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[Registry Receipt, January 6, 1896] (open access)

[Registry Receipt, January 6, 1896]

A registry receipt from the Chambersville, Texas Post Office for registered letter number 2, received of C. B. Moore on January 6, 1896, and addressed to J. D. Shaw in Waco, Texas. The reverse side contains a message regarding the weather and other matters associated with farming.
Date: January 6, 1896
Creator: Chambersville Post Office
System: The UNT Digital Library
Register of Physicians in McLennan County, Texas: The 1882 Volume (open access)

Register of Physicians in McLennan County, Texas: The 1882 Volume

Text containing a transcribed list of physicians in McLennan County, Texas. Information includes the name and diploma information.
Date: 2015
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
System: The Portal to Texas History
Register of Physicians (including some Dentists and Pharmacists) in McLennan County, Texas: The 1875 Volume (open access)

Register of Physicians (including some Dentists and Pharmacists) in McLennan County, Texas: The 1875 Volume

Text containing a transcribed list of physicians in McLennan County, Texas. Information includes the name and diploma information.
Date: 2015
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
System: The Portal to Texas History
Register of Physicians in McLennan County, Texas: The 1874 Volume (open access)

Register of Physicians in McLennan County, Texas: The 1874 Volume

Text containing a transcribed list of physicians in McLennan County, Texas. Information includes the name and diploma information.
Date: 2015
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Brief History of The Austin Avenue United Methodist Church of Waco, Texas (open access)

A Brief History of The Austin Avenue United Methodist Church of Waco, Texas

Text describing the history of The Austin Avenue United Methodist Church in Waco, Texas, including information about its establishment, staff members, congregation, and historic significance of the building located on Austin Avenue near 13th Street.
Date: 1991
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
System: The Portal to Texas History
James E. Thompson, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.A.C.S., L.L.D., First President of the Texas Surgical Society (open access)

James E. Thompson, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.A.C.S., L.L.D., First President of the Texas Surgical Society

Presidential address given by Walter B. King, Jr. before the Texas Surgical Society in Waco, Texas. In the speech, King discusses James E. Thompson's life and accomplishments
Date: October 2, 1967
Creator: King, Walter B., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. J. Durham, October 12, 2013 (open access)

Oral History Interview with A. J. Durham, October 12, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with A J Durham. Durham joined the Navy in February of 1943. He served with Composite Squadron 55 (VC-55). After basic training, Durham worked at the Naval Air Station in Astoria, Oregon and unloaded ammunition ships. He later served with the Ordnance Department, synchronizing 30 caliber machine guns aboard TBMs. Durham transferred to Composite Squadron 4 (VC-4), and completed Torpedo School, and served as a Torpedo man and an Aviation Ordnance Mate aboard a TBF Avenger. In April of 1944, he began serving aboard USS White Plains (CVE-66) and recalls his experiences aboard the carrier during invasions of the Mariana and Palau Islands, and through the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Durham remained aboard during Operation MAGIC CARPET, returning troops back to the US. He continued his service in the Reserves, receiving his discharge in the early 1950s.
Date: October 12, 2013
Creator: Durham, A. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History