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The Waller News (Waller, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1927 (open access)

The Waller News (Waller, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1927

Weekly newspaper from Waller, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 28, 1927
Creator: Adams, S. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Waller News (Waller, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, May 6, 1927 (open access)

The Waller News (Waller, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, May 6, 1927

Weekly newspaper from Waller, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 6, 1927
Creator: Adams, S. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Brace and Angle-Bar for Vehicle-Bodies. (open access)

Combined Brace and Angle-Bar for Vehicle-Bodies.

Patent for braces and angle bars on vehicle bodies that improves the brace to hold buggy beds together with illustration that shows improvements. "When these braces are secured on the bed they will prevent the adjacent parts of the bed from splitting, spreading or dropping down and they will hold the ends and sides, as well as the bottom of the bed securely in place" (lines 61-66).
Date: April 5, 1921
Creator: Kilpatrick, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Automatically Inflating Pneumatic Tires. (open access)

Means for Automatically Inflating Pneumatic Tires.

Patent for an automatically inflating tire which allows the tires to be inflated evenly at all times. "Should the air escape from the tire due to a puncture or leak the rim will be prevented from injuring the tire casing, as said casing will be prevented from becoming deflated" (lines 17-21). Motorists will no longer need to drive on flat tires waiting for repairs.
Date: November 9, 1920
Creator: Cooper, Jowel Cecil
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hockley Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:31680
Date: 1920
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Waller Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:31680
Date: 1920
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History