The Frisco Journal (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, June 9, 1944 (open access)

The Frisco Journal (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, June 9, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 9, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Negro Dance at Rosewood Park]

Photograph of a group of people dancing at a hall inside Rosewood Park in 1944.
Date: March 14, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Junior Softball Championship]

Photograph of a group of some players at a children's league softball playoff for a city championship in 1959.
Date: August 21, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Negro Dance at Rosewood Park #2]

Photograph of a group of people dancing at a hall inside Rosewood Park.
Date: March 14, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children's League Baseball Team]

Photograph of a group of players from the children's league softball playoff for the city championship.
Date: August 21, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Our Boys and Girls in World War II (open access)

Our Boys and Girls in World War II

Directory of the men and women from Lulling, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served. There is an overview of World War II's event's included at the beginning of the book.
Date: 1944
Creator: The Luling Newsboy
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Curtis Field Yearbook, Class 44-G (open access)

Curtis Field Yearbook, Class 44-G

Book documenting the 44-G class of pilots at Curtis Field in Brady, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Curtis Field (Brady, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Solo, Pacific Air School Yearbook, Class 44-G (open access)

Solo, Pacific Air School Yearbook, Class 44-G

Book documenting the 44-G class of pilots at the Pacific Air School in Fort Stockton, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: 1944
Creator: Pacific Air School, Ltd.
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ellington Field Yearbook, Class 44-F (open access)

Ellington Field Yearbook, Class 44-F

Book documenting the 44-F class of pilots at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: [1944..]
Creator: Ellington Field (Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fannin County Home Demonstration Clubs Cook Book 1944 (open access)

Fannin County Home Demonstration Clubs Cook Book 1944

A cook book compiled by the Home Demonstration Club members of Fannin County, Texas. It contains recipes for accompaniments and garnishes, beverages, baked goods, desserts, eggs and cheese, meat, Mexican dishes, pickles and relishes, salads, sandwich fillings, and vegetables. Several advertisements are also inside.
Date: 1944
Creator: Home Deomstration Clubs of Fannin County, Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ladonia News (Ladonia, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, February 25, 1944 (open access)

The Ladonia News (Ladonia, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, February 25, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Ladonia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 25, 1944
Creator: Kean, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ladonia News (Ladonia, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1944 (open access)

The Ladonia News (Ladonia, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Ladonia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 15, 1944
Creator: Kean, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clippings Related to 1944 Democratic National Convention] (open access)

[Clippings Related to 1944 Democratic National Convention]

Card with printed text "Bawl hell out of Dan Moody and Clint Small" attached to two newspaper clippings related to Texas delegates opposing support for the New Deal and F. D. Roosevelt being elected for a fourth presidential term. Names are underlined in red pencil on the card and in the clippings, and "Write Clint Small" is typewritten at the top of the text in the first clipping. Partial articles on the backs of the clipping describe news about World War II, in Guam and Hungary.
Date: 1944-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Wayne W. Parrish, November 28, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Wayne W. Parrish, November 28, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Wayne W. Parrish discussing the Pacific. How it needs to be more well protected by the states than a foreign country. Bradford wants to help continue strengthening the Pacific and it's islands. So that it remains safe.
Date: November 28, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to New York World-Telegram, January 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to New York World-Telegram, January 25, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Editor at New York World-Telegram discussing his displeasure in Mr. Simms siding with Hitler and writing for him. Alex has urged higher ups to cut ties with Russia. He fought in two wars overseas even one against Hitler. Writers are helping the enemy ins what Alex wants the Editor to understand.
Date: January 25, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sidney B. Whipple to Alex Bradford, January 27, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Sidney B. Whipple to Alex Bradford, January 27, 1944]

Letter from Sidney B. Whipple to Alex Bradford thanking him for sending a letter on Mr. Simms' articles.
Date: January 27, 1944
Creator: Whipple, Sidney B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford Sr. to Gabriel Heatter - December 13, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford Sr. to Gabriel Heatter - December 13, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford Sr. to Gabriel Heatter discussing Great Britain and Winston Churchill's aggression in Greece and Ethiopia. Additionally, Mr. Bradford voices his concerns of American lives being used to advance the alleged British agenda of controlling Ethiopia and Greece.
Date: December 13, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Maurice Simon - October 11, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Maurice Simon - October 11, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Maurice Simon with the purpose to remind the latter to register prior to the presidential election in order to vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Date: October 11, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Herbert T. Horne to Alex Bradford - January 11, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Herbert T. Horne to Alex Bradford - January 11, 1944]

Letter from Herbert T. Horne to Alex Bradford thanking Mr. Bradford for the payment in the form of a personal check of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) made out to Spray Engineering Company.
Date: January 11, 1944
Creator: Horne, Herbert T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Harry J. Wirth - November 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Harry J. Wirth - November 25, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Harry J. Wirth providing an update on Mr. Bradford's life traveling abroad.
Date: November 25, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry J. Wirth to Alex Bradford, December 21,1944] (open access)

[Letter from Harry J. Wirth to Alex Bradford, December 21,1944]

Letter from Harry J. Wirth to Alex Bradford discussing how it's nice to hear from Alex again. And giving the addresses to old comrades if Alex wants to send them a card. Wishes him a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Date: December 21, 1944
Creator: Wirth, Harry J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Fire Chief R. Otis Muenster - May 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Fire Chief R. Otis Muenster - May 19, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Fire Chief R. Otis Muenster discussing the fire fighting equipment testing that was being held in Elmira, New York. Within the letter, Mr. Bradford provides a brief notice about the test conditions and some of the problems that he raised to the managing team. Most of the content of the letter describes the testing being performed along with Mr. Bradford's opinions on the results of said tests.
Date: May 19, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles S. Hallock to Tex. Bradford - November 9, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Charles S. Hallock to Tex. Bradford - November 9, 1943]

Letter from Charles S. Hallock to Tex Bradford regretfully informing Bradford that he cannot meet at the suggested time and inviting Bradford to join him for lunch the next day.
Date: January 6, 1944
Creator: Hallock, Charles S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to R. Otis Muenster - March 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to R. Otis Muenster - March 15, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to R. Otis Muenster discussing firefighting equipment and the recent development of various fire truck nozzles. The first portion of the letter provides information about recent fires. The second portion of the letter covers high-pressure water trucks and their viability as firetrucks. The final portion of the letter covers a big test later that month at Elmira, New York.
Date: March 15, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History