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Defense Industries in North Texas, 1941-1965: the Social and Economic Impact on Bowie County
World War II was a watershed in American history, altering Americans' perceptions of their place in society. This study focused on Bowie County, Texas, during the twenty-five-year period that began with America's entry into the war. The construction of two defense plants there, Red River Army Depot and Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant, brought immediate changes to surrounding communities, and local residents faced many challenges as they struggled to adjust. This study used extensive primary sources, including archival materials from Red River and Lone Star, oral histories from former employees, census information, minutes from the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, and local newspapers, to document the social and economic impact of these plants on Bowie County. The body of this dissertation contains nine chapters. Chapters two and three describe how Bowie County obtained and constructed its defense plants, and chapters four through six focus on changes precipitated by the plants during the war years. Chapters seven through nine explore the social and economic impact of the defense presence on Bowie County through 1965. The impact of the defense industries on Bowie County was significant. Plant construction brought thousands of workers into the county, and local residents faced housing, transportation, and sanitation …
Date:
August 1995
Creator:
Brantley, Janet G.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of General Growth in Reading, when Taught by Three Different Specific Methods
The problem of this study is to determine by testing and observation which of three specific procedures for the improvement of general reading ability was the most effective when used with groups of sixth-grade children in the Bowie Elementary Schools.
Date:
August 1952
Creator:
Clark, Pearl Roberts
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the New Boston Secondary School
The purpose of this study is to determine the weak points and the strong point of the secondary school in New Boston, Texas, and to offer suggestions for improvement.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Clay, William G.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Programs of Work Release in Two Federal Correctional Institutions
The present study has the following purposes: to provide a general description of work release in this country, to provide specific descriptions of the work release programs at two federal institutions, and to relate the descriptions of these programs to societal reactions to crime and theories of criminal etiology and epidemiology.
Date:
January 1970
Creator:
Dison, Jack E.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Farm-Labor Union News (Texarkana, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 14, 1925
Weekly newspaper from Texarkana, Texas that includes news and information about the Farm-Labor Union of America and news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date:
May 14, 1925
Creator:
Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Farm-Labor Union News (Texarkana, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1925
Weekly newspaper from Texarkana, Texas that includes news and information about the Farm-Labor Union of America and news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date:
May 21, 1925
Creator:
Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Farm-Labor Union News (Texarkana, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1925
Weekly newspaper from Texarkana, Texas that includes news and information about the Farm-Labor Union of America and news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date:
May 28, 1925
Creator:
Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Farm-Labor Union News (Texarkana, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 1925
Weekly newspaper from Texarkana, Texas that includes news and information about the Farm-Labor Union of America and news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date:
June 11, 1925
Creator:
Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Farm-Labor Union News (Texarkana, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 1925
Weekly newspaper from Texarkana, Texas that includes news and information about the Farm-Labor Union of America and news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date:
June 18, 1925
Creator:
Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trammel's Trace: The First Road to Texas from the North
Map showing "Trammel's Trace," the first road from the north (present-day Arkansas) into Texas, used around 1800. It includes notations for abandoned settlements, modern cities, and Caddo villages documented from 1800 to 1840, as well as other historic roads used at the time of Trammel's Trace.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Pinkerton, Gary
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Changes in the Status of Texarkana, Texas, Women, 1880-1920
This study concentrates on the social status of women in one southern town during the late nineteenth century and the Progressive Era.
Date:
August 1999
Creator:
Rowe, Beverly J.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Texarkana Courier (Texarkana, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, November 20, 1975
Weekly newspaper from Texarkana, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 20, 1975
Creator:
Steele, Ivy J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest
This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dekalb Enterprise (DeKalb, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1913
Weekly newspaper from DeKalb, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 1, 1913
Creator:
Turner, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dekalb Enterprise (DeKalb, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1913
Weekly newspaper from DeKalb, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 8, 1913
Creator:
Turner, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dekalb Enterprise (DeKalb, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1913
Weekly newspaper from DeKalb, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 15, 1913
Creator:
Turner, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dekalb Enterprise (DeKalb, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1913
Weekly newspaper from DeKalb, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 22, 1913
Creator:
Turner, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dekalb Enterprise (DeKalb, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1913
Weekly newspaper from DeKalb, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 5, 1913
Creator:
Turner, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dekalb Enterprise (DeKalb, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1913
Weekly newspaper from DeKalb, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 12, 1913
Creator:
Turner, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dekalb Enterprise (DeKalb, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1913
Weekly newspaper from DeKalb, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 3, 1913
Creator:
Turner, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Progressive Advertiser (Dekalb, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1914
Weekly newspaper from DeKalb, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 15, 1914
Creator:
Turner, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Progressive Advertiser (Dekalb, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. [51], Ed. 1 Thursday, July 18, 1918
Weekly newspaper from DeKalb, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 18, 1918
Creator:
Turner, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Progressive Advertiser (Dekalb, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1918
Weekly newspaper from DeKalb, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 25, 1918
Creator:
Turner, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Farm-Labor Union News (Texarkana, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 7, 1926
Weekly newspaper from Texarkana, Texas that includes news and information about the Farm-Labor Union of America and news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date:
January 7, 1926
Creator:
Williams, Ellis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History