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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 359, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 1, 1948 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 359, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 1, 1948

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Analysis of One Hundred Divorce Suits Filed in Dallas County, Texas, May and June, 1948 (open access)

An Analysis of One Hundred Divorce Suits Filed in Dallas County, Texas, May and June, 1948

The problem is limited to an analysis of the first one hundred divorce suits involving children filed in Dallas County, Texas, during the months of May and June, 1948. The general factors considered are: (a) family background; (b) age; (c) educational background; (d) economic status; (e) previous marital relations; and (f) the number of children.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Gibson, Harville
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Andrew Berndt and Myrtle Waldman]

Black and white photograph of a woman and a man (identified as Myrtle Hansen Waldman and Andrew E. Berndt) standing in a grassy area near an automobile. The two individuals are both wearing hats. Near Myrtle's feet are a basket and a suitcase. Andrew is standing directly next to the car. A dirt road is visible behind them.
Date: August 1, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 170, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 1, 1948 (open access)

Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 170, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 1, 1948

Daily newspaper (except Sunday) from Breckenridge, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 1, 1948
Creator: Hall, Charlie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Commencement Program for North Texas State Teachers College, Summer 1948] (open access)

[Commencement Program for North Texas State Teachers College, Summer 1948]

Commencement program for the summer 1948 graduating class of North Texas State Teachers College, held in the Main Auditorium on Friday, August 27, 1948. The program contains the order of service and a list of graduates for both the baccalaureate and master's degree.
Date: August 1948
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commencement Program for North Texas State Teachers College, Summer 1948] (open access)

[Commencement Program for North Texas State Teachers College, Summer 1948]

Commencement program for the summer 1948 graduating class of North Texas State Teachers College, held in the Main Auditorium on Friday, August 27, 1948. The program contains the order of service and a list of graduates for both the baccalaureate and master's degree.
Date: August 1948
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of Fifty Undergraduate Men Majors in Physical Education and Fifty Undergraduate Men Majors in Other Fields at North Texas State College with Respect to Selected Personal Traits (open access)

A Comparative Study of Fifty Undergraduate Men Majors in Physical Education and Fifty Undergraduate Men Majors in Other Fields at North Texas State College with Respect to Selected Personal Traits

"To determine the general characteristics of the undergraduate men majors in the field of physical education and men majors in other fields...if the undergraduate men majors in physical education could be distinguished from the men majors in other fields"--4.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Oglesby, Bill
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 166, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 1, 1948 (open access)

The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 166, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 1, 1948

Daily newspaper from Cuero, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 182, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 1, 1948 (open access)

The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 182, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 1, 1948

Daily newspaper from Sulphur Springs, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 1948
Creator: Bagwell, Eric
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Relaxing in Their Yard]

Black and white photograph of a woman and two men sitting on lawn chairs in the yard of a house that is partially visible behind them. The woman, identified as Anna Nielsen, is wearing a dress and glasses and has her hair in a bun; she is checking her fingernails. To her immediate right is her husband, Peter, who is leaning forward in his chair with his arms on his knees. Beside him is Alfred Nielsen, the couples' nephew; he is leaning back in his seat with his hands behind his head.
Date: August 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Five Year Band Program for Vanderbilt School (open access)

Five Year Band Program for Vanderbilt School

The public school of Vanderbilt, Texas is in the process of building a band. The steady growth of the band will depend upon a long-range planning program. It is the band director's aim to set up such a long-range plan to cover the five years from the 1947 school year and including the 1952 school year. The following chapters will cover most of the phases of the band's work, and that of the director's work, and his relation to the band and the community.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Reves, Wayman Aubrey
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Galveston Isle, Volume 2, Number 2, August 1948 (open access)

Galveston Isle, Volume 2, Number 2, August 1948

Monthly magazine about Galveston, Texas providing information about people, events, and other news with features regarding entertainment and history in the area.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Maceo, Sam & Llewellyn, Edwin E.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Graves of Adolph and Sophia Filter]

Black and white photograph of two graves with a large, stone grave marker in between. The graves belong to Adolph and Sophia Filter. There are floral wreaths at the head of each grave. The tombstone between has a cross at its top. There are trees visible in background of the picture.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of the Kilgore College (open access)

