Shoe Ration booklet from Leonard National Bank (open access)

Shoe Ration booklet from Leonard National Bank

Shoe ration booklet from the Leonard National Bank in Leonard, Texas; the booklet contains 8 receipt stubs followed by 40 blank receipts.
Date: 1945~
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
White House Cafe menu (open access)

White House Cafe menu

This White House Cafe menu displays their selection and prices for breakfast, steaks, sandwiches, and drinks. The White House Cafe was located at 505 S. Locust St. in Denton, Texas from c1938-1959. It was owned and operated by William Dorris Brown (1920-2017) and his wife Lorene Brown. In 1953, they advertised that they were open 24 hours a day, except for Mondays, offered curb service around the clock, and served meat that was "home killed."
Date: 1945?
Creator: White House Cafe
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, December 24, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, December 24, 1945]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, on December 24, 1945, thanking him for a gift of pecans and a turkey, and hoping that Davis would plant a crop on his land the upcoming year.
Date: December 24, 1945
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History