Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Newspaper clipping with a story titled "Eisenhower's 'Envoys' Promised More Weapons." President Eisenhower, General Eisenhower at the time of the publication, sent soldiers across the United States to bolster domestic support and production. The story discusses the need for ammunition on the front lines. Six soldiers went to Cincinnati to plead to workers and Cincinnati promised to raise production by 35 percent.

Photograph of a group of people dancing on the wooden floor of a gymnasium, including several men in military uniforms, taken from one side of the room. Musicians are visible on a raised stage area at right, including a grand piano and a guitar. On the opposite end of the room, other people are sitting in stadium seating and a large doorway is visible in a brick wall below a decorative design, to the left of the stage.

Photograph of a large group of people dancing on the wooden floor of a gymnasium while a band plays on stage in the background. Stadium seating is visible on either side of the floor and there is a large American flag on a closed curtain across the back of the stage.

Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers seated in a line on stage during a visit to Kingsbury Ordnance Plant while a man wearing a suit is speaking at a microphone on the left side of the stage. They are seated in front of a decorative curtain and an extremely large flag is partially visible above them. The seated soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Capt. Gordon Sympson, T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Leo Crivello, and Sgt. Jack Allen. A ninth soldier is standing behind Crivello and Allen.

Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers seated in a line on stage during a visit to Kingsbury Ordnance Plant. Another soldier is standing and walking toward a man wearing a suit next to a microphone on the left side of the image and a second man wearing a suit is standing to the right of the seated soldiers, clapping. They are seated in front of a decorative curtain and an extremely large flag is partially visible above them. The seated soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Capt. Gordon Sympson, T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Leo Crivello, and Sgt. Jack Allen.

Photograph of eight uniformed soldiers seated at the front of a stage area during a visit to the Kingsbury Plant while another soldier in uniformit is standing behind on a raised stage next to a covered canvas on an easel, speaking at a microphone. The wall behind him has dark panels and a door is partially visible at left, with speakers above. The photo was taken from the audience, where people are visible in seated rose, facing the man who is speaking. The seated soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Pfc. Leo Crivello, unknown, and Capt. Gordon Sympson.

Photograph of several uniformed soldiers standing on a slightly-raised platform amid a large crowd of audience members during a visit to the Kingsbury plant. One of the soldiers, possibly S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, is speaking at a microphone and the other soldiers are standing in a line to the left, tentatively identified as T/5th Lars Larson (right, directly behind Alexis), a soldier who is bending down and has his back turned, Pfc. Harry Gaby (center), and Capt. Gordon Sympson (far left). Additional audience members are watching from an open doorway in the background, below an American flag.

Photograph of eight uniformed soldiers standing in front of an audience during a visit to the Kingsbury plant, tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Cpl. Myles Gates, Pfc. Leo Crivello, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, T/5th Lars Larson, Sgt. Jack Allen, and Capt. Gordon Sympson. Another soldier is standing behind them on a raised stage, speaking at a microphone and a second identified soldier in uniform is seated at the far right of the image. The wall behind them is covered in dark panels and a photo on an easel is partially visible next to the man who is speaking. The photo was taken from the back of the audience and people are seated in rows facing the stage area.

Photograph of six uniformed soldiers standing in front of equipment at the Kingsbury plant, taken from behind audience members who are standing in a group and facing them. One of the soldiers near the right of the image appears to be speaking and one of the men at the left of the image is turned toward his right and covering his face. The two soldiers in the center are tentatively identified as S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis (left) and Pfc. Leo Crivello (right); the soldier at the far right of the image is tentatively identified as Capt. Gordon Sympson.

Photograph of eight uniformed soldiers standing in a line on stage during a visit to Kingsbury Ordnance Plant while another soldier is standing at a microphone on the left side of the stage, but turning to face them. Two men wearing suits are seated on the right side of the image and behind all of the men, there is a decorative curtain and an extremely large flag that is partially visible above them. The line of soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: unknown (at microphone), Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Capt. Gordon Sympson, T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Leo Crivello, and Sgt. Jack Allen.

