone directory; a cosmopolitan telephone directory and a comprehensive civic section.”
Date: 1944
Creator: Page-Interstate Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1943 (open access)

Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1943

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas held on December 4, 1943, including a list of attendees, text of addresses, changes to membership, and biographical information about members who have passed.
Date: 1944
Creator: Philosophical Society of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Autobiography of David Dahlberg] (open access)

[Autobiography of David Dahlberg]

Autobiography of David Dahlberg written for a high school English class assignment. His work covers his ancestral and family histories as well as his life from his birth up to 1944.
Date: November 8, 1944
Creator: Dahlberg, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report of the Chief of the Forest Service: 1944 (open access)

Report of the Chief of the Forest Service: 1944

Annual report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service describing activities of the organization, expenditures and receipts, and a discussion of other relevant topics for the fiscal year.
Date: 1944
Creator: United States. Forest Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library