Resource Type

91 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

A Call to Jewish Parents (open access)

A Call to Jewish Parents

Document from The American Association of Jewish Education discussing the importance of educating children on Jewish traditions and culture. Included are the testimonies of various Jewish influential figures in the community such as Mrs. Judith Epstein, President of Hadassah, Joshua Bin-Nun, President of the Federation of Hebrew Teachers, and Mrs. Joseph M. Welt, President of the National Council of Jewish Women.
Date: 1944
Creator: American Assosiation for Jewish Education
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Casualties Lists] (open access)

[Casualties Lists]

List of casualties from August 15 to September 15, 1944, listed by state.
Date: 1944-09~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: AAF Aid Society Ges $1500] (open access)

[Clipping: AAF Aid Society Ges $1500]

Newspaper clipping with a photograph of Col. Davis accepting a check from women of the AWVS on one side and part of an article on the other side.
Date: June 19, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Advertisement for the Book "The Making of Modern China"] (open access)

[Clipping: Advertisement for the Book "The Making of Modern China"]

Newspaper clipping advertising the publication of a new book about "modern China" written by a political advisor and his wife. There are ads on the back of the page for two other books for sale with images of covers, quotations, and prices.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Army Drops Training of Women Fliers] (open access)

[Clipping: Army Drops Training of Women Fliers]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Army Drops Training of Women Fliers" discussing the ending of the Women's Air Service Pilot training program.
Date: 1944-06-27?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Bishop Haas Urges Printers to Aid in Industry's Prosperity] (open access)

[Clipping: Bishop Haas Urges Printers to Aid in Industry's Prosperity]

Newspaper clipping stating that the purpose of a union is to cooperatively work with an employer and to bargain on the behalf of the employees. The clipping advises the union workers of printing trade to turn the new inventions into the advantage of themselves and others.
Date: August 1944
Creator: Associated Press
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Books of the Times] (open access)

[Clipping: Books of the Times]

Newspaper clipping reviewing George S. Perry's book "Hackberry Cavalier", its main protagonist Edgar Selfridge, and his relationship to the town of Hackberry, Texas. On the backside, the author speculates the next moves of General MacArthur in WWII.
Date: February 17, 1944
Creator: Chamberlain, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Capital Hill Observer] (open access)

[Clipping: Capital Hill Observer]

Newspaper clipping detailing the biographical information of the newspaper man Marquis W. Childs. Information covered within the article includes Child's early life, education, career, and other biographical tidbits.
Date: February 21, 1944
Creator: Teed, Dexter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Catholic Campaign] (open access)

[Clipping: Catholic Campaign]

Newspaper clipping covering the September 11 story of a Roman Catholic priest pleading guilty to drunk driving in Medera, California and the backlash of the roman-catholic community against the publishing newspaper, Scripps-Howard's San Francisco News. On the back of the article are two advertisements for Burberrys of London and Myers Jamaican Rum.
Date: October 23, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Clayton Moves To Supply Civilian Goods] (open access)

[Clipping: Clayton Moves To Supply Civilian Goods]

Clipping describing W. L. Clayton's, surplus war property administrator, plan to make available surpluses of manufactured goods and raw materials held by the armed services available to citizens.
Date: February 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: DDT May Control Malaria] (open access)

[Clipping: DDT May Control Malaria]

Bulletin article says that DDT has been proven to successfully control mosquitoes in rural areas of the U.S. South as a means to control malaria.
Date: December 30, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Demobilizing of Wasps Will Cost Nation Million] (open access)

[Clipping: Demobilizing of Wasps Will Cost Nation Million]

Newspaper clipping of column written by Gill Robb Wilson against the demobilization of the WASP program. Wilson argues that the United States is no position to lose two hundred experienced pilots and that training men to replace them will involve considerable effort and expense.
Date: 1944
Creator: Wilson, Gill Robb
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Dewey's April Choice] (open access)

[Clipping: Dewey's April Choice]

Newspaper clipping discusses Governor Dewey's inability to confront the U.S.S.R's communist regime in his speech. The back page features part of an article on modern technology.
Date: August 12, 1944
Creator: The Saturday Evening Post
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Eisenhower's "Envoys" Promised More Weapons] (open access)

[Clipping: Eisenhower's "Envoys" Promised More Weapons]

Newspaper clipping with a story titled "Eisenhower's 'Envoys' Promised More Weapons." President Eisenhower, General Eisenhower at the time of the publication, sent soldiers across the United States to bolster domestic support and production. The story discusses the need for ammunition on the front lines. Six soldiers went to Cincinnati to plead to workers and Cincinnati promised to raise production by 35 percent.
Date: 1944-11~
Creator: Fulbright, Freeman
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Ellensburg Girl in WASPS Killed] (open access)

[Clipping: Ellensburg Girl in WASPS Killed]

Photocopy of an article about the death of WASP Mary Louise Webster and some other documents.
Date: December 11, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Ethiopia's Plea for Liberation] (open access)

[Clipping: Ethiopia's Plea for Liberation]

Newspaper clipping discusses British occupation of Ethiopia three years after the end of WWII. Originally the British agreed to restore the Ethiopian monarch in exchange for an occupation of two years which was ultimately extended.
Date: November 23, 1944
Creator: Pearson, Drew
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Farewell to the WASP - Job Well Done] (open access)

[Clipping: Farewell to the WASP - Job Well Done]

Newspaper clipping discussing the end of the WASP program, featuring a photo of Nancy Love in front of an A-20. Included as well are book reviews and are advertisements for Barnes Manley Laundry & Dry Cleaners and Hills Business University.
Date: 1944-12-17~
Creator: Mason, Paul B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Five Girls Here Seek Wasp Membership] (open access)

[Clipping: Five Girls Here Seek Wasp Membership]

Newspaper clipping of an article about five Kelly Field employees who applied to join the WASP. The article features brief profiles of each woman that include her age, address, occupation, and flight experience. On the back of the clippings are articles and photographs related to WWII and Kelly Field.
Date: March 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Former 37'er Wears Wings of a WASP] (open access)

[Clipping: Former 37'er Wears Wings of a WASP]

Newspaper clipping announcing that Rosa Charlyne Creger received her WASP wings at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas as part of the final class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots( U.S.).
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Four Regents Answer Charges of Dr. Rainey] (open access)

[Clipping: Four Regents Answer Charges of Dr. Rainey]

Clipping describing the discharge of Homer Rainey as President of the University of Texas.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Franco's Friendship] (open access)

[Clipping: Franco's Friendship]

Newspaper clipping criticizing General Franco's expression of friendship with the Allied Powers and aid to the German and Italian war efforts as "the most brazen attempt at double-dealing in the whole history of international politics."
Date: November 12, 1944
Creator: Washington Post Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Funeral Saturday for Herbert Griggs, Former Banker Here] (open access)

[Clipping: Funeral Saturday for Herbert Griggs, Former Banker Here]

Clipping describing a funeral held for Herbert Griggs and his life.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Galveston's Bid] (open access)

[Clipping: Galveston's Bid]

Clipping describing the prospects of the proposal to move the medical branch of the University of Texas to Austin.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Girl Flyers Who Tow Targets May Be Real "Soldiers" Soon] (open access)

[Clipping: Girl Flyers Who Tow Targets May Be Real "Soldiers" Soon]

Newspaper clipping of articles about the WASP, how it feels to fly a plane, a dance that will be held to raise funds for infantile paralysis, the marriage of teacher Batrice Howell, war bonds, and more.
Date: January 21, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History