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Family Reunion

Copy negative of two pictures at a family reunion. The picture on the left is of family members standing on stairs in front of a house in 1955. In the bottom row are, from left to right, Dale Cummings, Don McLeroy, Susan Sanson, Ron McLeroy, Kimberly Kline, and Gerald L. Kline, Jr. The women behind them are, from left to right, Alpha Theta Cummings McLeroy, Imogene Cummings Sanson, Polly Cummings Kline, and Matilda Cummings. The picture on the right shows more family members standing on stairs in front of a house in the 1940's. In front on the grass are Matilda Cummings and William J. Cummings, Jr. In the second row are, from left to right, an unknown person, Alpha Theta Cummings McLeroy, Polly Cummings Kline, and Imogene Cummings Sanson. In the back row are from left to right Maurice Hefner Cummings, William J. Cummings, Sr., and Lin Sanson.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Comparative Study of Forty-Five Freshmen at Southwestern Junior College Showing What Influence Intelligence, Socio-Economic Status, Mental Health, Personality, and Manual Work Load Have upon Grades Received (open access)

A Comparative Study of Forty-Five Freshmen at Southwestern Junior College Showing What Influence Intelligence, Socio-Economic Status, Mental Health, Personality, and Manual Work Load Have upon Grades Received

The purpose of this study is to see to what extent the factors of intelligence, socio-economic status, personality, condition of mental health, and manual work load have influence the grades received by forty-five freshmen at Southwestern Junior College.
Date: 1950
Creator: Craw, Frances
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the In-Service Education Program of Johnson County, Texas (open access)

An Evaluation of the In-Service Education Program of Johnson County, Texas

This study proposes to show the progress made in the in-service education program of Johnson County and to determine the effectiveness of its newly adopted in-service program.
Date: 1950
Creator: Stafford, Miriam Lowe
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Measurement of the Popularity of the Extra-Curricular Activities in Cleburne High School, Cleburne, Texas, with the Relationships of Certain Factors to that Popularity (open access)

A Measurement of the Popularity of the Extra-Curricular Activities in Cleburne High School, Cleburne, Texas, with the Relationships of Certain Factors to that Popularity

The purposes of this study are: (1) to determine the popularity of extra-curricular organizations existing in the school as a means of indicating the successful and the unsuccessful groups in the school, (2) to establish the relationships of certain factors to the popularity of the activities so that efforts may be made to improve less successful activities, (3) to discover the extent and the popularity of social activities provided by the city of Cleburne, Texas, for the high school students in order that administrators of the school may have more insight into the extent of the need of high school students for social activities sponsored by the school.
Date: 1950
Creator: Watson, Katie Maxine
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-308 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-308

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Does the Tax Assessor-Collector for Johnson County have the proper authority to assess and collect taxes for the Johnson County Rural Fire Prevention District established under the Rural Fire Prevention Districts Act, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, Article 2531a-6?
Date: December 13, 1957
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-411 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-411

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: May the Tax Assessor-Collector of Johnson County, acting as an agent for the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Johnson County Rural Fire Prevention District, voluntarily and without emolument, collect the tax provided by law for said Rural Fire Prevention District after being properly authorized to do so by said Board of Fire Commissioners?
Date: April 8, 1958
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Reunion] (open access)

[News Script: Reunion]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about ten thousand settlers assembling for the 64th annual Johnson County Old Settlers Reunion.
Date: August 7, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Banker Fails to Identify Robbery Suspects] (open access)

[News Script: Banker Fails to Identify Robbery Suspects]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a banker who was robbed by two men. The robbers took the banker's money and $254 in change from his bank. The banker is unable to identify the men in a police lineup.
Date: August 24, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Tornado] (open access)

[News Script: Tornado]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a tornado and severe weather in Cleburne, Midlothian, and Britton, and the damage that was sustained.
Date: August 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Wreckage is Cleared from MKT Rail Line] (open access)

[News Script: Wreckage is Cleared from MKT Rail Line]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about clearing 16 smashed railroad cars from the Missouri-Kansas-Texas line north of Grandview.
Date: September 20, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Mansfield] (open access)

[News Script: Mansfield]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Mansfield's dedication of a new city hall.
Date: September 16, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Reunion] captions transcript

[News Clip: Reunion]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about ten thousand settlers assembling for the 64th annual Johnson County Old Settlers Reunion. The video shows spectators and performers at Alvarado's town square.
Date: August 7, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Banker Fails to Identify Robbery Suspects ; Hijacker ; TV Performer to Tour Texas Cities ; Bonehads] captions transcript

[News Clip: Banker Fails to Identify Robbery Suspects ; Hijacker ; TV Performer to Tour Texas Cities ; Bonehads]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany four news stories. The first is about a banker who was robbed by two men. The robbers took the banker's money and $254 in change from his bank. The banker is unable to identify the men in a police lineup. After that is a story about John R. Walker, a man who was arrested for the theft of $103 and a car. The third is about Pinky Lee visiting Fort Worth and Dallas following his collapse during a television program. The final story is about the Dallas Bonehead Club making humorous suggestions regarding Dallas' fouled water.
Date: August 24, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Tornado, Parade, Baseball] captions transcript

[News Clip: Tornado, Parade, Baseball]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a tornado and severe weather in Cleburne, Midlothian, and Britton, and the damage that was sustained, a carnival to be held at the Fair Park Foods Building in Dallas, Texas, as a fund raising project for the National Polio Foundation, and a dinner honoring two Texas League baseball players who set and broke the home run record.
Date: August 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burleson Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1956
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cresson Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1956
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Primrose Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1956
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1958
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Miss Texas rides train to contest] (open access)

[News Script: Miss Texas rides train to contest]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Jo Dodson, who will represent Texas in the Miss Universe contest. She boards a train for the contest in Long Beach, California.
Date: July 10, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Shooting] (open access)

[News Script: Shooting]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Cleburne car dealer shot to death outside a tavern. Police believe the victim, Charley Monroe Reynolds, was fatally struck by a bullet meant for the tavern's owner, Bill Anderson. Several suspects are questioned regarding the murder, but the investigation is still open.
Date: May 15, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Burleson man loses third of business] (open access)

[News Script: Burleson man loses third of business]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Burleson feed store owner losing a portion of his building after Johnson County officials route the path of a new highway interchange through his property.
Date: May 29, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Miss Navy] (open access)

[News Script: Miss Navy]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a military-sponsored "Miss Navy" beauty contest in Lake Whitney.
Date: June 12, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B1310.0014]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Wesley D. Thompson / Venus Texas."
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1310.0015]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Rev. and Mrs. Wesley D. Thompson former eastside residents, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Monday in Venus, Texas, where they are now living."
Date: 1954
Creator: File Photo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History