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[Summary of LULAC meeting held at Wharton, Texas - 1950] (open access)

[Summary of LULAC meeting held at Wharton, Texas - 1950]

Summary of LULAC meeting held at Wharton, Texas on November 12, 1950. Mentions attendance of 250 persons, discussion of problems in Wharton County and surrounding territory, and lists guests of honor. Indicates that a result of this meeting is a reorganization of the Texas City LULAC Council and the formation of a new council in Palacios, Texas.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of affidavit for Matilde Cisneros] (open access)

[Draft of affidavit for Matilde Cisneros]

A draft copy of the affidavit for Matilde Cisneros, mother of Private Abel Cisneros. The purpose of the affidavit was to petition the United States Army for a dependency discharge for her son, Abel Cisneros.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cisneros, Matilde
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes about Cisneros family] (open access)

[Notes about Cisneros family]

Handwritten page of notes with details about Private Abel Cisneros' family.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Page with notes about Cisneros family] (open access)

[Page with notes about Cisneros family]

A handwritten page of notes containing names, ages and address of Private Abel Cisneros' family members.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-297 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-297

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Wharton County Junior College District max disannex the Needville Independent School District (RQ-545)
Date: June 17, 1994
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-448 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-448

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Crawford Martin, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Commissioners Court to sell Nightingale Hospital, a county hospital.
Date: August 13, 1969
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-50 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-50

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the commissioners' court to use funds in the "General Fund Hospital Reserve Account" to construct an addition to Wharton County Nightingale Hospital.
Date: June 10, 1953
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-668 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-668

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Wharton County may cease to operate its county hospital.
Date: August 19, 1975
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, October 15, 2013 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, October 15, 2013

Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, a couple who were involved with the school system in Kerrville, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Burton discuss their family histories, their move move to the area, Pat's work with the Tivy school system, Louis's coaching career, and the flood of 1932. The interview includes photographs of the couple and their family, on pages 27-37.
Date: October 15, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Burton, Louis M. & Burton, Pat
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Marguerite Sammon Voges, September 9, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Marguerite Sammon Voges, September 9, 2000

Interview with Marguerite Sammon Voges, a Kerr County Native whose mother established the Voges Mobil Home Park (under the name, Blue Ridge Mobile Home Park), from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Voges describes growing up in the area, the flood of 1978, her family, and interesting aspects of farm life. Her sister, Minneola, and her cousin, Josie B. Kendall, are also present during the interview.
Date: September 9, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Voges, Marguerite Sammon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBride, April 3, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBride, April 3, 2012

Interview with Richard Clay McBryde, a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. McBryde discusses his life as a rancher, his rodeo career, his education, and his short-lived football career. The interview transcript includes photos of Richard Clay McBryde, his rodeo years, and his family, on pages 16-21.
Date: April 3, 2012
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & McBryde, Richard Clay
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Membership Certificate] (open access)

[Membership Certificate]

Certificate provided to O. W. Schaer by the Wharton County Electric Cooperative, Inc., to certify Schaer's membership in said organization. The bottom third of the document has a seal and two signatures by the president and secretary of the organization, R. E. Meek and A. E. Wilbeck, respectively. On the back of the certificate, there are two paragraphs of printed text stating the conditions of membership.
Date: July 12, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Membership Certificate] (open access)

[Membership Certificate]

Certificate provided to O. W. Schaer by the Wharton County Electric Cooperative, Inc., to certify Schaer's membership in said organization. The bottom third of the document has an embossed seal and two signatures by the president and secretary of the organization, R. E. Meek and A. E. Wilbeck, respectively. On the back of the certificate, there are two paragraphs of printed text stating the conditions of membership.
Date: January 14, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Andrew Jensen Military Promotion (open access)

Andrew Jensen Military Promotion

Hand-written and printed document from the United States Army given to Andrew Jensen after a military promotion. At the very top of the document, there is a black and white illustration of an eagle amongst various symbolic elements that make up the particular emblem. It hovers over bold text and is enclosed in a gray cloud-like gray area. The document states that Andrew made the transition to corporal at Camp Travis in Texas. Crease lines can be seen both length-wise and width-wise.
Date: June 1, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Progress (open access)

Certificate of Progress

Certificate of progress document given to Jillie Jensen from a Danevang public school. There is a decorative border surrounding the paper. Beneath an illustration of a hand holding a quill pen, the text reads: "This Certifies that Lillie Jensen has done good work in Penmanship in the third grade of Danevang Public Schools and has made notable progress in keeping correct position, using proper movement and doing legible writing in all written work." The name of the school, teacher, and principal follows, plus the date.
Date: May 19, 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Written Account of the Origins of the Danevang Farmers Cooperative Society] (open access)

[Written Account of the Origins of the Danevang Farmers Cooperative Society]

Four page account of the beginning of the Danevange Farmers Cooperative Society written by W. E. Paulson, a marketing specialist in the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at Texas A. & M. University. Early hardships in Danevange frame the communal spirit of the early Texas Danes, who begin cooperative enterprises after the devastating "Galveston storm" in 1900. Mr. Paulson ends with some of the financial benefits of the Coop society on Danevange.
Date: September 16, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
1939 Inventory (open access)

1939 Inventory

Inventory sheet from 1939 after the Danevang Famer's Co-operative bought out a local grocery store. The document lists all of the supplies in the store, with prices on the far right and a total price at the bottom, which has been crossed out with pencil. The actual price appears to have been written on the bottom left corner.
Date: January 1, 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: G. C. and Clara Mick Home] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: G. C. and Clara Mick Home]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the G. C. and Clara Mick Home, in Iago, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: April 19, 1965
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Shanghai Pierce Ranch House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Shanghai Pierce Ranch House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Shanghai Pierce Ranch House, in El Campo, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative and photographs.
Date: April 10, 1967
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Joseph Andrew Hamilton House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Joseph Andrew Hamilton House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Joseph Andrew Hamilton House, in Wharton, Texas. The materials include the narrative and photographs.
Date: 1984
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Wharton County Courthouse] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Wharton County Courthouse]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Wharton County Courthouse, in Wharton, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative and photographs.
Date: September 18, 2007
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Judge Edwin Hawes House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Judge Edwin Hawes House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Judge Edwin Hawes House, in Wharton, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative and photographs.
Date: February 6, 1982
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: El Campo Library Building] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: El Campo Library Building]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the El Campo Library Building, in El Campo, Texas. The materials include the original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: August 9, 1990
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Captain W. E. Heard Home] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Captain W. E. Heard Home]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Captain W. E. Heard Home, in Egypt, Texas. The materials include the original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: August 25, 1962
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History