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Stamp Album For the purchase of United States War Savings Bonds

Description: Stamp album used for buying and storing war savings bonds; the note on the inside cover says this book will be worth $18.75 when it is completely full of stamps. The cover of the album is patriotically decorated with an eagles at the bottom and a red, white, and blue color scheme; the back cover has an illustration of a patriot holding a musket in his hand and an American flag in the background. Each page on the inside has empty squares to where one places a bought stamp.
Date: 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[50 Filipino Centavos]

Description: Paper bill worth fifty centavos used by the Japanese government during their occupation of the Philippines from 1942 to 1945. This bill has a picture on the front right of a person riding an animal through a forest of palm trees; there is an ornate design on the back side with double "50" printed on the left and right.
Date: 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[10 Filipino Pesos]

Description: Paper bill worth ten pesos used by the Japanese government during their occupation of the Philippines from 1942-1945. The front of the bill has text saying "The Japanese Government," and "Ten Pesos." On the right side of the bill there is a picture of a person riding a horse through a forest of palm trees, and on the left there is a large "X" printed in white. The back of the bill has "Ten Pesos" printed in a large font with an ornate design for a border.
Date: 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Certificate Presented to Charles R. Griggs by the U. S. Army]

Description: Certificate presented to Charles R. Griggs by the United States Army appointing him to the temporary rank of corporal of "Company C, 58th Inf. Tng. Bn." The rest of the text explains that he shall adequately perform the duties of that rank and be obedient to order given to him that a corporal must follow.
Date: June 3, 1942
Creator: United States. Army.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[100 Mexican Pesos]

Description: Paper bill worth 100 Mexican pesos printed in 1942. This bill has a photograph of a man on the far right side and a large "100" printed in the left center portion of the front side; the title of the bill is "El Banco de Mexico." The back of the bill has a photograph of a large building in the center, "100" printed on the far left and right, and a note on the bottom saying "Cien Pesos."
Date: November 15, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Lee Frith Turney's Birth Certificate]

Description: Birth certificate of Lee Frith Turney that includes the names of his parents, his birth legitimacy, and location where he was born. The next two sections include affidavits saying the accuracy of the information, and that it has been accepted with the state registrar.
Date: January 22, 1942
Creator: Harwood, George W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Ration Book One with Certificate of Ownership]

Description: Certificate of ownership of a "War Ration Book One." The text on the front fold contains information about penalties one could receive for false information, and what to do if you find a lost book. To the left is the signature of the book holder, Lou Jane Wyatt, and on the reverse side of the top fold there is her personal information including: address, height, weight, hair color, etc.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Nelle King Turney's Birth Cirtificate]

Description: Birth certificate of Nelle King Turney from 1942 stating her parents' names, her full name, as well as two affidavits acknowledging the accuracy of the information printed above. Also included is a small certificate from the Collin County Clerk stating that the birth certificate is accurate and true.
Date: January 23, 1942
Creator: Hagy, W. C. & Neilson, H. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[War Ration Book Two Belonging to Beatrice Clementine Blewett]

Description: War ration book belonging to Beatrice Blewett of Alexandria, Louisiana; the front of the book has information regarding her address, age, sex, and the signature of the issuing officer. Inside, there are miscellaneous stamps, some having been torn out and some still in the form of sheets.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Memorial Program for Air Corps Aviators, October 25, 1942]

Description: Memorial program for a group of aviators lost in the Gulf: George Everill Pierce, born February 2, 1907; John Gray Dodd, born April 3, 1918; Billy B. Boggess, born October 21, 1920; Floyd Cheathak, born May 20, 1918; Eugene A. Delisle, born September 26, 1909; Joseph L. Daichman, born February 13, 1913; and Sam A. Salli, born April 14, 1917. The memorial service was held October 25, 1942 at Eglin Field, Florida, officiated by Chaplain Waldo.
Date: October 25, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Application for Home Canning Sugar Coupons]

Description: Application for home canning sugar coupons belonging to Mrs. F. D. Wyatt. The text on the back of the slip discusses why sugar supplies are so low; the shortage is partly due to increased need overseas, not as much being brought to the U. S. and people the previous year "over-applied for canning sugar."
Date: [1942..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Haslet High School Baccalaureate Service]

Description: Program from the baccalaureate service for the Haslet High School class of 1941-42; this program outlines the order of events and the names of the people who will be performing each action. Names of the graduating class are listed on the reverse side of the program though not in the order that they walked in.
Date: {1941,1942}
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Haslet Public Library

Oral History Interview with Marguerite Sammon Voges, September 9, 2000, Supplement

Description: Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Marguerite Sammon Voges, a Kerr County Native whose mother established the Voges Mobil Home Park, including family photographs over several generations and the diploma of Marguerite's brother.
Date: September 9, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Voges, Marguerite Sammon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[War Ration Book One Belonging to Frank and Lou Wyatt]

Description: War Ration Book One with a certificate of ownership on the left side of the fold, Frank and Lou Wyatt being the owners of the book. On the back of the fold there is a "Certificate of Registrar" with Frank Wyatt's information including height, address, age, etc.
Date: May 4, 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from E. H. Saulson to Mrs. W. E. Blewett, August 19, 1942]

Description: Letter from E. H. Saulson, director of the USO Club, to Mrs. W. E. Blewett in Sweetwater, Texas. Saulson discusses a meeting to be held August 25, 1942; according to him, the purpose of the club is "to help occupy time and perhaps develop some way of building or maintaining their own morale as well as that of their husbands." Also included is the envelope that this letter was delivered in.
Date: August 19, 1942
Creator: Saulson, E. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum
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