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The 1971 Miss Denton Pageant

Description: Book contains information about the Denton Jaycees and their Miss Denton Pageant. Photographs of the Denton Jaycees chairmen are included. Several advertisements for Denton area business and the photographs of pageant contestants are also included.
Date: 1971
Creator: Denton Jaycees
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Denton Community Theater presents "Bus Stop"]

Description: The program for "Bus Stop" presented by the Denton Community Theater contains advertisements for Denton area businesses including banks, grocers, pharmacies, auto dealers, insurance agencies, general stores. The program also lists the cast, a synopsis of the scenes, special credits, board of directors, patrons, and the production and business staff.
Date: 1973-11~
Creator: Inge, William
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Intersection of Mingo and Bell]

Description: Photograph of the intersection of Mingo Road and Bell Avenue looking northeast with Texas Women's University visible in the background on the left and several businesses on the right side. There are two sets of traffic lights at the intersection in the foreground and telephone poles on the right side of the street.
Date: 1977~/1984~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Jefferson Davis Elementary School]

Description: Photograph of the Jefferson Davis Elementary school (located at Davis and Wood streets), a single-story yellow brick building with a flagpole flying the US and Texas flags in front of it; in the foreground there are cross walks, a fire hydrant, and a telephone pole, and there cars parked in front of the school on the right, and trees and houses in the background. The school was built in 1950. The building later became the Ann Windle School for Young Children, and now serves as the location for … more
Date: 1976-04~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Fire on the South Side of the Square]

Description: At 3:45 a.m., Wednesday, May 10, 1972, a fire broke out at the Three Sisters Restaurant on the South side of the Square. The fire worsened and a total of 41 firemen were called in to help. This is the view of the backside of the buildings along Walnut Street. The restaurant was destroyed and one of the walls collapsed into Ever's Hardware on the east side. It also spread into Bomar's Men's Clothing on the west side. All three businesses were destroyed.
Date: May 10, 1972
Creator: City of Denton staff
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Fire at Cedar Crest Apartments in Denton]

Description: Photograph of a fire at the Cedar Crest apartment complex with a Denton Fire Department fire engine in the foreground and an unidentified man standing on the second floor with fire and smoke in the background. The Cedar Crest apartments, now called Vendi Place, is located at 223 Avenue G. The fire was started by a student who was cooking. They put out the fire and went to class, but the flames had traveled up the vent and had gone into the attic.
Date: October 2, 1973
Partner: Denton Public Library

[McDade Motors and Gulf Service Station at 222 S. Elm St. in Denton]

Description: Photograph of the McDade Motors and Gulf service station on 222 S. Elm Street and Sycamore in Downtown Denton, Texas. Gas pumps and signs sit in the lot of the station. A traffic divider hangs off the curb in front. A few cars drive down and are parked on Elm Street. The Courthouse-on-the-Square rises above the buildings in the right background. A Taxi company can be seen across the street.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Partner: Denton Public Library

[View of Fish n' Chirps on W. University Drive]

Description: Photograph of cars in the parking lot of the Fish n' Chirps pet store on W. University Drive facing east in Denton, Texas. A sign advertising parakeets and land crabs sits on the curb. The EZ Chek No. 2 service station is directly behind. Signs for the University Center and Toyota can be seen on the left. Cars travel up and down W. University Drive. Buildings from Texas Woman's University rise above the skyline in the background.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Partner: Denton Public Library
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