[Newspaper Clipping and Photographs of Candy Barr, Lester May, and Captain Pat Gannaway] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping and Photographs of Candy Barr, Lester May, and Captain Pat Gannaway]

Newspaper clipping about Juanita Dale Phillips, also known as Candy Barr, and her attorney Lester May. The headline is "Sweet Smile From Candy" and includes a photograph of Barr and Mays together as well as a portrait of Captain Pat Gannaway.
Date: February 11, 1958
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clippings about Candy Barr] (open access)

[Newspaper Clippings about Candy Barr]

Newspaper clippings about Juanita Dale Phillips, also known as Candy Barr. The headlines are "Rodeo Audience Cheers Candy as Ex-Stripper Sings to 15,000", "Detectives Describe Candy Barr's Arrest" and "Trial."
Date: 1958-02-12/1966-10-03
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at Akard Mall]

Photograph of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at Akard Mall. According to the information hand-written on the back, the show was part of a "Sidewalk Symphony" concert series in May, 1978. The concert series was sponsored by the City Arts Program division of the Dallas Park and Recreation Department and the Dallas Park Board. There were four free noontime concerts in May that attracted 2,500 to 3,000 people downtown.
Date: May 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clippings about Candy Barr] (open access)

[Newspaper Clippings about Candy Barr]

Newspaper clippings about Juanita Dale Phillips, also known as Candy Barr. The headlines are "Girls' Exposure Causes Closure", "Candy Barr Freed on Bond Under Marijuana Charges", "Judge Resets Trial Hearing For Stripper", "Candy's Act Set In Justice Court", and "Man Free on Bond In Abortion Case."
Date: 1956-02-09/1958-03-04
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clippings with Photograph of Candy Barr] (open access)

[Newspaper Clippings with Photograph of Candy Barr]

Newspaper clippings about Juanita Dale Phillips, also known as Candy Barr. The headlines are "Grand Jury Will Study Candy's Shooting Case", "Jury Indicts Candy Barr", "Stripper Charged With Drug Count", and "Delay in Candy Barr Trial Denied by Judge." Included with the last article is a portrait of Candy Barr.
Date: 1956-02-10/1958-02-11
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Two Letters of Interest to Dallas Folks (open access)

Two Letters of Interest to Dallas Folks

Two letters to John E. Surratt, secretary of the Kessler Plan Association, printed on the same page. The first is from J. C. Nichols, suggesting that the Association postpone the election for bond issues (rather than holding them during a regular municipal election). The second letter is from F. W. A. Vesper discussing reasons that bond measures did not pass in Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: unknown
Creator: Nichols, J. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
What Does "Our City" Need? (open access)

What Does "Our City" Need?

Printed speech about city planning that was presented to the Woman's Forum of Wichita Falls, Texas by the secretary of the Kessler Plan Association in Dallas, Texas. The address includes an overview of what city planners need to consider, including growth, parks and recreation, alleys, landscaping around highways, consultants, and funding.
Date: 1930
Creator: Surratt, John E.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Zoning Ordinance: For the City of Dallas (open access)

A Zoning Ordinance: For the City of Dallas

Text of a new ordinance for the city of Dallas, Texas outlining the zoning plans for areas of the city as part of the Kessler Plan. It includes a map that notes tentative zones for residential, business, and industry areas throughout the city.
Date: 1930
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). City Plan Commission.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas City Park Board Annual Report: 1914-1915 (open access)

Dallas City Park Board Annual Report: 1914-1915

Annual report for 1914-1915 compiled by the Park Board regarding the park system in Dallas, Texas. The report includes overarching reviews of the system's status and future plans as well as commentaries on each individual park. Near the end of the report, there are financial statistics showing the amounts spent by the park funds on maintenance for each of the parks as well as sketched maps of selected parks. There are also facts about "Dallas, the City of the Hour."
Date: 1915
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kessler City Plan For Dallas: A Review of the Plan and Progress on its Accomplishment (open access)

The Kessler City Plan For Dallas: A Review of the Plan and Progress on its Accomplishment

This pamphlet contains the reprints of twenty-three articles from The Dallas Morning News regarding the Kessler Plan for the city of Dallas, Texas and the progress that had been made over the fifteen years since its inception. The articles in order are: Article 1--Origin of the Plan; Article 2--Early Efforts at Civic Development; Article 3--Kessler Plan for All of the City; Article 4--The Trinity River Levee Plan; Article 5--Belt Line Railway Proposal; Article 6--Pacific Avenue Track Removal; Article 7--Street Widening and Extension; Article 8--The Supplemental Plan of 1920; Article 9--The Central Avenue Boulevard; Article 10--Lamar Street Trafficway; Article 11--St. Paul Street Improvements; Article 12--The Cadiz-Williams Proposal; Article 13--Downtown Street Extensions; Article 14--Oak Cliff Trafficways; Article 15 -- Beauty to Follow Utility; Article 16--Cooperation in Suburban Development; Article 17--Park and Parkway Plans; Article 18--Large vs. Small Parks; Article 19--Playgrounds Considered; Article 20--Inner and Outer Boulevards; Article 21--The Mill Creek Parkway; Article 22--Outer Parkway and White Rock Plans; Article 23--Financing the Plan.
Date: 1925
Creator: Head, Louis P.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ethel Reisberg Schectman, March 24, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ethel Reisberg Schectman, March 24, 2001

Interview with Ethel Reisburg Schectman of Fort Worth, Texas, who was born in New York City during the Great Depression to Jewish Polish immigrant parents. The interview includes Hill's personal experiences of World War II on the home front, including memories of D-Day, iron metal scrap drives, victory gardens, rationing, V-E and V-J Days, and what it was like being Jewish in Dallas during that time.
Date: March 24, 2001
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Schectman, Ethel Reisberg
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History