[Class Photograph of Students at the School in Haslet, Texas]

Photograph of a group of elementary students at the school in Haslet, Texas. The students are arranged in four rows; the first row is seated on the ground, the second and third are seated on a small set of bleachers, and the fourth row is standing behind the first three. The text on the back of the photo describes two children that have appeared in other class photographs from different years.
Date: 1948?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Class Roster for P. J. Gribble at Prairie View School] (open access)

[Class Roster for P. J. Gribble at Prairie View School]

Class roster for P. J. Gribble, a teacher at Prairie View School; the names of the children are listed on the second page, and are divided into three different columns.
Date: {1904-10-03..1905-05-03}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between J. C. and Ella Willis and the Haslet State Bank Number 1] (open access)

[Contract Between J. C. and Ella Willis and the Haslet State Bank Number 1]

Photocopy of a contract prepared between the Haslet State Bank and J. C. Willis and Ella Willis; this document outlines the dimensions of a piece of land establishing the borders of the land.
Date: September 30, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between J. C. and Ella Willis and the Haslet State Bank Number 2] (open access)

[Contract Between J. C. and Ella Willis and the Haslet State Bank Number 2]

Photocopy of a General Warranty Deed prepared for J. C. and Ella Willis and Haslet State Bank. This deed specifies the dimensions of a piece of land being sold to the bank and the payment of three hundred dollars to the couple for said land.
Date: {1919-09-30,1922-06-01}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Portrait of John and Victoria Singleton with their Children]

Family portrait of John B. and Victoria Singleton along with seven of their eleven children. John and Victoria are seated in the center and their children are positioned around them; the youngest children are positioned in the front while the older ones are in the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer Announcing an Open House at the Haslet Post Office] (open access)

[Flyer Announcing an Open House at the Haslet Post Office]

Flyer advertising for the open house celebration at the Haslet Pose Office; it details the time and place as well as the items that will be served.
Date: December 2, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Haslet High School Baccalaureate Service] (open access)

[Haslet High School Baccalaureate Service]

Program from the baccalaureate service for the Haslet High School class of 1941-42; this program outlines the order of events and the names of the people who will be performing each action. Names of the graduating class are listed on the reverse side of the program though not in the order that they walked in.
Date: {1941,1942}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article Concerning the Construction of a New School] (open access)

[Newspaper Article Concerning the Construction of a New School]

Newspaper article concerning the plans for the construction of a new high school near Justin, Texas, specifically a "mile west of the intersection of State Highway 114 and Farm Road 156." There is already a "deep water well which will give the school an abundant supply," and there will be the latest technology in the science rooms and home economics classes.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article Concerning the First Bale of Cotton in 1949] (open access)

[Newspaper Article Concerning the First Bale of Cotton in 1949]

Newspaper clipping of an article entitled: "Bell May Get First Bale of 1949 Cotton." This article discusses the first bale of cotton being picked in Tarrant County by Guy Bell, Jr. of Saginaw; the rest of the article discusses his father winning the award in the past and the far that he operates on. The prize for the previous year's winner was "a championship belt buckle, $105 in cash and $25 in merchandise."
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article Concerning the Turkey Situation] (open access)

[Newspaper Article Concerning the Turkey Situation]

Newspaper clipping with an article detailing the "turkey situation" for Thanksgiving 1949. This article talks about Mrs. Joe Lindsey of Avondale and her preparations for her turkey; the photograph shows her in her kitchen standing over her barbecued turkey.
Date: 1949-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article Describing Dr. J. H. Gammill's Tax Aid] (open access)

[Newspaper Article Describing Dr. J. H. Gammill's Tax Aid]

Newspaper clipping of an article describing the helpful actions of Dr. J. H. Gammill; he says that taxes "are a solemn obligation." Dr. Gammill had done a lot for Haslet and the people in it, one story in the article says that he occasionally "pays a neighbor's tax bill himself."
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article Entitled "Friday April 25 Big Day for Haslet"] (open access)

[Newspaper Article Entitled "Friday April 25 Big Day for Haslet"]

Newspaper clipping with an article entitled "Friday April 25 Big Day for Haslet" printed in bold print. This article talks about the contest that the town entered sponsored by the Texas Electric Company and that April 25, 1968 is the day when the judges come to town and judge the winners of the contest. Later, the article describes the improvements made throughout the town during the span of time it was involved.
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article Entitled "Haslet Improved Group Wins Second Place"] (open access)

[Newspaper Article Entitled "Haslet Improved Group Wins Second Place"]

