Photograph of train cars down the tracks from a crane. A man can be seen walking down near the crane. Written below the image are "Jonesville, Texas Mar. 5th 1953" and "H. K. Vollrath."

Photograph of a train wreck in Jonesville, Texas. A small group of men can be seen inspecting the wreckage. Written below the image are "Jonesville, Texas Mar. 5th 1953" and "H. K. Vollrath."

Photograph of a train wreck in Jonesville, Texas. A large group of men are visible inspecting the wreckage, as well as a large crane on the right side of the photo. Written below the image are "Jonesville, Texas Mar. 5th 1953" and "H. K. Vollrath."

Photograph of a train wreck in Jonesville, Texas. A group of people is visible in the distance inspecting the wreckage. Written below the image are "Jonesville, Texas Mar. 5th 1953" and "H. K. Vollrath."

Photograph of an aerial view of the T&P shops at Marshall, Texas. A roundhouse is visible in the bottom portion of the photo and there are train cars all over the tracks. Written below the image are "T&P Marshall Shops - Taken by James Moyers of the Marshall News - Messenger from a plane piloted by Clayton Lewis a T&P friend and customer" and "T&P Topics, Aug 1953, Cover."

Letter from I. H. Kempner to E. H. Thornton, Jr. discussing Farm-to-Road development in Harris County and Fort Bend County.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the crash of a commercial airliner during a thunderstorm near Marshall, with 19 of the 20 people aboard losing their lives.

Program for a concert by Michael Rabin, violinist, with Raymond Lambert, piano, presented by the Community Concert Association. The performance in Marshall, Texas, was November 23, 1953.

Photograph showing 10 men standing in front of a Trans-Texas Airways plane around a cart with mailbags. A woman and a man are looking on through the cabin door, and the cargo door is open. This is a photograph taken by the newspaper's photographer to cover the initial flight of the first air mail route through Marshall, Texas. The dignitaries are wearing hats and suits, and a few are wearing overcoats. The airline crew members are wearing uniforms, but no jackets. "News Messenger" is printed at the lower right corner of the photo.

Photograph of Soil Unit 12 FC, Class III. 24 acres in cultivation for nearly 100 years. In the fall of 1950, 10 acres were chiseled, fertilized with 500 pounds of 0-14-?? Fertilizer and 100 pounds of 33-0-0 and seeded with crimson clover. During 1951, the whole field gave 4360 animal days grazing plus 2000 pounds of crimson clover seed off 10 acres. The rest of the field (14 acres) was fertilized with 300 pounds of 0-12-12 fertilizer and 100 pounds of 16-0-0 per acre. During 1952 (drought year), the whole field gave 3916 animal days grazing plus 1800 pounds crimson clover seed from the 10 acres. The 10 acres received 100 pounds of 0-12-12 fertilizer and the whole field 100 pounds of 33-0-0 fertilizer per acre. Through June 12, 1953 (drought year), the whole field gave 2848 animal days grazing. On June 8, green vetch clippings showed 20480 pounds per acre on 10 acres compared harvested from a 10 acre area. RIGHT: Plant from chiseled area. LEFT: Plant from unchiseled area. TX 48-915.

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the crash of a commercial airliner during a thunderstorm near Marshall, with 19 of the 20 people aboard losing their lives.

Photograph of Soil Unit 12 FC, Class III. 24 acres in cultivation for nearly 100 years. In the Fall of 1950, 10 acres were chiseled [i.e., furrowed with a chisel plow], fertilized with 500 pounds of 0-14-7 fertilizer and 100 pounds of 33-0-0 fertilizer and seeded with crimson clover. During 1951 the whole field gave 4360 animal days of grazing plus 2000 pounds crimson clover seed off of ten acres. The rest of the field (14 acres) was fertilized with 300 pounds of 0-12-12 fertilizer and 100 pounds of 16-0-0 fertilizer per acre. During 1952 (a drought year), the whole field gave 3916 animal days grazing plus 1800 pounds of crimson clover seed from the 10 acres. The 10 acres received 100 pounds of 0-12-12 fertilizer and 100 pounds of 16-0-0 fertilizer per acre. Through June 12, 1953 (another drought year), the whole field gave 2848 animal days of grazing. On June 8, green weight clippings showed 20480 pounds per acre on 10 acre area compared to 4960 pounds on the 14 acre area. For June 12, 3600 pounds cured hay per acre was harvested from the 10 acre area. RIGHT: Plant from the chiseled area. LEFT: Plant from unchiseled …