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Oral History Interview with Jack L. Groff, October 12, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack L. Groff, October 12, 2000

Interview with Jack L. Groff, a sheep and goat specialist from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Groff, describes his career advising ranchers how to raise goats and sheep for over 50 years, his activities as a mohair and wool specialist for Texas A&M, and his involvement with the National Mohair Council. He discusses the uses and production of mohair and wool fibers, and tracks the industry's spatial and economic growth over the years.
Date: October 12, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Groff, Jack L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, October 27, 1908]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has four photos. The first depicts two men on horses and one of the horses is at the start of a jump. In the second photo, there's one man on a horse galloping. The third has two men on horses and one of the men appears to be getting up to stand on his. In the corner, there's a small circular photo of a man on a horse as it is jumping. All of the scenes in the photos are in a prairie setting. On the bottom of the front and back, Rose wrote about school buildings that were being built, an upcoming fair, and other small bits of news.
Date: October 27, 1908
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment. (open access)

Plow Attachment.

Patent for a plow attachment, which holds the plow wheel in place.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: Dowdy, Ewell Monroe
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotter-Pin Puller (open access)

Cotter-Pin Puller

Patent for cottor-pin puller that is useful to pull cotter pins that are secured in shafts, fly wheels or any other devices without bending or twisting or damaging them.
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Hayden, Jefferson B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Tire (open access)

Automobile-Tire

Patent for the improvement of cushion tires. The improvement produces a more resilient tire, less susceptible to punctures.
Date: October 8, 1918
Creator: Hemphill, Alwynn
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 42, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 18, 1906 (open access)

The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 42, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 18, 1906

Weekly newspaper from San Angelo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 18, 1906
Creator: Lorance, R. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. McCullough to I. H. Kempner, October 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John W. McCullough to I. H. Kempner, October 30, 1944]

Letter from John W. McCullough to I. H. Kempner acknowledges Kempner's letter and the enclosed letter from Donald Merkle. He mentions coordinating with representatives in San Angelo and Fort Worth to address a subject of mutual interest.
Date: October 30, 1944
Creator: McCullough, John W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Apparatus. (open access)

Well-Drilling Apparatus.

Patent for a well drilling apparatus, which is light and strong and easily transported.
Date: October 13, 1908
Creator: Moon, Richard Davis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of an area plowed with an eccentric disc-plow on March 14, 1949. Seeded on March 24 – 25 to King Ranch bluestem, sideoats, weeping lovegrass and Lehmann lovegrass. TX-46, 198.
Date: October 20, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sash Fastener (open access)

Sash Fastener

Patent for a fastener of simple, reliable for locking a sash at any given point in its path-of-movement upon the window frame, without the use of springs or any other parts.
Date: October 20, 1914
Creator: Shipman, John Davis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arthur Sitas and Josh Lewis to T. N. Carswell - October 31, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Arthur Sitas and Josh Lewis to T. N. Carswell - October 31, 1942]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, 5th Division Commander, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Arthur Sitas and Josh Lewis, The American Legion, Jas. J. Goodfellow Post No. 32, San Angelo, Texas, dated October 31, 1942. Sitas and Lewis issues an invitation to T. N. and Mrs. Carswell to attend their Armistice Day celebration in San Angelo. Carswell handwrites that he answered on November 7, 1942 offering his regrets due to his being scheduled to be in Austin.
Date: October 31, 1942
Creator: Sitas, Arthur ; Lewis, Josh
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7469 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7469

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Does the Junior College District which is co-extensive with the boundaries of Tom Green County have the authority to tax the intangible assets of railroad rolling stock?
Date: October 29, 1946
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 39, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 1, 1902 (open access)

The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 39, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 1, 1902

Weekly newspaper from San Angelo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 1, 1902
Creator: Truly, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 40, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 8, 1902 (open access)

The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 40, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 8, 1902

Weekly newspaper from San Angelo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 8, 1902
Creator: Truly, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Intercept] (open access)

[News Script: Intercept]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: October 7, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Narcotics] (open access)

[News Script: Narcotics]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: October 7, 1969, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Police chief indicted] (open access)

[News Script: Police chief indicted]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: October 7, 1970, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: TSTA] (open access)

[News Script: TSTA]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: October 26, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1, Friday, October 4, 1901 (open access)

The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1, Friday, October 4, 1901

Weekly newspaper from San Angelo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 4, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 42, Ed. 1, Friday, October 18, 1901 (open access)

The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 42, Ed. 1, Friday, October 18, 1901

Weekly newspaper from San Angelo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 18, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 43, Ed. 1, Friday, October 25, 1901 (open access)

The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 43, Ed. 1, Friday, October 25, 1901

Weekly newspaper from San Angelo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 25, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 40, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 7, 1903 (open access)

The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 40, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 7, 1903

Weekly newspaper from San Angelo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 7, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 41, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 14, 1903 (open access)

The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 41, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 14, 1903

Weekly newspaper from San Angelo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 14, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 42, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 21, 1903 (open access)

The San Angelo Press. (San Angelo, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 42, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 21, 1903

Weekly newspaper from San Angelo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 21, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History