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Corners of Texas

Description: This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including information about folk music, folk arts and crafts, history of Texas, prominent Texas writers, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 285.
Date: 1993
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Press

[News Script: Sheriff and Suspect Wounded in Gunplay]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a gunfight in a vacant house in Kaufman county. Sheriff James Becker, farmer L. C. Gary, C. K. Lang, and Jim Baggett were involved in the incident.
Date: November 11, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Volunteers Rushing Pipeline]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about volunteers working to lay a pipeline at Forney. The pipeline will run alongside Highway 80 for ten miles between Forney and Terrell.
Date: November 3, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Forney fires]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire at the Forney Supermarket.
Date: January 2, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Claw-Bar for Drawing Railroad-Spikes.

Description: Patent for "an invention is an improved claw-bar for drawing railroad-spikes, the object of my invention being to provide the bar with a pivoted fulcrum-piece which is adapted to facilitate the engagement of the toe or claw of the bar with the head of a spike, to increase the leverage of the bar in withdrawing the spike, and to provide means to relieve the pivots or trunnions of the fulcrum-piece of stress when the bar is being operated todraw a spike." (Lines 8-17) Illustration is included.
Date: November 5, 1901
Creator: Smitham, Nicholas L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Center Foot for Cultivators

Description: Patent for "an improved center foot or standard which is adapted to be readily attached to and detached from a beam or beams of a cultivator adjusted thereon and adapted for the attachment of a shovel, plow, or sweep of any kind required" (lines 8-15).
Date: May 21, 1901
Creator: Greathouse, James E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bedclothes-Clamp

Description: Patent for a bed clothes clamp for holding the sheets and blankets over the occupant of the bed.
Date: April 14, 1908
Creator: Martin, Delia
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Boiler Compound

Description: Patent for a boiler compound for purifying water in steam boilers, with ingredients included.
Date: November 29, 1910
Creator: Maule, John Quincey
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Boiler Feeder

Description: Patent for boiler feeder. This invention is designed as a gravity feed automatic boiler. Illustration included.
Date: March 28, 1905
Creator: Finch, Clark Ethan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automatic Electric Switch

Description: Patent for an automatic electric switch. This invention consists of a series of switches and a rotary switch run by electromagnetic key operating motor. Illustration included.
Date: December 15, 1903
Creator: Guthrie, William S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Animal-Poke

Description: Patent for an animal poke that is worn on the head of the animal to prevent it from breaking or going underneath wire fences.
Date: May 21, 1907
Creator: Carter, Joel F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Auger-Bit

Description: Patent for an auger bit used for boring holes. Illustrations included.
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: Harris, Lawrence P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Baling-Press.

Description: Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Baling-Presses." (line 6-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 20, 1906
Creator: Abbot, Thomas & Abbot, Harry B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Water Supply Facility Planning, New Terrell City Lake

Description: This report began discusses action began "in May of 2010 when Freese and Nichols (FNI) was retained by the City of Terrell, Texas in cooperation with Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) to assess, alternative uses of New Terrell City Lake (CITY Lake) and perform a dam condition assessment. The City of Terrell no longer uses the water supply from New Terrell City Lake and would like to find alternative uses for this supply." (p. ES-1).
Date: September 2011
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[News Script: Plane Crash]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a plane crash involving pilot Ira Porter outside of Warsaw. The cause of the crash is under investigation while also dealing with cleaning the crash scene. The first on the scene of the crash was four Teavy brothers, Floyd, Lloyd, J.C., and Arley.
Date: June 27, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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