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[Clipping: The Day] (open access)

[Clipping: The Day]

Newspaper clipping describing a tradition practiced by members of the German navy. The clipping also lists a poem about the war between Germany and England.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: German Food Crisis] (open access)

[Clipping: German Food Crisis]

Newspaper clipping discussing the details of the food crisis in Germany and how the United States reacted to the situation.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Life Termer Makes Escape From Prison] (open access)

[Clipping: Life Termer Makes Escape From Prison]

Newspaper clipping discussing the details of the prison escape of murder convict George W. Caveder. The clipping also briefly describes the details of the crime he committed which led to his conviction.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Small Ad for Smith & Barnes Pianos] (open access)

[Small Ad for Smith & Barnes Pianos]

A small ad for Smith & Barnes Pianos. On the front is a colored image of Beethoven surrounded by lilac flowers. On the back is information about the Smith & Barnes pianos.
Date: unknown
Creator: W. A. Leyhe Piano Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article Clipping About Tarleton Students] (open access)

[Article Clipping About Tarleton Students]

Newspaper clipping about Tarleton students and their personal lives.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Doings of the Dump] (open access)

[Clipping: Doings of the Dump]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Doings of the Dump" which discusses events from the previous holiday stating that Oveida Boyd, Flora, and Willie Mae had all been in the hospital. The reverse side of the clipping has two short articles titled, "Two Helpings" and "Large Wastebasket."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: A Kid Party] (open access)

[Clipping: A Kid Party]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "A Kid Party" which discusses the I. D. A. club's trip to the theater.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Junior-Senior Party] (open access)

[Clipping: Junior-Senior Party]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Junior-Senior Party" which discusses a party hosted by the Tarleton junior class for the senior class in the Tarleton park.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Can You Imagine--] (open access)

[Clipping: Can You Imagine--]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Can You Imagine--" which contains numbered statements completing the question "Can you imagine?" with statements about various women. It is credited to "(Anonymous) Q. E. D."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Comanche Girl Makes Record at Tarleton College] (open access)

[Clipping: Comanche Girl Makes Record at Tarleton College]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Comanche Girl Makes Record at Tarleton College," in the Local Happenings section of the paper. The article states that Flora Clark has made the "Distinguished Record" at Tarleton State College and includes a photo of Flora.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The "College" 1851-1890] (open access)

[Clipping: The "College" 1851-1890]

Newspaper clipping of a page from the New Era-Herald with articles, "The 'College' 1850-1890," "What We Think," and "Explains Why World War Came to an End in 1918." "The 'College' 1850-1890" discusses the first building of Murchison Lodge, No. 80 including a description of the building, the uses of the various floors, and the current masonic lodge's desire to collect more information about the building. The back of the clipping has a market report, classified advertisements, and a gossip column. The clipping is attached to a card from William Volker & Co.
Date: June 21, 1931
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Stores Rented by 'The Inch'] (open access)

[Clipping: Stores Rented by 'The Inch']

Newspaper clipping describing display cases that serve as the extremely small storefronts, highlighting the Jaffe Candy store.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: {{{article title}}}] PCJKJ_02-68 (open access)

[Clipping: {{{article title}}}] PCJKJ_02-68

Newspaper clipping of a photo of five men wearing leis and holding golf clubs, identified as golfers preparing for a practice round before the National Publinx Tournament.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clippings Related to 1944 Democratic National Convention] (open access)

[Clippings Related to 1944 Democratic National Convention]

Card with printed text "Bawl hell out of Dan Moody and Clint Small" attached to two newspaper clippings related to Texas delegates opposing support for the New Deal and F. D. Roosevelt being elected for a fourth presidential term. Names are underlined in red pencil on the card and in the clippings, and "Write Clint Small" is typewritten at the top of the text in the first clipping. Partial articles on the backs of the clipping describe news about World War II, in Guam and Hungary.
Date: 1944-07~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: First Committee and the No More Foreign Wars Committee] (open access)

[Clipping: First Committee and the No More Foreign Wars Committee]

Newspaper clipping describing three members of the First committee. These members include General Robert E. Wood, General Hugh Johnson, and Verne Marshall. Special emphasis has been placed on the oil financier William Rhodes Davis. A section of the newspaper clipping has been underlined in red colored pencil. The underlined passage describes a plan to purchase ÂŁ2,000,000 of British and American oil and sell it to Germany and Italy. On the back of this clipping is speculation that Nazi Germany was planning another expansion for March of that year.
Date: January 9, 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Texas Is Stranger Than Fiction] (open access)

[Clipping: Texas Is Stranger Than Fiction]

Clipping compiling three submitted stories about strange things in Texas. The name Bob McCracken is underlined in red. The back of the clipping features a partial story about the aircraft industry.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: . . . from the Employees] (open access)

[Clipping: . . . from the Employees]

Newspaper clipping focused on the team behind creating an unknown newspaper. Two (2) names have been marked with red colored pencil, "Lilyan Blake" and "Frederick B. Gipson". On the back of the clipping is a holiday greeting from the directors and personnel of the newspaper.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Diesel Engine & Friends] (open access)

[Clipping: Diesel Engine & Friends]

Newspaper clipping that details the creation of a new diesel engine advancement from the engineer Charles F. Kettering and General Motors Corporation. A section is outlined in red pencil.
Date: January 31, 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: General Motors Two-Cycle Diesel Engine] (open access)

[Clipping: General Motors Two-Cycle Diesel Engine]

Clipping covering information on mass production of a two (2) stroke diesel engine from General Motors, the Stanley W7 Safety Saw, and the Bastian-Blessing Company's gas regulator.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Buses and Traveling Throughout Texas] (open access)

[Buses and Traveling Throughout Texas]

Newspaper clipping from the Bus Transportation magazine that details the unknown author's various encounters with the the bus and travel industry of Texas.
Date: January 15, 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Second Well at Oklahoma City Controlled By Special Die Nipple] (open access)

[Clipping: Second Well at Oklahoma City Controlled By Special Die Nipple]

Journal page with portions of several articles, primarily describing the explosive oil well near the Northwest corner of Oklahoma City and the construction of a special metal collar that was used to safely control the oil well. Most of the article is centered around the construction of this metal collar and its effectiveness compared to an earlier oil well disaster.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Patton Returns From Scene of Oklahoma Fire] (open access)

[Clipping: Patton Returns From Scene of Oklahoma Fire]

Newspaper clipping describing Hugh L. Patton’s extinguishing fire in Oklahoma City. The article touches upon the express concerns of Lieutenant Colonel Cicero Murray and the State conservation committee on using nitroglycerin to extinguish these fires. The well fire was extinguished by an explosion of nitroglycerin resulting in a wild and uncontrollable fire destroying 6,000 barrels of oil. The newspaper clipping is attached to a letter from R. C. Showalter to Alex Bradford informing him that Showalter would love to have a meeting.
Date: October 2, 1936
Creator: Showalter, R. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Saxet Field Oil Test Running Wild] (open access)

[Clipping: Saxet Field Oil Test Running Wild]

Newspaper clipping featuring a photograph of a mangled oil derrick spewing crude oil into the air. On the back of the newspaper clipping are various local news stories and an advertisement for a local Walgreen.
Date: April 14, 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The State of the Union About Censorship - Military and Political] (open access)

[Clipping: The State of the Union About Censorship - Military and Political]

Newspaper clipping attempting to inform its readers of both political and military censorship. The first censorship concern is the possible protection of General MacArthur's political protection provided to the presidential nominee. The second censorship concern is the military suppression of error and failures under the command of General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson.
Date: unknown
Creator: Childs, Marquis W.
System: The Portal to Texas History