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Scouting, Volume 98, Number 2, March-April 2010
Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. A table of contents begins on page 4.
[Brief History of Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society]
Short text describing the discovery of records for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society with a brief history of the group, their work, and connection to similar organizations.
HETAG, Number 13, May 2017
Monthly newsletter of the Houston Earlier Texas Art Group discussing the news and events of the organization, as well as other information of interest to members.
[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Pool Manufacturing Company]
Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Pool Manufacturing Company in Sherman, Texas. Text: BACK Originally chartered September 20, 1909, as Sherman Overall Manufacturing. First machinery was secured from a glove manufacturer and placed in the Birge-Forbes Building on East Lamar Street. Company was purchased in August 1911, by R. F. Pool and son Carl; in following years, expansion led to use of several separate buildings in downtown Sherman. Name changed to Pool Manufacturing Co. in 1925. In December 1928, plant was moved to this site with 60,000 square feet of manufacturing space. Originally manufacturing overalls, they later added work pants, work shirts, and matched uniforms; all bearing the Pool's "Swetpruf" brand, an important first in the industry being a colorfast khaki. Pool was leader in the practice of preshrinking fabrics before manufacture; this was before sanforization. In the early 1930s Pool introduced the original Army cramerton cloth, basic fabric still used by the U. S. Armed Forces. Carl Pool began and developed application of modern-day industrial engineering to manufacture of garments. Further expansion recently has put Pool into the field of manufacturing sports clothes. Market area now extends to the Pacific Coast and some foreign countries.
[Funeral Program for Alice Anna Smith, January 13, 2014]
Funeral program for Alice Anna Smith, born May 1, 1909 and died December 2, 2013. The funeral was held January 13, 2014 at Second Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements were made through Collins Funeral Home.
[Historic Marker Application: Pitt House]
Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Pitt House, in Brownsville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 1, 1909-1943
Book describing the history and publications of the Texas Folklore Society between the years of 1909 and 1943. It includes information about "public songs and ballads; superstitions, signs and omens; cures and peculiar customs; legends; dialects; games, plays and dances; riddles and proverbs" (inside front cover). The index begins on page 317.
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