Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: October 25, 1960 (open access)

Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: October 25, 1960

Program for an Abilene Philharmonic concert that ran on October 25th during the 10th season. It includes information about the pieces performed, artists and musicians, and advertising from local companies. The musical director and conductor was Leo Scheer, and the piano soloist was Claudette Sorel.
Date: October 1960
Creator: Abilene Philharmonic
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 107, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1960 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 107, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1960

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Control Site for Nike-Hercules Battery DY-10

This is a copy negative of an aerial view of the control site for the Nike-Hercules battery DY-10, north of Abilene, Texas. There are buildings, vehicles, and equipment in a field. This is the control site for the launch battery located a half mile away and pictured in photograph 86-04362-99.
Date: [1960-10..1966-06]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chieftain, Volume [9], Number [2], October 1960 (open access)

Chieftain, Volume [9], Number [2], October 1960

The McMurry alumni newsletter includes information regarding events at the school and news about the university's students, staff, and alumni.
Date: October 1960
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 4. Elements of Aerospace Warfare (open access)

Command Study 4. Elements of Aerospace Warfare

This book is the student text for a training course "designed to acquaint inactive duty Air Force Reserve officers with the basic elements and fundamentals that contribute to the current capability of the United States Air Force to carry out its mission" (Preface, p. v). It consists of six chapters: Target Considerations; United States Air Force: Weapons; United States Air Force Manned Delivery Vehicles; United States Air Force Unmanned Delivery Vehicles; United States Air Force Bases, Personnel, and Material; and Soviet Aerospace Developments. Each chapter includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: October 1960
Creator: Detachment 1
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 4. The United States Air Force and the Defense of the Free World (open access)

Current Study 4. The United States Air Force and the Defense of the Free World

This book is the student text for a training course "designed to present a composite picture of the offensive and defensive posture of the Air Force today and the part it plays in the defense of the Nation and Free World" (Preface, p. v). It consists of five chapters: The Air Defense Command: Its Mission and Current Operations; Nuclear Weapons and the Free World; The United States Air Force in the Pacific; The Strategic Air Command: Its Mission and Current Operations; and A Review of Some Developments in the Air Force. Each chapter includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: October 1960
Creator: Detachment 1
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Detroit, Mich.), Vol. 15, No. 2, Ed. 1, October 1960 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Detroit, Mich.), Vol. 15, No. 2, Ed. 1, October 1960

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: October 1960
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Virgil Musick to Truett Latimer, October 1, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Virgil Musick to Truett Latimer, October 1, 1960]

Letter from Virgil Musick to Truett Latimer discussing a request to serve as a member of the Steering Committee.
Date: October 1, 1960
Creator: Musick, Virgil
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Link, Volume 11, Number 1, October 1960 (open access)

The Link, Volume 11, Number 1, October 1960

The Howard Payne alumni newsletter includes information regarding events at the school and news about the college's students, staff, and alumni.
Date: October 1960
Creator: Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 108, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 2, 1960 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 108, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 2, 1960

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 2, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 109, Ed. 1 Monday, October 3, 1960 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 109, Ed. 1 Monday, October 3, 1960

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 3, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 110, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 4, 1960 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 110, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 4, 1960

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 4, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 4, 1960 (open access)

The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 4, 1960

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 4, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 111, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 5, 1960 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 111, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 5, 1960

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 5, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. A. Criswell to T. N. Carswell - October 5, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from W. A. Criswell to T. N. Carswell - October 5, 1960]

A letter written to Mr. Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from W. A. Criswell, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, dated October 5, 1960. Criswell declines the invitation by Carswell to speak in Abilene on religious freedom citing a full schedule.
Date: October 5, 1960
Creator: Criswell, W. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 5, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 5, 1960 (open access)

The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 5, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 5, 1960

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 5, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 112, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1960 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 112, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1960

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 6, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1960 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1960

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 6, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 113, Ed. 1 Friday, October 7, 1960 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 113, Ed. 1 Friday, October 7, 1960

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 7, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 4, Ed. 1, Friday, October 7, 1960 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 4, Ed. 1, Friday, October 7, 1960

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 7, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Howard Payne College Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 4, Ed. 1  Friday, October 7, 1960 (open access)

The Howard Payne College Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 7, 1960

Weekly student newspaper from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 7, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. E. Peavy to Maurice Brooks, October 7, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from J. E. Peavy to Maurice Brooks, October 7, 1960]

Copy of a letter from Texas State Health Commissioner James E. Peavy to Maurice Brooks responding to Brooks' protest of a State Health Department engineer's testimony on behalf of the city of Abilene in a recent court hearing.
Date: October 7, 1960
Creator: Peavy, J. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James E. McGarrity to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from James E. McGarrity to Blanche Perry]

Letter plus envelope from James E. McGarrity of the Church of Christ in Ripley, Tennessee to Perry requesting a baptistry painting.
Date: October 7, 1960
Creator: McGarrity, James E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 4, Ed. 1, Friday, October 7, 1960 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 4, Ed. 1, Friday, October 7, 1960

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 7, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History