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[Domestic Nonprofit Corportation Certificate of Dissolution] (open access)

[Domestic Nonprofit Corportation Certificate of Dissolution]

Photocopy of the form completed by Jeannette Goodrum to dissolve the Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII as a nonprofit corporation in the state of California. A sticky note attached to the form includes a handwritten message stating, "It is finally finished. Hope you are well - and your husband also. Jan."
Date: December 26, 2008
Creator: California. Secretary of State
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reserve Order A-26] (open access)

[Reserve Order A-26]

Reserve order designating several airmen to various duties, and announcing an examination of Paul A. Hill.
Date: December 7, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Rigdon Edwards] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Rigdon Edwards]

Envelope addressed to Rigdon Edwards in Sweetwater, Texas, from Rexroat in Skyview Acres in New Mexico.
Date: December 11, 1982
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson, December 20, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson, December 20, 1944]

Typed carbon copy of a broadcast sent from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson discussing the experience of Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: December 20, 1944
Creator: St. John, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #3] (open access)

[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #3]

Script of an address given by General Henry H. Arnold, the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, to the last graduating WASP class.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Cash Purchases, December 6, 1944] (open access)

[Receipt of Cash Purchases, December 6, 1944]

Receipt of cash purchases for Suzette Van Daell totalling $32.68. It is labeled M 2037107.
Date: December 6, 1944
Creator: van Daell, Suzette
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Joe Williamson, December 7, 1966 (open access)

Interview with Joe Williamson, December 7, 1966

Interview with Joe Williamson, a community activist from Abilene, Texas. The interview covers the different service clubs in Abilene and their contribution to the community.
Date: December 7, 1966
Creator: Winston, Dorothy & Williamson, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from L. R. Hare, December 17, 1918] (open access)

[Correspondence from L. R. Hare, December 17, 1918]

Indorsement correspondence from L. R. Hare to the local board of Taylor County discussing the induction of men into military service.
Date: December 17, 1918
Creator: Hare, L. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of Felix Claude Gipson, December 20, 1918] (open access)

[Affidavit of Felix Claude Gipson, December 20, 1918]

Affidavit given by Felix Claude Gipson attesting that the name "Felix Claude Gipson" signed to the final papers is his original signature.
Date: December 20, 1918
Creator: Gipson, Felix Claude
System: The Portal to Texas History
Special Regulations Number 40 (open access)

Special Regulations Number 40

Regulations outlining the change in prices for uniform elements and size tariffs on clothing.
Date: December 31, 1917
Creator: Bliss, Tasker H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Benevolence at the Judgment Bar (open access)

Benevolence at the Judgment Bar

A handwritten manuscript for a sermon based on Matthew 25:31-46 discussing Judgment Day. This sermon was given in Brownwood, TX in 1899, and in [Anna] in1902, and then in San Angelo in 1910.
Date: December 24, 1899
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sabbath (open access)

The Sabbath

A typewritten manuscript of a sermon on Exodus 20:18 to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. This sermon examines what the Sabbath is, how we keep it holy, and how it is being attacked. Preached in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: December 31, 1899
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Secret Faults (open access)

Secret Faults

A handwritten manuscript for a sermon based on Psalm 19:12 about our sin that we do not recognize, but Christ can reveal to us. Preached in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: December 22, 1901
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Twenty-second Psalm (open access)

Twenty-second Psalm

A handwritten manuscript for a sermon based on Psalm 22. Preached first in Brownwood, and then in San Saba, Texas in 1905. On October 14th, 1903 several passages from this Psalm were presented in a later sermon preached on Revelation 19:10.
Date: December 15, 1901
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elijah and Ahab (open access)

Elijah and Ahab

Handwritten notes for a sermon based on I Kings 18:17 concerning the most wicked king, Ahab and God showing his superiority to all false gods and their prophets. Preached in Amarillo, Texas.
Date: December 6, 1903
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Risen Christ - The Sun of Righteousness (open access)

The Risen Christ - The Sun of Righteousness

A typewritten manuscript for a sermon on Psalm 84:11. The sun is a symbol of Christ as the center of the universe, source of light, beauty, healing, energy, and life. First preached in Amarillo, Texas, and then in Brownwood, Texas for the Commencement Service at Howard Payne College (06/06/1915) and Easter in Cisco, Texas (03/31/1918).
Date: December 18, 1904
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deacons (open access)

The Deacons

A handwritten description of the church deacons: selection and carrying out the office. The text used is 1 Timothy 3:13. This was given in San Saba, Texas
Date: December 3, 1905
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deadly Exchange (open access)

The Deadly Exchange

A typewritten manuscript for a sermon using the text Matthew 16:26. The listener is encouraged to consider what they are following in life, and are they distracted from Christianity by the "sparkle" of Satan in disguise. Preached in Cisco, Texas.
Date: December 29, 1918
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - December 3, 1943] (open access)

[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - December 3, 1943]

A Selective Service System application for leave for T. N. Carswell, Austin, Texas, dated December 3, 1943. The reverse side includes a blank form: Certicificate Required for Sick Leave.
Date: December 3, 1943
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - December 28, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - December 28, 1944]

A Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell, Austin, Texas dated December 28, 1944. The reverse side includes a blank form titled "Certificate Required for Sick Leave."
Date: December 28, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - December 1, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - December 1, 1944]

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, CAS, Travel Order No. 4, dated 1944, 12-1 through 12-17, Page 1. The reverse side includes a blank form. Page 2 is an itinerary, Travel Order No. 4 dated 1944, 12-18 through 12-31. The reverse side includes REMARKS by T. N. Carswell dated December 31, 1944.
Date: December 1, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pre-parole Progress Report for Inmate 9803-A - December 7, 1950] (open access)

[Pre-parole Progress Report for Inmate 9803-A - December 7, 1950]

A Pre-Parole Progress Report for Subject Number 9803-A dated December 7, 1950, 3 pages. The reverse side includes inked stamp; "RECEIVED BUREAU OF PAROLES CENTRAL OFFICE, SACTO 1950 DEC 11 AM 11 04".
Date: December 7, 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate by Governor Allan Shivers commissioning T. N. Carswell as Chairman of the Taylor County Parole Board - December 18, 1950] (open access)

[Certificate by Governor Allan Shivers commissioning T. N. Carswell as Chairman of the Taylor County Parole Board - December 18, 1950]

A certificate issued by The State of Texas, dated December 18, 1950. T. N. Carswell is commissioned Chairman of the Taylor County Voluntary Parole Board by Allan Shivers, Governor of Texas.
Date: December 18, 1950
Creator: Shivers, Allan
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Call to Texas Drys in State Senatorial District, No. 24 - December 12, 1940 (open access)

A Call to Texas Drys in State Senatorial District, No. 24 - December 12, 1940

A document titled "Call to Texas Drys in State Senatorial District No. 24. The document announces a meeting to be held in Abilene, Texas, Thursday December 12 [1940] at 10:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church. "Purpose of the meeting: To canvas the liquor drug store situation in our dry territory, and plan for corrective measures through our representatives in the State's lawmaking body." Senatorial District No. 24 is composed of Mitchell, Scurry, Nolan, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Taylor, Callahan, Shackleford, Throckmorton, Stephens and Eastland Counties.
Date: December 12, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History