Photograph of nine uniformed soldiers seated at the front of a stage area during a visit to the Kingsbury Plant while a man wearing a suit is standing behind them with his hands in his pockets, speaking at a microphone. The wall behind him has dark panels and a door is partially visible at left, with speakers above. The photo was taken from the audience, where people are visible in seated rose, facing the man who is speaking. The first six soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, and Pfc. Leo Crivello; the soldier at the far right of the line with his head down may be Capt. Gordon Sympson.

Photograph of a uniformed soldier, tentatively identified as S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, standing at the left side of the image and addressing a large audience of employees standing in a group at the Kingsbury plant. They appear to be in factory area and various equipment is visible behind and among the audience members.

Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers seated in a line on stage during a visit to Kingsbury Ordnance Plant while one soldier (possibly Capt. Gordon Sympson) is speaking at a microphone on the left side of the stage. They are seated in front of a decorative curtain and an extremely large flag is partially visible above them. The seated soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Leo Crivello, and Sgt. Jack Allen. A ninth soldier is seated separately, next to a man wearing a suit, on the right side of the image.

Transcript from a radio show done in Cincinnati, Ohio with visiting soldiers discussing their experiences in the war and the need for ammunition production.

Letter from Reliance Foundry Co. president William Buser to Pfc. Harry Gaby discussing a transcript from a radio broadcast and meeting Gaby the week before.

Bi-weekly newspaper published by United States War Production Board. The headlining story is titled "Somervell Cities Imperative Need for Upsurge of War Production." The newspaper is composed of stories discussing the need for domestic war production; a letter from a soldier on the front lines; stories encouraging Americans to keep war jobs; challenges to management and labor; government propaganda; and photographs from war scenes. This issue includes a feature about a visit from soldiers sent by General Eisenhower to tour ammunition manufacturers.

Photograph of S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, viewed from his left side, standing in front of a piece of equipment during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, holding up a microphone. Alexis is wearing a military uniform and several other uniformed men are visible on the left side of the image, in front of several workers who appear to be watching the speech. A woman's face is partially visible on the right edge of the image.

Photograph of factory workers and visiting soldiers at the Yoder Company plant during a speech by a uniformed soldier, visible from the neck down at the right side of the image, holding a microphone. Four uniformed soldiers are grouped nearby, tentatively identified as Leo Crivello (seated, at left, looking at his hands), Harry Gaby (center) and Louis Cocozza (right) who are standing, and a fourth man who is seated in front of them, facing away. Factory workers are standing behind them, looking toward the camera or watching the man who is speaking, including several who are wearing suits and others wearing work aprons.

Photograph of a man wearing a dark-colored military uniform, tentatively identified as Capt. Gordon Sympson standing with his hands in his pockets between two unidentified men wearing dark-colored suits. They are standing near equipment, visible at left, and are all looking toward the left side of the image. Another man in a military uniform is partially visible behind Sympson, looking toward the flor.

Photograph of Captain Gordon Sympson, viewed from his left side, standing in front of a piece of equipment during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, holding up a microphone. Alexis is wearing a military uniform and several other uniformed men are seated on the left side of the image, in front of several workers who appear to be watching the speech. Part of the factory structure and catwalks are visible in the background.

Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers standing in two lines during a visit to the Yoder Company plant. In the center of the image, Capt. Gordon Sympson (left) is standing in front of the group with his left arm around Sgt. Jack Allen while he shakes hands with an unidentified man wearing a dark-colored suit (right). The other soldiers are tentatively identified (left to right) as: back row, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Pfc. Leo Crivello, T/5th Lars Larson; front row, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Cpl. Myles Gates, and Pfc. Louis Cocozza.

Group portrait of uniformed soldiers during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, posing together in several lines. They are tentative identified as: Capt. Gordon Sympson (left), Pfc. Harry Gaby (back left), Pfc. Leo Crivello (back center), and left-to-right, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Sgt. Jack Allen, Cpl. Myles Gates, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, and T/5th Lars Larson. A man wearing a suit is partially visible at the far right of the image.