A History of the Kilgore College

"This is a history of the Kilgore College, Kilgore, Texas, a junior college for Kilgore and the oil belt. The data concerning the history of this very young publicly owned junior college has been secured through personal interviews with its originators, its administrators past and present, Kilgore newspapers, college catalogs, college annuals, and educational references, public laws and board minutes...The material dealing with the history of this college has been organized to cover the following topics: origin of the college, three periods of material development, internal growth of the college, and summary, conclusions and recommendations." -- leaves 2-3
Date: August 1948
Creator: Bradford, Q. L.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Houston Lighting & Power Company Monthly Statement: August 1948] (open access)

[Houston Lighting & Power Company Monthly Statement: August 1948]

Monthly electric bill sent to D. W. Kempner at 2504 Avenue O listing power usage at the address and amount due for August 1948
Date: August 1948
Creator: Houston Lighting & Power Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Humble Bee (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 08, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 1, 1948 (open access)

The Humble Bee (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 08, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 1, 1948

Magazine published by the Humble Oil and Refining Company in Houston, Texas that includes news and information of interest to employees of the refining department along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 1948
Creator: Mabry, G. A.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
LeTourneau Tech's NOW, Volume 2, Number 8, August 1948 (open access)

LeTourneau Tech's NOW, Volume 2, Number 8, August 1948

Monthly newsletter LeTourneau Technical Institute of Texas containing religious articles, updates about news and events on campus, and other information of interest to students.
Date: August 1948
Creator: LeTourneau Technical Institute
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner, August 3, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner, August 3, 1948]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner providing a summary of meetings with cotton companies in Italy.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Microflora in Prepared Foods Dispensed from Eating Establishments in Dallas, Texas (open access)

Microflora in Prepared Foods Dispensed from Eating Establishments in Dallas, Texas

A bacteriological study was made of a number of prepared foods that were bought ready-to-eat, for home consumption, from several food establishments in Dallas, Texas. The purpose of this study was to show whether these foods could be a potential source of food poisoning; whether there are any particular foods that should have greater care than others in order to protect their quality; and whether the bacteriological contamination could have been prevented by strict observance of the city regulations for handling foods.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Phillips, Margaret
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Myrtle Waldman

Black and white photograph of Myrtle Waldman standing outdoors and smiling for the camera in the yard of a wooden-sided house that is visible in the background. She is wearing glasses and a dress with an asymmetrical button placket. The back of a wooden chair is partially visible on the bottom left corner of the picture; she has her hand placed atop its back.
Date: August 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Occupational Follow-Up of Male Graduates of Denton High School, 1936-1940 (open access)

An Occupational Follow-Up of Male Graduates of Denton High School, 1936-1940

"The first part of the study is devoted to a comparison of those graduates who stay in Denton with those who move away. The marital status of each group, where they live, and why they chose the cities in which they live are shown in this section. A study is made to determine if those graduates who have moved away choose cities larger or smaller than Denton. The second aspect of the problem is developed by making a comparison of the quality of work done in high school and amount of education of the two groups. To make this comparison, a study is made of the quartile rank in high school ; the number that attended college in each group; the schools they attended; and the number that graduated from college. The third part of the problem is a comparison of the degree of success attained by each group. the occupations of the graduates, the number who have their own businesses, the financial success of each group, and the relationship of education to financial success attained are shown. The fourth division of the problem is the presentation of suggestions given by the graduates for improving job opportunities in Denton. It …
Date: August 1948
Creator: Windham, Manly Thurman
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Range Rider, Volume 2, Number 8, August, 1948 (open access)

Range Rider, Volume 2, Number 8, August, 1948

The Hardin-Simmons alumni newsletter includes information regarding events at the school and news about university students, staff, and alumni.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier with machine gun at target practice]

Photograph of a young man, a soldier, laying down on the ground at a machine gun at a practice range.
Date: August 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers pose in front of military tank]

Photograph of eighteen soldiers posing in front of a military tank during the summer of 1948. One man, facing away from the camera, stands at the entrance to the tank. Two other tanks flank the group.
Date: August 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History