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Abstract of All Original Grants and Locations Comprising Texas Land Titles to August 31, 1945 (open access)

Abstract of All Original Grants and Locations Comprising Texas Land Titles to August 31, 1945

Supplement updating the list of Texas land grants and patents as of 1945, outlining information documenting acreages, grantees and patentees, patent dates, abstract numbers, and other relevant data, organized by county.
Date: 1945
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aircraft engines. (open access)

Aircraft engines.

Discusses the principles, classification, description, and construction of internal combustion engines used in military aircraft. Includes instructions for storage of engines.
Date: January 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft mechanics tools. (open access)

Aircraft mechanics tools.

A manual for the beginning airplane mechanic. Discusses the proper use and care of tools.
Date: February 26, 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadway Special, featuring New York's Latest Hit, "The Hasty Heart" (open access)

Broadway Special, featuring New York's Latest Hit, "The Hasty Heart"

This soldier show contains two copyrighted works—"The Hasty Heart," a three-act by John Patrick; and "Freedom of the Air," a ten-minute sketch by George S. Kaufman—plus several blackouts and sketches and three simple musical production numbers "restricted to Army and Navy use exclusively." Production numbers each include a libretto and a piano-vocal score. A survey form is included to measure the success and appropriateness of the materials provided.
Date: 1945
Creator: United States. Headquarters, Army Service Forces. Special Services Division, ASF.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conserving soil and moisture in orchards and vineyards. (open access)

Conserving soil and moisture in orchards and vineyards.

Describes methods of conservation farming for fruit orchards and vineyards.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Bregger, John T. (John Taylor), 1896- & Brown, Grover F., 1905-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Criminal investigation. (open access)

Criminal investigation.

Describes procedures for criminal investigations conducted by military police during wartime. Discusses the purposes and functions of the Security Intelligence Corps (SIC).
Date: April 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dental X-ray machine (items 6088005, 6088010) (open access)

Dental X-ray machine (items 6088005, 6088010)

Describes the components and maintenance of two types of dental x-ray machines.
Date: January 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Domestic disturbances (open access)

Domestic disturbances

"This manual presents the principles for the employment of troops during domestic disturbances and the essential substances of the more important laws relating to the employment of military forces in the aid of civil authorities with the applicable War Department policies"
Date: July 30, 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electrical facilities : generating plants, repairs and utilities (open access)

Electrical facilities : generating plants, repairs and utilities

"This Technical Manual describes the various types of electric generating equipment used on Army posts and discusses its operation, maintenance, and repair."
Date: April 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Record, Volume 90, January-June, 1944 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 90, January-June, 1944

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Puerto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 865.
Date: 1945
Creator: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Administration. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Record, Volume 91, July-December, 1944 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 91, July-December, 1944

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Puerto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 789.
Date: 1945
Creator: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Administration. Office of Experiment Stations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm buildings from home-grown timber in the South. (open access)

Farm buildings from home-grown timber in the South.

Discusses the use of timber from farm-owned woodlands for lumber manufacture. Suggests the use of home-grown timber to solve the problem of poor rural housing by using it and other native materials to improve farm buildings, and as a means to create cash income. Describes successful community programs in various southern states including Texas.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Williams, W. K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal years of state and local governments. (open access)

Fiscal years of state and local governments.

Discusses variations in the fiscal reporting periods used by state and local governments. Contains tables describing the fiscal year endings of various types of governments in the United States.
Date: June 1945
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gasoline stoves and burners (open access)

Gasoline stoves and burners

Provides instructions for the operation and maintenance of gasoline stoves and burners used as sources of heat in medical equipment, such as sterilizers, autoclaves, incubators, and a distilling apparatus. Contains descriptions of the major units and their functions.
Date: May 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inspection and Preventive Maintenance Services for Kitchen Equipment. (open access)

Inspection and Preventive Maintenance Services for Kitchen Equipment.

"This Technical Manual describes the inspections and services necessary to maintain the efficiency and prolong the life of kitchen equipment."
Date: July 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Irrigated pastures for forage production and soil conservation. (open access)

Irrigated pastures for forage production and soil conservation.

Discusses the importance of increasing farm productivity to meet needs created by World War II. Provides suggestions for the establishment and management of pastures, including irrigation, fertilization, and the use of grasses and legumes.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Hamilton, J. G. (James Guy), b. 1891.; Brown, Grover F., 1905-; Tower, Harold E. (Harold Everett), 1904- & Collins, Wilkie, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military police in towns and cities (open access)

Military police in towns and cities

"This manual is designed to furnish a guide for officers and enlisted men assigned the mission of patrolling civil communities, and is limited to those principles and techniques which they must know and apply.
Date: January 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military transportation service in theaters of operations. (open access)

Military transportation service in theaters of operations.

A training guide describing "the mission, functions, policies, organization, and operation of the military transportation service in theaters of operations. "
Date: December 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Peacetime adjustments in farming : possibilities under prosperity conditions. (open access)

Peacetime adjustments in farming : possibilities under prosperity conditions.

Describes ways in which farmers can adjust their farming practices after the conclusion of World War II. Discusses commodity adjustments for various crops and livestock types.
Date: December 1945
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture. Interbureau Committee on Postwar Programs.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Photomail operation. (open access)

Photomail operation.

Describes procedures for signal photomail (microfilmed mail) service operations. Includes instructions for handling V-mail (personal correspondence) as well as official War Department photomail.
Date: April 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Plumbing : repairs and utilities (open access)

Plumbing : repairs and utilities

"This manual prescribes materials and methods used to operate, maintain, and repair plumbing systems in Army buildings. Installation details covering alterations and additions to existing facilities are also discussed."
Date: December 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quartermaster depot company, supply. (open access)

Quartermaster depot company, supply.

Discusses the mission of the quartermaster depot company, supply, and how it is organized and operated.
Date: October 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quartermaster Service Company. (open access)

Quartermaster Service Company.

Provides "personnel of the quartermaster service company with condensed information on the organization, operation, and administration of the company."
Date: 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report of the Chief of the Forest Service: 1945 (open access)

Report of the Chief of the Forest Service: 1945

Annual report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service describing activities of the organization, expenditures and receipts, and a discussion of other relevant topics for the fiscal year.
Date: 1945
Creator: United States. Forest Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library