Newspaper clipping of an article entitled: "Haslet Improvement Group Wins Second Place." This article describes the placements of different groups in Haslet in the community improvement contest: "Graves presented a plaque to the president in commemoration of our achievement of being second place winner in the district." The article on the reverse side is entitled "Watauga Acts to Seek Larger Line" and discusses the city's attempt to "install a larger trunk line as part of the city's water supply."
Date: June 20, 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article Entitled "Haslet Puts On Sunday Best"] (open access)

[Newspaper Article Entitled "Haslet Puts On Sunday Best"]

Newspaper clipping with an article entitled "Haslet Puts On Sunday Best." The article goes on to explain the judging taking place in Haslet, Texas as part of the Texas Community Improvement Program: "Haslet is one of four finalists of 303 entries in the program sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service." The photograph in the corner shows Mrs. Maud Anna Ritchey presenting flowers to the three judges of the competition.
Date: 1968?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article Entitled "Tarrant's Own Podunk (Haslet Among Top 4 in Improvement"] (open access)

[Newspaper Article Entitled "Tarrant's Own Podunk (Haslet Among Top 4 in Improvement"]

Newspaper clipping with an article entitled "Tarrant's Own Podunk (Haslet) Among Top 4 in Improvements." This article goes through the improvements that Haslet made during the competition different communities entered into to see who could improve their towns the most. Mrs. E. R. Lewis is the main spokeswoman in this article and she says that "families are starting to move back to Haslet," after the community got smaller due to Fort Worth's growth.
Date: 1968?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article Saying Haslet was Buying a Pumper Truck] (open access)

[Newspaper Article Saying Haslet was Buying a Pumper Truck]

Newspaper article saying Haslet, Texas was buying a new pumper truck; there are three photographs on the paper that depict the volunteers of the department, the hose brigade, and the Haslet Fire Hall. The text in the article describes the formation of the department and a short paragraph about the Newark Volunteer Fire Department.
Date: May 15, 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping Advertising the Haslet High School Homecoming] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping Advertising the Haslet High School Homecoming]

Newspaper clipping of an article advertising a homecoming celebration for all "former graduates and teachers of Haslet High School." The last sentence says that the following school year "the school will become part of a consolidated district with Justin and Rhome."
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping for Dealous Witt Moon, Jr.'s Funeral Services] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping for Dealous Witt Moon, Jr.'s Funeral Services]

Newspaper clipping of an article entitled: "Rites Today for Boy Car Victim." The article describes the accident that took place along the highway where Dealous Witt Moon Jr. was killed by a swerving car.
Date: October 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping from Haslet's Carnival] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping from Haslet's Carnival]

Newspaper clipping with a photograph of two children in fake crowns; the caption on the bottom reads: "Haslet's Carnival king and queen, Pam Lewallen and Danny Tollett were crowned Saturday night during the annual PTO Halloween Carnival."
Date: October 27, 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 9, 1985] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 9, 1985]

Newspaper clipping of an article discussing the expansion of an Arlington six-lane road; the road would disrupt Al Taub's "stone house - complete with outside fountains, waterfalls, curved bridges and Japanese fish." The article on the reverse side deals with the aid collected by the population of Haslet, Texas: "Directly and indirectly, the people of Haslet have raised $65,000 for a 3-year-old girl who needs a costly liver transplant."
Date: December 9, 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping from the North County Messenger, June 25, 1981] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping from the North County Messenger, June 25, 1981]

Newspaper clippings from the North County Messenger with a photograph of Betty Young standing in front of "Haslet's new Community Center." The note below the photograph says the center had been funded through federal funds which also funded road construction nearby. There is another photograph on the reverse side showing a woman pointing something out to three children. The second clipping has an article entitled "Multi-purpose Community Center" describing the newly built community center in Haslet, Texas.
Date: June 25, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping of a Buffalo Killing at Staley Place] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping of a Buffalo Killing at Staley Place]

Newspaper clipping showing the buffalo killings that took place at Staley Place near Haslet, Texas. The article is entitled "It Takes Real Cowboys for This" and has a large photo of the men working with one of the buffalo carcasses as well as a picture of the "bull of the herd, photographed after he had given his handlers a tough battle in the ranch's corral."
Date: January 14, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping of an Article About Delton Sewell] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping of an Article About Delton Sewell]

Newspaper clipping of an article honoring Haslet's fire chief, Delton Sewell, after he was awarded "Tarrant County Fire Chief of the Year." The article describes his work and his history of involvement with Bell Helicopter and his being the chief of the volunteer Haslet Department.
Date: February 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping of Facts About Haslet, Texas] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping of Facts About Haslet, Texas]

Newspaper clipping with a number of facts about the town of Haslet, Texas. Each fact listed contains information about the city's finances, population, and a list of the city officials/personnel.
Date: 199X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History