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The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1946 (open access)

The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1946

Weekly newspaper from Flatonia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 5, 1946
Creator: Bridges, George W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1946 (open access)

La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1946

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 5, 1946
Creator: Priebe, Charles W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1957 (open access)

The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1957

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 5, 1957
Creator: Duewall, L. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1907 (open access)

La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1907

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 5, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, December 5, 1963] (open access)

[Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, December 5, 1963]

Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, concerning an interview with Robert Thornton of WFAA News. The report includes a typed portion of the transcript from the tape, made immediately before and during the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: McCaghren, P. G.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, December 5, 1963] (open access)

[Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, December 5, 1963]

Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, concerning an interview with KRLD-TV reporter George Phenix and photographs he took during the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: McCaghren, P. G.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, December 5, 1963] (open access)

[Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, December 5, 1963]

Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, concerning an interview with Dallas Times Herald reporter Bob Finley. Finely stated that he did not take any pictures during the shooting and did not remember seeing Jack Ruby there.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: McCaghren, P. G.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, May 12, 1963 #6] (open access)

[Letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, May 12, 1963 #6]

Handwritten letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, claiming to have information regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Briggs, Josephine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplement by L. C. Graves #4] (open access)

[Supplement by L. C. Graves #4]

Supplement written by L. C. Graves. Graves contacted Mr. Thomas Murphy, who worked at the Union Terminal and walked down the railroad tracks to see the parade. Murphy was unaware that the shooting was occurring.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, May 12, 1963 #2] (open access)

[Letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, May 12, 1963 #2]

Handwritten letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, claiming to have information regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Briggs, Josephine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, May 12, 1963 #5] (open access)

[Letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, May 12, 1963 #5]

Handwritten letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, claiming to have information regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Briggs, Josephine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report concerning an interview with Robert Hankal] (open access)

[Report concerning an interview with Robert Hankal]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by P. G. McCaghren, concerning an interview with KRLD-TV/CBS cameraman Robert Hankal regarding the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald. McCaghren states that Mr. Hankal was interviewed and stated that he did not know Jack Ruby or see him until the shot was fired, and that his identification had been checked when he entered the basement.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: McCaghren, P. G.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, December 5, 1963] (open access)

[Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, December 5, 1963]

Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, concerning an interview with Dallas Morning News photographer Jack Beers. The interview was regarding photographs Beers took during the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: McCaghren, P. G.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mugshots of Jack Ruby #3]

Mugshots taken of Jack Ruby on December 5, 1954.. In the first photograph, Ruby is faced so that his left profile visible. Ruby looks into the camera in the second photograph. His hair is slicked back and he wears a white collared shirt.
Date: December 5, 1954
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report concerning an interview with Bob Finley] (open access)

[Report concerning an interview with Bob Finley]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by P. G. McCaghren concerning an interview with Dallas Times Herald Reporter Bob Finley and the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald. Finley stated that he did not take any pictures during the shooting, and that he did not know Jack Ruby nor remember seeing him at City Hall.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: McCaghren, P. G.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplement by L. C. Graves #3] (open access)

[Supplement by L. C. Graves #3]

Supplement written by L. C. Graves. Graves contacted Mr. Thomas Murphy, who worked at the Union Terminal and walked down the railroad tracks to see the parade. Murphy was unaware that the shooting was occurring.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplement by L. C. Graves #2] (open access)

[Supplement by L. C. Graves #2]

Supplement written by L. C. Graves. Graves contacted Mr. Thomas Murphy, who worked at the Union Terminal and walked down the railroad tracks to see the parade. Murphy was unaware that the shooting was occurring.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, May 12, 1963 #3] (open access)

[Letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, May 12, 1963 #3]

Handwritten letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, claiming to have information regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Briggs, Josephine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report concerning an interview with Robert Jackson] (open access)

[Report concerning an interview with Robert Jackson]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by P. G. McCaghren concerning an interview with Dallas Times Herald photographer Robert Jackson, about the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald. McCaghren states that Jackson took one photograph the moment of the shooting and two photographs later, one showing Oswald being placed in the ambulance.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: McCaghren, P. G.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, May 12, 1963 #4] (open access)

[Letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, May 12, 1963 #4]

Handwritten letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, claiming to have information regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Briggs, Josephine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo to W. P. Gannaway by B. B. Norris, December 5, 1963] (open access)

[Memo to W. P. Gannaway by B. B. Norris, December 5, 1963]

Photocopy of an office memorandum addressed to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Special Service Bureau in Dallas, Texas. In the memo, detective B. B. Norris states that FBI agents A. J. Zimmerman and Joseph J. Peggs came into the office to look at the file on Joe Bonds.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Property Clerk's Receipt of Property from Ruth Paine] (open access)

[Property Clerk's Receipt of Property from Ruth Paine]

Photocopy of receipt by the property clerk of items belonging to Mrs. Ruth Paine. Items were received from R. S. Stovall and G. F. Rose. The items include maps, index folder boxes, phonograph records, movie film, and flash bulbs.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplement by L. C. Graves #5] (open access)

[Supplement by L. C. Graves #5]

Supplement written by L. C. Graves. Graves contacted Mr. Thomas Murphy, who worked at the Union Terminal and walked down the railroad tracks to see the parade. Murphy was unaware that the shooting was occurring.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report concerning an interview with Jack Beers] (open access)

[Report concerning an interview with Jack Beers]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by P. G. McCaghren, concerning an interview with Dallas Morning News photographer Jack Beers. The interview was regarding photographs taken by him of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald. Beers' first photograph shows Jack Ruby as he lunged towards Oswald and fired the shot, after which he took 7 other pictures. McCaghren states that Beers was well acquainted with Ruby.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: McCaghren, P. G.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History