Denton men of Company C, 172 Battalion, Camp Hood, Texas. Written on back: Charles Allen Nowlin, Loyd Willingham, Doyle Vernice Taliaferro.

Unidentified men stand in front of a Denton City/County Public Library bookmobile. Denton Public School buses are in the background. The picture was taken across from Congress Junior High School facing Alice Street. In 1938 the schools purchased a bookmobile to provide better library services to schools in the County. The Works Progress Administration funded the staff and maintenance of the bookmobile program.

Photograph of graduation day for the First Liaison Training Detachment at North Texas State Technical College in Denton, Texas circa 1944. Several unidentified men in military uniforms stand in formation on a football field. A scoreboard in the background reads "Eagles."

Photograph of graduation day for the First Liaison Training Detachment at North Texas State Technical College in Denton, Texas circa 1944. Several unidentified men in military uniforms stand in formation on a football field.

Photograph of graduation day for the First Liaison Training Detachment at North Texas State Technical College in Denton, Texas in 1944. Some men in uniform are standing on a football field. Two officers in military uniforms and combination caps are walking in the foreground. Bleachers are visible in the background.

Photograph of graduation day for the First Liaison Training Detachment at North Texas State Technical College in Denton, Texas in 1944. Some men in uniform are standing on a football field. One man stands in front of a microphone. Spectators are sitting in the foreground.

Photograph of graduation day for the First Liaison Training Detachment at North Texas State Technical College in Denton, Texas circa 1944. Several unidentified men in military uniforms stand in formation on a football field. Officers are attaching pins to the lapels of the graduates. A scoreboard in the background reads "Eagles."

Aerial photograph of Hartlee Field Air Force Base in Denton, Texas. Officers of the First Liason Training Detachment were taught to fly Piper Cubs to aid in spotting artillery fire.

Photograph of Major Marrs, Commandant, at Chilton Hall of North Texas State Technical College in 1943. Marrs is wearing a military uniform without a combination cap.

Photograph of Major Marrs, Commandant, at Chilton Hall of North Texas State Technical College. We believe the photograph was taken in 1943, and not in 1944 because of the time period that Marrs was on campus, which was from 1942 to 1943. Marrs is wearing a military uniform and combination cap. In 1942, Capt. Marrs, was the commanding officer of the 25th Army Air Force Glider Training Detachment at NTSTC. His men were stationed in Chilton Hall and trained at the Harte Glider School. He was promoted to major, and on August 9, 1943, presented silver liaison pilot wings to the student-officers of the First Army Air Forces Liaison Training Detachment. That same year he was stationed in Garden City, Kansas. Marrs served in World War II from 1940-1946.

Photograph of Chilton Hall of North Texas State Technical College in Denton, Texas. Other NTSTC buildings and tennis courts are visible.

Photograph of Chilton Hall of North Texas State Technical College in Denton, Texas. Glider Pilot School was held at Hartlee Field and the headquarters was located in Chilton Hall. The photograph also contains other NTSTC buildings.

The Renfro Drug Company Menu lists the prices of their fountain drinks, sundaes, fruit drinks, coolers, milk drinks, desserts, sandwiches, and salads. The address for the location is stamped on the front cover: 1601 N. Ballinger St. The back of the menu lists the locations of the 17 Renfro stores.

Photograph of firemen battling a two-alarm fire at the 200 block of East Hickory Street. Several water hoses are being used and strewn across the ground. Fire Chief Eugene Cook and his men can be seen fighting the flames while several onlookers are in the street. The origin of the flame was undetermined. Southeast winds fanned the fire up the street to consume a domino parlor, the former Morris Feed Store, tin-covered sheds (once a lumberyard), and damaged J. B. Woodrum's tire shop, the Ted Price Garage, and the Martin Shoe Shop on the east side of the flames. The fire also damaged some apartments on Oak Street, just behind the businesses. [Denton Record-Chronicle, August 14, 1942, p.1]

Several ration coupons from World War II. Most of the coupons are labeled, "Spare." The coupons belonged to the Harris family.

Several ration coupons from World War II. Most of the coupons are labeled, "Spare." The coupons belonged to the Harris family.

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.

Shoe ration booklet from the Leonard National Bank in Leonard, Texas; the booklet contains 8 receipt stubs followed by 40 blank receipts.

Close-up portrait of Lee Preston in coat and tie smiling and looking out of the frame to the left. Lee Preston was born in Denton in 1898. He went to school in Denton, attended North Texas Normal College and studied in the Army Training Corps. By 1920, he was a teacher, then later became a banker. Lee eventually ran for office and was mayor of Denton from 1938-45.

Close-up portrait of Lee Preston in coat and tie looking back into the camera. Lee Preston was born in Denton in 1898. He went to school in Denton, attended North Texas Normal College and studied in the Army Training Corps. By 1920, he was a teacher, then later became a banker. Lee eventually ran for office and was mayor of Denton from 1938-45.

Photograph of the Roy O. Minton Memorial Shelf in the Emily Fowler Public Library. Books from left to right: The Disappearing Daily by Oswald Garrison Villard, Peace of Mind by Joshua Loth Lichman, Men Who Have Walked With God by Sheldon Cheney, And Another Thing by Howard Spring, Christ and the Fine Arts by Cynthia Pearl Maus, Across the Unknown by Stuart Edward White and Harwood White, The Stars Are Still There by Stuart Edward White, The Unobstructed Universe by Stuart Edward White, The Shore Dimly Seen by Ellis Gibbs Arnall, Where Are We Heading? by Sumner Welles, [unknown book], [unknown book], [unknown book], Radio Physics Course by Alfred A Ghirardi, Book of Small Houses by Harold E. Group, Architects' and Builders' Reference Book by Frank Halstead, Popular Home Decoration by Mary Davis Gillies, The Best Days: 1944-1945 by Mantle, San Antonia: City in the Sun by Green Peyton, The Roosevelt I Knew by Frances Perkins, The Autobiography of William Allen White by William Allen White, Last Chapter by Ernie Pyle, The Texas Republic by William Ransom Hogan, Texas by Owen White, The American by Henry James, [unknown book], The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, [unknown book], The Show Piece …

Unidentified group of people in the adult section of the Denton City-County Public Library on opening day. The windows are open facing Austin Street and there are several plants on the table and windowsills. A man and woman, both seated, are reading copies of Life magazine while others browse the bookshelf. A woman stands over two boys and she is wearing a ribbon that says, "Reception". Funds for the furnishings were raised by the Denton Lions Club.

Exterior view of the Denton City Hall, 221 N. Elm St, Denton, Texas, at night. The “originator” of the idea of Christmas lights on City Hall, can be attributed to Mrs. William R. Hicks, a former city secretary, who began the tradition in the early 1930s. The lights changed from time-to-time, but in 1945, the words Merry Xmas and the large stars on top were added.

View of the reading room at the Emily Fowler Public Library, also known as the Denton Public Library.