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[Letter from Colonel John Perkins by command of Major General Donovan addressed to Commanding Officers, all Posts, Camps and Stations, including exempted - April 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Colonel John Perkins by command of Major General Donovan addressed to Commanding Officers, all Posts, Camps and Stations, including exempted - April 22, 1942]

A letter addressed to the Commanding Officers, all Posts, Camps and Stations, including exempted from John Perkins, Colonel, CAC, Actg. Asst. Adjutant General By command of Major General Donovan: /s/ Headquarters Eighth Corps Area, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, dated April 22, 1942. The Formation of Army Emergency Relief Auxiliaries, Regulations 1 through 6. The reverse side includes Regulations 7 through 8. Reproduced Hq. Camp Wolters, Tex., 5-15-42 - cgm.
Date: April 22, 1942
Creator: Perkins, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Form letter from Major General J. A. Ulio by order of the Secretary of War addressed to The Commanding Generals, Divisions of the War Department Special and General Staff, The Commanding Officers of all Posts, Camps and Stations - March 21, 1942] (open access)

[Form letter from Major General J. A. Ulio by order of the Secretary of War addressed to The Commanding Generals, Divisions of the War Department Special and General Staff, The Commanding Officers of all Posts, Camps and Stations - March 21, 1942]

a Form letter addressed to The Commanding Generals, Services of Supply; Army Ground Forces, Army Air Forces, Armies, Army Corps, Corps Areas, Departments, Defense Commands, and Base Commands. Divisions of the War Department Special Staff and the War Department General Staff. The Commanding Officers of all Posts, Camps and Stations. By order of the Secretary of War: /s/ J. A. Ulio, Major General, The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, dated March 21, 1942. Reproduced Hq. Camp Wolters, Tex., 5-15-42. Army Emergency Relief, Regulations. AG 080 Army Emergency Relief (3-18-42) NB-A_Camp Wolters, Texas. The reverse side of the last page includes handwritten dates of Sept. 25 - Nov. 5.
Date: March 21, 1942
Creator: Ulio, J. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to George Barber - December 9, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to George Barber - December 9, 1942]

A letter written to Mr. George Barber, Mineral Wells, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, Fifth Division Commander, dated December 9, 1942. Carswell advises of his receipt on December 4th of the invitation for the program to be held on December 2nd and explains that he, otherwise, would have been happy to participate in the program.
Date: December 9, 1942
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. C. Harris to Charlie Maisel - November 18, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from D. C. Harris to Charlie Maisel - November 18, 1942]

A letter written to Mr. Charlie Maisel, Department Commander, American Legion, Phillips, Texas, from D. C. Harris, Mineral Wells, Texas, dated November 18, 1942. Harris advises Maisel of his agreement to serve on the Legion Memorial Highway Committee for which he was recommended by Tommy N. Carswell.
Date: November 18, 1942
Creator: Harris, D. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - June 15, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - June 15, 1943]

Brief letter on Camp Wolters letterhead from Harold Langrill to his wife telling her that he has been made acting corporal of his group and that he will write her again later.
Date: June 15, 1942
Creator: Langrill, Harold
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Relationship of Social Concepts and Personality in the Third Grade of Travis Elementary School, Mineral Wells, Texas (open access)

Relationship of Social Concepts and Personality in the Third Grade of Travis Elementary School, Mineral Wells, Texas

The value of proper concepts and an adjustable or adaptable personality are teaching factors to be considered in present-day education. The education for richer living must be through the main institutions of learning, the schools.
Date: August 1942
Creator: Christiansen, Anna Elizabeth
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pickwick Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1942
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1942 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1942

A weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that included local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 31, 1942
Creator: Clarke, Mary Whatley
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-4331 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-4331

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, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Palo Pinto County may alone or jointly with the City of Mineral Wells acquire land allocated in Parker County for the use of the Mineral Wells airport.
Date: January 22, 1942
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Standard [Well and Amusement Park]

Formerly the Vichy Well, it was re-named the Standard Well and Amusement Park. Note the large mineral water bottle sign in the lower right hand corner of the picture. The building was torn down during World War II, and replaced by USO Club. The North Oak Community Center is at this location as of 2008. Information about it was taken from A.F. Weaver "Time Was" page 67.
Date: 1942?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crazy Paper Box Company

The Crazy Water Company built a plant in 1919 to extract minerals from its water, box the crystals, and sell them nationwide as Crazy Water Crystals. Part of the crystal enterprise included a box factory. Following an action by the Food and Drug Administration in the late 1930's, crystal operations were reduced and the box operation was diversified. A Mr. Breidling bought the machinery to construct boxes in 1940. He remained with the factory when it was sold to Pollock (A subsidiary of Regis). They added 22000 square feet to the plant, over and above the 56000 square feet already in existence.. They introduced two new machines into the plant, and got rid of the old ones. The plant continues (2016) to produced boxes for Christmas presents. Rumor has it (2016) that the Crazy Water industry plans to re-open the plant to produced Crazy Crystals again. "'Treetop' Erwin, left, was the driver of the Crazy Box Company truck" is written on the back of the photograph. The photograph is dated 1940, and can be found in A. F. Weaver's book, "TIME WAS In Mineral Wells", First Edition, 1974, on page 28. Special note: By magnifying the picture so as to …
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History