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[Clipping: Council Okays Federal Aid Application for Water Plant] (open access)

[Clipping: Council Okays Federal Aid Application for Water Plant]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Abilene City Council's approval of action to file an application for federal aid for the city water plant, including the council's considerations, decision-making process, plans for the aid, and public reception of the plan.
Date: January 12, 1967
Creator: Armistead, Bob
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene Electrical Ordinance] (open access)

[Abilene Electrical Ordinance]

Electrical ordinance of the city of Abilene, Texas.
Date: January 1, 1926
Creator: Hobbs, Oscar Knox
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: $2.45 Million Asked for Streets Work] (open access)

[Clipping: $2.45 Million Asked for Streets Work]

Newspaper clippings of two articles about Abilene city's plans for funds for improvements to city streets, including illustrations of several streets in need of improvement.
Date: February 7, 1967
Creator: Armistead, Bob
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: $3.6 Million Proposed For Water, Sewer Plan] (open access)

[Clipping: $3.6 Million Proposed For Water, Sewer Plan]

Newspaper clipping of an article about funds for Abilene City's improvement plans for their water and sewer systems. To the right, there is also a small article about nine men who were rescued at Padre Island.
Date: December 23, 1963
Creator: Shell, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1963 West Texas Fair Parking Map] (open access)

[1963 West Texas Fair Parking Map]

An insert to the September 8, 1963 issue of the Abilene Reporter-News: "How to Get to Exposition Grounds for 1963 West Texas Fair."
Date: September 8, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Ceremony Feb. 13 At New City Hall] (open access)

[Clipping: Ceremony Feb. 13 At New City Hall]

Newspaper clipping of an article about an open house ceremony for Abilene's city hall opening.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photocopy of Clipping: Water Line Bids Asked; City Supply 'Assured']

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping of an article about bids for a water line for Abilene, Texas.
Date: December 23, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Progress Needs Wings] (open access)

[Clipping: Progress Needs Wings]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the Abilene Council's vote on improvements for the Abilene Municipal Airport, including a photograph of an airplane and an airport.
Date: February 8, 1967
Creator: Armistead, Bob
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Bond Issue Improvements By City Are on Schedule] (open access)

[Clipping: Bond Issue Improvements By City Are on Schedule]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the progress of Abilene city improvements, including changes to the city zoo, work on the water lines, and the purchase of land. The article includes a photograph of construction on Abilene city hall.
Date: June 20, 1965
Creator: Shell, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: City Bus Schedule Listing] (open access)

[Clipping: City Bus Schedule Listing]

Newspaper clipping of an article about changes to the Abilene city bus schedule.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Brick Paving, Long Used All but Faded From Scene] (open access)

[Clipping: Brick Paving, Long Used All but Faded From Scene]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the historical brick paving in Abilene's streets and the city's replacement of the brick with more modern paving material. The article includes a photograph of an example of brick paving in Abilene.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Martin, Ray
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Where Does Money Come From?] (open access)

[Clipping: Where Does Money Come From?]

Newspaper clippings of an article about how the City of Abilene generates revenue for their budget. There is also a photograph of four Abilene High School cheerleaders on the first clipping.
Date: September 29, 1965
Creator: Shell, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Book of Carefully Selected Ordinances (open access)

Book of Carefully Selected Ordinances

Book of Abilene, Texas's City Ordinances, including a list of city officers in the beginning pages. Index begins on page 77.
Date: [1920-04-02..]
Creator: Cox, B. A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clippings: Long-Discussed Zoo Move Is in Tuesday Bond Vote] (open access)

[Clippings: Long-Discussed Zoo Move Is in Tuesday Bond Vote]

Newspaper clippings of an article about moving the zoo in Abilene, Texas, discussing the city's reasons for moving the zoo and the finances behind the move. The article includes an architect's drawing of plans for the zoo after the move.
Date: February 13, 1964
Creator: Shell, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. O. K. Hobbs to Mr. Wiley L. Caffey, March 6, 1937] (open access)

[Letter from Mr. O. K. Hobbs to Mr. Wiley L. Caffey, March 6, 1937]

Letter from Abilene City Engineer Mr. O. K. Hobbs to Abilene City Attorney Mr. Wiley L. Caffey, listing three questions about Abilene's city ordinances and the authority of the Abilene City Commission.
Date: March 6, 1937
Creator: Hobbs, Oscar Knox, 1893-1975
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Says City's Pumps Short on Horsepower] (open access)

[Clipping: Says City's Pumps Short on Horsepower]

Newspaper clipping of a letter to the editor of the Abilene Reporter-News concerning the city's work on Abilene's water pumps.
Date: November 2, 1952
Creator: English, Joe H.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 123 Named For Bond Issue Study] (open access)

[Clipping: 123 Named For Bond Issue Study]

Newspaper clipping of an article about a committee for Abilene city to study the feasibility of a capital improvements bond program, including the names of the committee members and a photograph of the chairman, John A. Wright, who helped select the members.
Date: December 5, 1966
Creator: Shell, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Parks Bonds] (open access)

[Clipping: Parks Bonds]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Abilene park improvements, including a map of the parks, and a photograph of one of the parks.
Date: February 6, 1967
Creator: Armistead, Bob
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buffalo Gap Messenger, Summer Edition 1960 (open access)

Buffalo Gap Messenger, Summer Edition 1960

Summer 1959 edition of the Buffalo Gap Messenger, with articles about the Ernie Wilson Museum of the Old West and other Buffalo Gap history, including photographs.
Date: July 1, 1960
Creator: Buffalo Gap Publishing Co.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: City Has 4th Driest Year; Bulk of Rain in 2 Storms] (open access)

[Clipping: City Has 4th Driest Year; Bulk of Rain in 2 Storms]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Abilene's rainfall records, including figures from 1885 through 1951.
Date: 1952~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Executive Order Regarding Hours and Wages] (open access)

[Executive Order Regarding Hours and Wages]

A document titled, "Executive Order: Prescribing Rules and Regulations Relating to Wages, Hours of Work, and Conditions of Employment Under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. File No. 1676-A." Also includes "Executive Order: Prescribing Rules and Regulations Relating to Procedures for Employment of Workers Under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. File No. 1676-B."
Date: May 20, 1935
Creator: Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Abilene Map] (open access)

[Clipping: Abilene Map]

Newspaper clipping of a map of Abilene Texas.
Date: July 22, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Big Floods] (open access)

[Clipping: The Big Floods]

Newspaper clipping of an article about one of the worst floods in Abilene history, including a drawing of Abilene showing the flood area. There is also a small additional article about the runoff effects of the flood.
Date: May 26, 1974
Creator: Duff, Katharyn
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 2 More City Bus Schedules Listed] (open access)

[Clipping: 2 More City Bus Schedules Listed]

Newspaper clipping of an article about changes to the Abilene city bus schedule.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History