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[Buses and Traveling Throughout Texas]

Description: Newspaper clipping from the Bus Transportation magazine that details the unknown author's various encounters with the the bus and travel industry of Texas.
Date: January 15, 1936

[Clipping: Ace Sleuths]

Description: Newspaper clipping featuring an illustrated comic “Ace Sleuths” featuring J. Frank Norfleet of the Hale Center, Texas tracking down five confidence men who swindled $80,000 of his money. On the back of the illustrated comic there is an article describing a 1937 murder case and an advertisement.
Date: 1937
Creator: Allen, Stookie

[Clipping: Arrow Shows You How to Tie a Tie]

Description: Clipping from a magazine featuring an advertisement from Arrow about their new line of ties with step-by-step grayscale images and instructions for tying a four-in-hand knot. Below the instructions, there is a color image of the necktie designs that are available with text explaining that Arrow shirts are guaranteed to coordinate with their tie designs. A portion of a car advertisement is visible on the back, including an image of a yellow car stopped near a curb where a number of people are … more
Date: 1937~

[Clipping: Diesel Engine & Friends]

Description: Newspaper clipping that details the creation of a new diesel engine advancement from the engineer Charles F. Kettering and General Motors Corporation. A section is outlined in red pencil.
Date: January 31, 1938

[Clipping: For Greater Order]

Description: Newspaper clipping regarding the efficiency of the Colorado Legislature which planned its legislative program in advance. A short commentary is typed above the clipping.
Date: November 14, 1934

[Clipping: Patton Returns From Scene of Oklahoma Fire]

Description: Newspaper clipping describing Hugh L. Patton’s extinguishing fire in Oklahoma City. The article touches upon the express concerns of Lieutenant Colonel Cicero Murray and the State conservation committee on using nitroglycerin to extinguish these fires. The well fire was extinguished by an explosion of nitroglycerin resulting in a wild and uncontrollable fire destroying 6,000 barrels of oil. The newspaper clipping is attached to a letter from R. C. Showalter to Alex Bradford informing him that S… more
Date: October 2, 1936
Creator: Showalter, R. C.

[Clipping: Saxet Field Oil Test Running Wild]

Description: Newspaper clipping featuring a photograph of a mangled oil derrick spewing crude oil into the air. On the back of the newspaper clipping are various local news stories and an advertisement for a local Walgreen.
Date: April 14, 1939
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