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Rites Wednesday for John Herrera (open access)

Rites Wednesday for John Herrera

Newspaper article published in the Houston Post on October 14, 1986. The article, titled "Rites Wednesday for John Herrera", announces Herrera's recent passing, contains a brief obituary, and lists information regarding the memorial services.
Date: October 14, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for John J. Herrera, Houston Post - 1986-10-14] (open access)

[Obituary for John J. Herrera, Houston Post - 1986-10-14]

Obituary for John J. Herrera published in the Houston Post on October 14, 1986.
Date: October 14, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for John J. Herrera, Houston Chronicle - 1986-10-14] (open access)

[Obituary for John J. Herrera, Houston Chronicle - 1986-10-14]

Obituary for John J. Herrera published in the Houston Chronicle on October 14, 1986.
Date: October 14, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civil Rights activist Herrera to be honored (open access)

Civil Rights activist Herrera to be honored

An article published in the Houston Chronicle on October 4, 1986 and written by Maureen Bayless Balleza. The article, "Civil right activist Herrera to be honored", describes the life and career of John J. Herrera and lists information regarding a benefit to be held in his honor.
Date: October 4, 1986
Creator: Balleza, Maureen Bayless
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rites set for local Hispanic leader John Herrera (open access)

Rites set for local Hispanic leader John Herrera

Article, "Rites set for local Hispanic leader John Herrera", published in the Houston Chronicle on October 14, 1986. The article gives a brief obituary and list information regarding the memorial services for John J. Herrera. A photograph of John J. Herrera is included.
Date: October 14, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article: Obituaries] (open access)

[Article: Obituaries]

A series of obituaries in the Texas Medical Association's June 1988 Texas Medicine journal. Those listed in the obituaries included Dr. May Owen, Dr. William Frank Renfrow, Dr. Louis Reed Robey, Dr. Hampton C. Robinson, Dr. Lowell Edison Rutledge, Dr. Cassie Elizabeth Stuermer, Dr. Robert W. B. Terrell, Dr. Robert H. Thomason, and Dr. Leopoldo Villareal.
Date: June 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Deaton introduced WASPs to Sweetwater] (open access)

[Clipping: Deaton introduced WASPs to Sweetwater]

Newspaper clipping with an article about Leoti Deaton, her involvement with Red Cross, the WASP, and the Order of Fifinella.
Date: September 25, 1986
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"]

Newspaper clipping about the 1986 WASP reunion, Avenger Field, woman aviation history, the WFTD, WAFS, the combat they participated in, what training consisted of, what they did after the war, minor and serious crashes, and the deactivation of the WASP.
Date: September 1987
Creator: Henderson, Sheila
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Zoot Suits, Parachutes, and Wings of Silver, Too"]

Magazine clipping of an article about the history of the WASPs and some of their personal experiences in aviation.
Date: September 1987
Creator: Henderson, Sheila
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Forgotten Flyers of WWII] (open access)

[Clipping: The Forgotten Flyers of WWII]

Photocopied clipping from the November/December 1989 issue of the Fireside Companion. It shares the story of the WASPs in celebraion of Veteran's Day.
Date: November 1989
Creator: King, Julie Adair
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The growing fear of AIDS] (open access)

[Clipping: The growing fear of AIDS]

An article from The Magazine of The Houston Post on the effects of AIDS on the LGBTQIA+ community
Date: October 13, 1985
Creator: Pugh, Clifford
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Texans fear AIDS, favor isolation of victims, poll] (open access)

[Clipping: Texans fear AIDS, favor isolation of victims, poll]

A Houston Chronicle newspaper clipping about Texans feeling afraid of and being uneducated about AIDS.
Date: December 26, 1985
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library