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[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. Castañeda - 1947-03-13] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. Castañeda - 1947-03-13]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter sent by John J. Herrera to Dr. Carlos E. Castañeda in Austin, Texas. Herrera writes to ask for assistance with Felix H. Morales and his FCC application for a radio station. Herrera specifically asks for any news clippings or incidences of discrimination against Latin Americans of Mexican descent that could be used in support of the FCC granting the radio station to Houston rather than Mexia.
Date: March 13, 1947
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Felix H. Morales to D. F. Prince - 1947-02-19] (open access)

[Letter from Felix H. Morales to D. F. Prince - 1947-02-19]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from Felix H. Morales sent by John J. Herrera to D. F. Prince. Morales comments on the conflict with the application for a Standard Radio Station at Mexia, Texas. He outlines the favorable aspects of having a Spanish speaking radio station in Houston. Morales also pleads his case for having the Houston radio station application being approved before the application for Mexia.
Date: February 19, 1947
Creator: Morales, Felix H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interviews with Ocie R. Turner, 1991

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Interview with the Rev. Ocie Turner, a minister at New Mount Zion Baptist Church in Dallas, Marine WWII veteran, and a longtime resident of the Hamilton Park neighborhood, from Mexia, Texas. Turner discusses his family background, education, serving in the Marine Corps at the Battle of Iwo Jima, working as a butcher in Dallas, working in the oil and gas industry, buying his house in Hamilton Park, the growth and development of the neighborhood, community organizations, local businesses, the schools and his children's education, and changes in the neighborhood over time.
Date: 1991-09-14/1991-12-05
Creator: Wilson, William H. & Turner, Ocie R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from D. F. Prince to Felix H. Morales - 1947-02-17] (open access)

[Letter from D. F. Prince to Felix H. Morales - 1947-02-17]

Letter sent to Felix H. Morales by D. F. Prince of Washington, D. C. Prince informes Morales that his application was in direct conflict with another application filed in Mexia, Texas. Prince also advises Morales that the matter may need to go through a hearing if no other frequency could be found for the Mexia station.
Date: February 17, 1947
Creator: Prince, D. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Felix H. Morales to D. F. Prince - 1947-02-18] (open access)

[Letter from Felix H. Morales to D. F. Prince - 1947-02-18]

Copy of a letter from Felix H. Morales to D. F. Prince. Morales comments on the conflict with the application for a Standard Radio Station at Mexia, Texas. Morales outlines the favorable aspects of having a Spanish speaking radio station in Houston. Morales also pleads his case for having the Houston radio station application approved before the application for Mexia.
Date: February 18, 1947
Creator: Morales, Felix H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Felix H. Morales to D. F. Prince - 1947-02-18] (open access)

[Letter from Felix H. Morales to D. F. Prince - 1947-02-18]

Letter from Felix H. Morales to D. F. Prince. Morales comments on the conflict with the application for a Standard Radio Station at Mexia, Texas. Morales outlines the favorable aspects of having a Spanish speaking radio station in Houston. Morales also pleads his case for having the Houston radio station application approved before the application for Mexia.
Date: February 18, 1947
Creator: Morales, Felix H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. F. Prince to  John J. Herrera - 1947-04-01] (open access)

[Letter from D. F. Prince to John J. Herrera - 1947-04-01]

Letter from D. F. Prince from the Law Offices of Vesey, Prince, & Clineburg in Washington, D. C., to John J. Herrera in Houston, Texas. Prince advises Herrera to make a thorough investigation of Charles L. Belfi to determine whether or not he was qualified to serve as General Manager of a radio station. Prince thinks Herrera should also authorize John H. Barron to proceed on the new frequency because of the conflict with Mexia.
Date: April 1, 1947
Creator: Prince, D. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Mexia funeral] captions transcript

[News Clip: Mexia funeral]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: June 26, 1981, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Texas tankfuls Fort Parker] captions transcript

[News Clip: Texas tankfuls Fort Parker]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: July 23, 1986, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Mexia] captions transcript

[News Clip: Mexia]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: June 18, 1982, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexia Evening News (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 191, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 10, 1919 (open access)

Mexia Evening News (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 191, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 10, 1919

Daily newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 10, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1914 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 20, 1914
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1945 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1945

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 23, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1914 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 12, 1914
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1945 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1945

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1936 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1936

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 26, 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1947 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1947

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 4, 1947
Creator: Sewell, W. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1941 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1941

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 16, 1941
Creator: Stewart, A. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 64, 1993 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 64, 1993

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: 1993
Creator: Texas Archeological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1905 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 20, 1905
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1908 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 1, 1908
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 29, 1948 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 29, 1948

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 29, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 24, 1918 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 24, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 24, 1918
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Walter Littmann, May 12, 1990

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Interview with Walter Littmann, a businessman, chemist, and former German prisoner-of-war of the United States during World War II. Littmann discusses his involvement in the Afrika Korps, miliary conflicts, life at the internment camp in Mexia, Texas, and eventual repatriation.
Date: May 12, 1990
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Littman, Walter
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library