News Drop, Issue 4, September 2023 (open access)

News Drop, Issue 4, September 2023

Quarterly newsletter of the Edwards Aquifer Authority discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to programs, projects, and topics related to water management and conservation.
Date: September 2023
Creator: Edwards Aquifer Authority (Tex.). Communications and Development Department
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
News Drop, September 2022 (open access)

News Drop, September 2022

Quarterly newsletter of the Edwards Aquifer Authority discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to programs, projects, and topics related to water management and conservation.
Date: September 2022
Creator: Edwards Aquifer Authority (Tex.). Communications and Development Department
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region, Volume 16, Number 9, September/October 1989 (open access)

Region, Volume 16, Number 9, September/October 1989

Monthly newsletter of the Alamo Area Council of Governments describing news and events of relevance to the agencies.
Date: September 1989
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windcrest, Texas [Newsletter], Volume 22, Issue 9, September 2022 (open access)

Windcrest, Texas [Newsletter], Volume 22, Issue 9, September 2022

Monthly newsletter of Windcrest, Texas, discussing news, events, announcements, and other information of interest to residents.
Date: September 2022
Creator: Windcrest (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windcrest, Texas [Newsletter], Volume 21, Number 9, September 2021 (open access)

Windcrest, Texas [Newsletter], Volume 21, Number 9, September 2021

Monthly newsletter of Windcrest, Texas, discussing news, events, announcements, and other information of interest to residents.
Date: September 2021
Creator: Windcrest (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Pipe Coupling (open access)

Air Pipe Coupling

Patent for the air-pipe coupling. This invention relates to improvements in couplers for air other liquid pipes. The improvement is primarily designed for connecting the fluid pipes of an air brake system between the locomotive and coaches of railway trains.
Date: September 23, 1916
Creator: Bonelli, Liborio C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animated Sign (open access)

Animated Sign

Patent for a display apparatus to be implemented as animated advertising signs which successively display different images by controlling the timing of changes in the colors of light used to flood the front and to backlight the display surfaces. The images are created in such a way that certain elements created in certain colors become absorbed or are made invisible when illuminated by certain colors of light. An apparatus controls the cyclical changes of the colored lights used by the sign.
Date: September 5, 1922
Creator: Craig, Richard M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler Skimmer or Cleaner (open access)

Boiler Skimmer or Cleaner

Patent for improvements for a boiler skimmer or cleaner with suitable valves to control the blowing off from scum, steam or water.
Date: September 9, 1919
Creator: Phillips, Eugene N. & Dick, Harvey H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flush-Valve (open access)

Flush-Valve

Patent for a flush valve designed for efficiency.
Date: September 13, 1921
Creator: Winckler, Henry J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Highway for Grade-Crossings. (open access)

Highway for Grade-Crossings.

Patent for highway-railroad grade crossing designed to slow the flow of traffic as it crosses an intersecting railway.
Date: September 27, 1921
Creator: Carter, Kenneth Wilson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Phonograph-Needle. (open access)

Phonograph-Needle.

Patent for a phonograph needle "which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and may be used in connection with phonograph records of different types" (lines 18-21). The needle has a flexible shank (in multiple forms) for improved audio quality, and it accommodates various tip styles for use with many brands of phonograph records.
Date: September 27, 1921
Creator: Fletcher, Theodore
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fireproof Building Construction (open access)

Fireproof Building Construction

Patent for improvements to the construction of fireproof buildings, using steel or concreate to create a "skeleton" frame.
Date: September 20, 1921
Creator: Ward, Alfred P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for a tire with strong durability and efficient manufacturing.
Date: September 21, 1920
Creator: Allan, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Tire. (open access)

Wheel-Tire.

Patent for improvement in automobile tires, resulting in more resilient tires that utilize internal spring coils that are encased in an elastic casing to protect against direct contact with the rubber tire.
Date: September 9, 1919
Creator: Dalwigk, Hermann
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sun-Hat (open access)

Sun-Hat

Patent for headgear especially adapted for use as a sun hat, in which it provides a sun hat 1) to create the crown and brim from a single sheet and fabric, 2) have self-adjusting means for different head shapes and sizes, 3) to be durable, desirable, and neat in appearance, and 4) to have a brim retained in position by a bracing wire which may be conveniently removed.
Date: September 3, 1919
Creator: Satterfield, Rosa P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock. (open access)

Nut Lock.

Patent for new and useful improvements to nut-locks. Created a simple and inexpensive nut that is easily applied and removed from a bolt using a pin locking mechanism.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Fitzpatrick, Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Street-Traffic Signal (open access)

Street-Traffic Signal

Patent for a street traffic signal that can be operated from either the center of the intersection, or the curb.
Date: September 28, 1920
Creator: Miller, Thomas O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power Reversing Mechanism (open access)

Power Reversing Mechanism

Patent for a power reversing mechanism that "provides an automatic means for causing the platen to of the packer to reciprocate continuously...(lines 15-17)."
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Cameron, Theodore R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method and Apparatus for Making Cylindrical Cotton Bales. (open access)

Method and Apparatus for Making Cylindrical Cotton Bales.

Patent for a machine for packaging and baling a cylindrical cotton bale of uniform density without injuring the cotton fibers.
Date: September 16, 1919
Creator: Taft, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of and Apparatus for Producing Transformation Effects (open access)

Method of and Apparatus for Producing Transformation Effects

Patent for a method of creating transformation effects through the use of particular colors of illumination, to be used in the theater, amusement houses, or other performances. The invention involves using lights whose colors can either "absorb" or "wash out" certain objects or designs of the same color while revealing objects of a complementary color.
Date: September 5, 1922
Creator: Craig, Richard M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Tramper. (open access)

Cotton-Tramper.

Patent for a cotton tramper that allows the plunger mechanism to operate automatically when needed to enhance the item's utility.
Date: September 7, 1920
Creator: Jacob, Ernst A. H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blade-Holder (open access)

Blade-Holder

Patent for a new and useful improvements to a blade holder. It can hold any form of razor blades can be securely held and easily released. The holder allows blades to be inserted safely and then hold blades firmly into place.
Date: September 27, 1921
Creator: Lightfoot, Roy L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Records of Wells, Water Levels, Pumpage and Chemical Analyses of Water from the Carizzo Aquifer in the Winter Garden Area, Texas, 1970 through 1977 (open access)

Records of Wells, Water Levels, Pumpage and Chemical Analyses of Water from the Carizzo Aquifer in the Winter Garden Area, Texas, 1970 through 1977

Updates records in the ground-water pumpage,water level monitoring programs and continues the water quality monitoring program.
Date: September 1980
Creator: Elder, Glenward R.; Duffin, Gail L. & Rodriguez, Eulogio, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Resources of the Carrizo Aquifer in the Winter Garden Area of Texas: Volume 1 (open access)

Ground-Water Resources of the Carrizo Aquifer in the Winter Garden Area of Texas: Volume 1

Report on the ground-water resources of the Winter Garden area of Texas, their recharge rates, annual precipitation, declining water levels, and more.
Date: September 1976
Creator: Klemt, William B.; Duffin, Gail L. & Elder, Glenward R.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History