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[Birth Certificate for Vera Mae Cummings] (open access)

[Birth Certificate for Vera Mae Cummings]

Birth certificate for Vera Mae Cummings, born in Palestine, Texas, May 15, 1922 to Gent Cummings and Nellie Bell Price. The back of the page includes instructions for completing information and the text of legislation related to the form. There is also a certificate stapled to the top of the back page certifying that the birth certificate is legitimate.
Date: January 30, 1943
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Amendment to LULAC Charter - 1940-04-15] (open access)

[Amendment to LULAC Charter - 1940-04-15]

Copy of an Amendment to League of United Latin American Citizens Charter dated April 15, 1940. The amendment extends the territorial limits of the corporation from "The State of Texas" to "United States of America".
Date: April 15, 1940
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decision regarding the charges brought by the Committee on Fair Employment Practice in the matter of Shell Oil Company] (open access)

[Decision regarding the charges brought by the Committee on Fair Employment Practice in the matter of Shell Oil Company]

Charges filed by the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice against Shell Oil Company, Incorporated, dated December 11, 1944, for engaging in discriminatory employment practices at the Deer Park Refinery in Houston, Texas.
Date: December 30, 1944
Creator: United States. Committee on Fair Employment Practice
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of case number 68, Committee on Fair Employment Practice in the matter of Shell Oil Company] (open access)

[Copy of case number 68, Committee on Fair Employment Practice in the matter of Shell Oil Company]

Copy of a legal document of charges brought by the United States Fair Employment Committee in the matter of Shell Oil Company, Incorporated, and Oil Workers International Union, Local 367, C.I.O. for engaging in discriminatory employment practices. A hearing was ordered by the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice to examine the complaints filed with the said committee. This document was signed on behalf of Shell Oil Company by P.E. Foster, refinery manager, and John C. Quilty, Industrial Manager. C.B. Locke, President, signed for Oil Workers International Union, local 367, C.I.O., and Emanuel H. Bloch, Trial Counsel, signed for the President's Committee of Fair Employment Practice.
Date: December 30, 1944
Creator: United States. Committee on Fair Employment Practice
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Case number 68, Committee on Fair Employment Practice in the matter of Shell Oil Company] (open access)

[Case number 68, Committee on Fair Employment Practice in the matter of Shell Oil Company]

Legal document of charges brought by the United States Fair Employment Committee in the matter of Shell Oil Company, Incorporated, and Oil Workers International Union, Local 367, C.I.O. for engaging in discriminatory employment practices. A hearing was ordered by the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice to examine the complaints filed with the said committee. This document was signed on behalf of Shell Oil Company by P.E. Foster, refinery manager, and John C. Quilty, Industrial Manager. C.B. Locke, President, signed for Oil Workers International Union, local 367, C.I.O., and Emanuel H. Bloch, Trial Counsel, signed for the President's Committee of Fair Employment Practice.
Date: December 30, 1944
Creator: United States. Committee on Fair Employment Practice
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Communications Commission Order for Change in Facilities, Eugene J. Roth, April 4, 1947] (open access)

[Federal Communications Commission Order for Change in Facilities, Eugene J. Roth, April 4, 1947]

An Order for Change in Facilities granted by the Federal Communications Commission. The Order was in response to the application of Eugene J. Roth, trading as Mission Broadcasting Company in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: April 4, 1947
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Communications Commission Order for Construction Permit, Eugene J. Roth, April 4, 1947] (open access)

[Federal Communications Commission Order for Construction Permit, Eugene J. Roth, April 4, 1947]

An order granted by the FCC for a construction permit pertaining to the application of Eugene J. Roth, trading as Mission Broadcasting Company (KONO).
Date: April 4, 1947
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill for Services Rendered for John J. Herrera by John H. Barron - April 14, 1947] (open access)

[Bill for Services Rendered for John J. Herrera by John H. Barron - April 14, 1947]

Onionskin carbon copy of an itemized bill sent to John J. Herrera for services rendered by John Barron, Consulting Radio Engineers of Washington, D.C. Services rendered between March 5 through April 11, 1947 and totaled $906.05.
Date: April 14, 1947
Creator: Barron, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Communications Commission Order for Construction, for Roy Hofheinz and W. N. Hooper, March 14, 1947] (open access)

[Federal Communications Commission Order for Construction, for Roy Hofheinz and W. N. Hooper, March 14, 1947]

