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Mexican Inn plays in Houston Tourney Sunday
Newspaper clipping of a group photograph of Mexican Inn baseball team appearing in Houston Post Tourney. Kneeling, front row, from left to right: Jesse Aldaco ; Jesus S. ; Lupe Castillo ; Rodriguez ; George Cordova ; Ernest Cortez ; Cruz Beltran. Standing, from left to right: H. J. Lewis ; Freddie B. ; Pedro Zepeda ; Ramon Sustiata ; Deward ; Kermti Landrum ; Lupe Garcia ; Felix Tijerina.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Southern Select defeats Pearland
Newspaper clipping from the Houston Post about the Southern Select Club defeating the Pearland Oilers by 10 to 4. The game was played at the Cleveland Compress Diamond field. The detailed statistics of the game are provided.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Southern Select baseball team at the Houston Post semi-pro tournament]
Photograph of members of the Southern Select baseball club. Back row, from left to right: Garcia ; Carmargo ; Kaiser ; O'Toole ; Gomez ; Beltran ; Zepeda ; unidentified. Second row, from left to right: Collins ; Mesa ; Tafolla ; Vidal ; Luna ; Sustaita. Front row, from left to right: Cordova ; unidentified.
Date:
unknown
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unknown
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The Portal to Texas History
Mexican Inn wins from Prison Cubs
Newspaper clipping about the Mexican Inn baseball team beating the New Unit Prison Cubs by 7 to 1. The detailed statistics of the game are provided.
Date:
unknown
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unknown
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The Portal to Texas History
Southern Select wallops Conroe
Newspaper clipping from the Houston Post about the Southern Select baseball team gaining a 10 to 4 victory over Conroe Oilers. The detailed statistics of the game are provided.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
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The Portal to Texas History
Riding with Pancho Villa lasting memory for restaurateur
Article clipped from the Houston Chronicle chronicling the life and adventures of Aurelio "Leo" Reynosa, owner and founder of Houston Restaurant Leo's Mexican Restaurant. Reynosa fought with revolutionary Pancho Villa as a young man. Reynosa later came to Houston, Texas and opened his diner in 1942.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Karkabi, Barbara
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Obituaries for Manuel Urbina from Houston newspapers]
Photocopy of four newspaper clippings, two from the Houston Post, two from the Houston Chronicle. The clippings are obituaries and article about Manuel Urbina, who passed away on August 14, 1967.
Date:
August 14, 1967
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A. J. Hernandez will be honored
Newspaper clipping announcing that A.J. Hernandez, the national president of LULAC, has been named "Father of the Year 1966" of Houston by La Hora Bautista. La Hora Bautista is a Baptist radio program heard daily over KLVL. Hernandez and his family will be honored at a banquet.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LULAC to hear Wirtz, Montoya at banquet
Newspaper clipping announcing the speakers of the 1966 national LULAC convention in Houston. U.S. Senator Joseph M. Montoya of New Mexico and Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz will be speaking at the Saturday night banquet. Attorney General Waggoner Carr and Secretary of State John Hill will give luncheon addresses. U.S. Senators John Tower and Ralph Yarborough will also attend.
Date:
June 19, 1966
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wirtz expects farm hands to unionize, part one]
Newspaper clipping of the comments U.S. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz made during his speech at the 1966 LULAC conference in Houston. Wirtz discussed why farm field hands should be unionized. Article also contains Wirtz's comments at a press conference.
Date:
1966
Creator:
Lee, Bill
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LULAC honors Mayor Welch
Newspaper clipping stating that LULAC has honored Houston Mayor Louie Welch for his service to Spanish-speaking people. Mayor Welch named this week as Houston LULAC week.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LULAC chief sees big rise in jobs
Newspaper clipping from the Houston Post stating that a new job placement center will be opened in Houston for Mexican Americans. Alfred J. Hernandez mentioned this at close of the 1966 LULAC convention in Houston.
Date:
June 27, 1966
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LULACs will hold convention
Newspaper clipping from the Houston Post about the League of United Latin American Citizen's 196 convention, at which U.S. Senator Joseph Montoya will be the keynote speaker. Some information about Senator Montoya is given.
Date:
June 19, 1966
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wirtz expects farm hands to unionize, part two]
Newspaper clipping of the comments U.S. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz made during his speech at the 1966 LULAC conference in Houston. Wirtz discussed why farm field hands should be unionized. Article also contains Wirtz's comments at a press conference.
Date:
1966
Creator:
Lee, Bill
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LULACs get taste of politics
Newspaper clipping of the events at the 1966 LULAC convention in Houston. U.S. Senator Joseph M. Montoya and U.S. Senator John Tower are mentioned.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LULAC head deplores ill-will against Mexicans
Newspaper clipping stating some of the comments made by Alfred J. Hernandez, President of LULAC, during the 1966 LULAC convention.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Junior Lulacs also civic minded like elders, but have more fun
Newspapers clipping of Henry Vasquez, national director of youth activities for LULAC, talking about the Junior League of Latin American Citizens.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lulacs launch drive to teach preschool English
Clipping from an unknown newspaper about the League of United Latin American Citizens starting a drive to teach all preschool Hispanic American children in Texas basic English words.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Big City Beat, by Maxine: Have Tongue, Will Tattle
Newspaper article in the Houston Chronicle announcing that John J. Herrera will represent Buck C. Miller in his attempt to get on the ballot as a probate judge. The date of the article is presumed to be from early September 1962, but this has not been confirmed as the article itself is not dated.
Date:
1962-09~
Creator:
Mesinger, Maxine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
John J. Herrera Wants A Shrine to Gen Zaragoza, page one
Editorial expanding on some of the events mentioned or related to those outlined in John J. Herrera's letter to the editor. In his letter Mr. Herrera seeks support from the United States and Mexico to build a commemorative shrine to General Ignacio Zaragoza, the South Texas Mexican patriot and hero of the Battle of Puebla. The Editor follows with a detailing of several events in Mexican history from the Texas Revolution in 1836 to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1862-1867.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Houston Post
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper articles regarding Texas Governor Allan Shivers and other Texas farmers exploiting workers - June, 1952]
Copies of newspaper articles regarding Texas Governor Allan Shivers and other Texas farmers using "exploiting" Mexican workers on their farms, dated June 5 and 6, 1952.
Date:
June 1952
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History