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The Texas Historian, Volume 39, Number 5, May 1979 (open access)

The Texas Historian, Volume 39, Number 5, May 1979

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: May 1979
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Historical Development of Higher Education in Ellis County (open access)

The Historical Development of Higher Education in Ellis County

Ellis County has been the home to one or more institutions of higher education almost since its existence as a county. The attraction for these schools to Ellis County included one or more of the following: a small town atmosphere and setting, a proximity to large centers of population, a strong economy based largely on agriculture, a dry county (free from alcoholic sales) except in Ennis, a strong religious influence, and a desire for educating the citizens of the county. The early schools included: Waxahachie Academy, Marvin College, South West Normal College, Waxahachie Institute, Ferris Institute, and Polytechnic Academy. They were all entrepreneurial in nature. Located in every part of the county, they provided college level work, while some provided all levels of education. The next three schools, Texas Presbyterian College for Girls, Trinity University, and Southwestern Assemblies of God College, were religious in nature. Trinity and Southwestern were both located in Waxahachie and Texas Presbyterian located in Milford was a college for girls only. Navarro College is the only public institution and is a two-year community college. The benefits to Ellis County as a result of the establishment of these institutions of higher education can be seen by their …
Date: May 1993
Creator: Lewis, James David, 1950-
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cabinet (open access)

Cabinet

Patent for a cabinet which acts as a receptacle for money. Dollars and coins may be sorted using the tray mounted within the cabinet.
Date: May 22, 1906
Creator: Ferris, Thomas A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton, Berry, or Vegetable Picking or Dairy Stool (open access)

Cotton, Berry, or Vegetable Picking or Dairy Stool

Patent for a stool strapped to the user so as to facilitate an ease in picking cotton, berry, or vegetables. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1904
Creator: Farley, John C. & Prince, Hyman
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Pulling Stalks. (open access)

Machine for Pulling Stalks.

Patent for improvements in machine for pulling stalks in which it “can break the stalks in small pieces and guide the stalks into the pulling-section of the machine; the pulling-section may be adjusted to suit the average height of the stalks and bodily raised and lowered at any time to permit the pulling-section to be carried out of the way of obstructions when occasion so demands.” (Lines 11-21) Illustration is included.
Date: May 24, 1904
Creator: Kirkpatrick, George Milton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoe-Sharpening Device. (open access)

Hoe-Sharpening Device.

Patent for a mechanical hoe sharpening device with a holder for the hoe blade and a file that is operated by a lever.
Date: May 21, 1907
Creator: Criddle, Thomas B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Section-Harrow (open access)

Section-Harrow

Patent for a section harrow. Illustrations included
Date: May 14, 1912
Creator: Shankle, Grover C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Painter's Elevator (open access)

Painter's Elevator

Patent for painter's elevator.
Date: May 5, 1903
Creator: Murphy, Ewell H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furnace (open access)

Furnace

Patent for a furnace that burns low grade fuel completely reducing waste.
Date: May 28, 1912
Creator: Rice, Earley W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Analysis of Refuse Derived Fuel as an Environmentally Acceptable Fuel Alternative for the Cement Industry (open access)

An Analysis of Refuse Derived Fuel as an Environmentally Acceptable Fuel Alternative for the Cement Industry

Resource recovery is an attractive alternative to the waste disposal problem. The chief by-product of this process, refuse derived fuel (RDF) can be co-fired in traditional coal burning facilities. The cement industry is a potential user of RDF. This study, based on a test burn done at Texas Industries Inc. in Midlothian, Texas, demonstrated the technical, environmental, and economic feasibility of using RDF fuel in a cement kiln. Technically, the cement showed no deleterious effects when RDF was substituted for coal/natural gas at 20% by Btu content. Environmentally, acid rain gases were reduced. Economically, RDF was shown to be a cost effective fuel substitute if a resource recovery facility was erected on site.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Brooks, Cheryl L. (Cheryl Leigh)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Veteran Ennis doctor honored] (open access)

[News Script: Veteran Ennis doctor honored]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about 78-year-old Ennis doctor Dr. A.L. Thomas being named General Practitioner of the Year by the Texas Medical Association. Thomas had been practicing medicine for 51 years.
Date: May 6, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1051, Chapter 49 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1051, Chapter 49

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Ellis County.
Date: May 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Plane crash jet] (open access)

[News Script: Plane crash jet]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Navy jet fighter plane crashing southwest of Mansfield, resulting in the death of its pilot.
Date: May 11, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 2013 (open access)

The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 2013

Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 16, 2013
Creator: Todaro, Nick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 2013 (open access)

The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 2013

Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 9, 2013
Creator: Todaro, Nick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 2, 2013 (open access)

The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 2, 2013

Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 2, 2013
Creator: Todaro, Nick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 2013 (open access)

The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 2013

Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 23, 2013
Creator: Todaro, Nick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 2013 (open access)

The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 2013

Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 30, 2013
Creator: Todaro, Nick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 (open access)

The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 16, 2012
Creator: Todaro, Nick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 2012 (open access)

The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 2012

Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 17, 2012
Creator: Todaro, Nick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, May 5, 2013 (open access)

The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, May 5, 2013

Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 2013
Creator: Todaro, Nick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, May 26, 2013 (open access)

The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, May 26, 2013

Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 26, 2013
Creator: Todaro, Nick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, May 6, 2012 (open access)

The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, May 6, 2012

Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 6, 2012
Creator: Todaro, Nick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 2012 (open access)

The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 2012

Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 18, 2012
Creator: Todaro, Nick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History