An order granted by the FCC for a construction permit pertaining to the application of Roy Hofheinz and W. N. Hooper, doing business as Texas Star Broadcasting Company.
Date: March 14, 1947
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Financial Statement for Felix H. Morales] (open access)

[Financial Statement for Felix H. Morales]

Financial Statement prepared for Felix H. Morales for September 1947. The statement lists Morales' assets as $40,194.27, total liabilities as $7,085 and net worth as $33,109.27.
Date: September 1, 1947
Creator: Morales, Felix H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract between Felix H. Morales and Charles L. Belfi - May 10, 1947] (open access)

[Contract between Felix H. Morales and Charles L. Belfi - May 10, 1947]

A memorandum of a contract made between Felix H. Morales and Charles L. Belfi in Bexar County, Texas. The contract stated that Morales had employed Belfi as the general manager of the proposed radio station in Houston, Harris County, Texas. The contract listed the salary and commission terms Belfi was to receive as well as housing and transportation accommodations. The full term of the contract was to expire after ten years on May 10, 1957 and it was signed by both parties and notarized.
Date: May 10, 1947
Creator: Morales, Felix H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Communications Commission Order for Hearing, for Roy Hofheinz and W. N. Hooper, January 30, 1947] (open access)

[Federal Communications Commission Order for Hearing, for Roy Hofheinz and W. N. Hooper, January 30, 1947]

A notice from the Federal Communications Commission regarding the application of Texas Star Broadcasting Company. This is an order for a hearing for Mission Broadcasting Company to determine the legal, technical, financial and other qualifications of the applicant to construct and operate the proposed station in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: January 30, 1947
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract between Felix H. Morales and Charles L. Belfi - May, 1947] (open access)

[Contract between Felix H. Morales and Charles L. Belfi - May, 1947]

A contract for personal services between Felix H. Morales and Charles L. Belfi. The contract provides details about their employment agreement and payment terms. The blank contract was not dated or signed.
Date: May 1947
Creator: Morales, Felix H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Communicaton Commission Order for Construction Permit, Eugene J. Roth, January 30, 1947] (open access)

[Federal Communicaton Commission Order for Construction Permit, Eugene J. Roth, January 30, 1947]

An FCC Order for Construction Permit regarding the Mission Broadcasting Company (KONO) of San Antonio, Texas. An application had been submitted to change the facilities of KONO in San Antonio and a hearing was needed to determine the technical, financial, and other qualifications of the applicant to construct and operate the station.
Date: January 30, 1947
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Communications Commission Order for Construction Permit Hearing, Roy Hoefheinz and W. H. Hooper, January 30, 1947] (open access)

[Federal Communications Commission Order for Construction Permit Hearing, Roy Hoefheinz and W. H. Hooper, January 30, 1947]

An FCC Order for a Hearing in regards to the application for a Construction Permit filed by the Texas Star Broadcasting Company of San Antonio, Texas. The Hearing would determine if there would be interference with the radio services proposed in the pending application submitted by Felix H. Morales in Houston, Texas.
Date: January 30, 1947
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Communications Commission Order for Construction Permit, for Texas Star Broadcasting Company, May 2, 1947] (open access)

[Federal Communications Commission Order for Construction Permit, for Texas Star Broadcasting Company, May 2, 1947]

An FCC Order granting permission for leave to amend the construction permit application filed by the Texas Star Broadcasting Company of San Antonio, Texas.
Date: May 2, 1947
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Notice of Classification (open access)

Notice of Classification

Notice of classification document sent out by the Local Board in Wharton, Texas, to Ejner Larsen Wind in Danevang. The front side lists the registrant name as well as a stamp of approval and a signature by a member of the Local Board (name is partially visible but a hard crease halfway down the middle of the postcard has rendered it difficult to read). It ends with fine print concerning the right to appeal. On the back, there is postage information.
Date: August 8, 1942
Creator: United States. Government Printing Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Notice of Classification (open access)

Notice of Classification

Notice of classification postcard sent out by the Local Board in Wharton, Texas, to Ejner Larsen Wind in Danevang. The front side lists the registrant name and Ejner's classification, as well as a stamp of approval and a signature by John Norris. It ends with fine print concerning the right to appeal. On the back, there is postage information.
Date: February 20, 1943
Creator: U.S. Government Printing Office
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15] (open access)

[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15]

Judgment of the case of Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District of Bastrop County, et al., regarding segregation of Mexican Americans in schools of Texas. This judgment was declared in the No. 388 Civil District Court of the United States, Western District of Texas by Judge Ben H. Rice.
Date: June 15, 1948
Creator: Rice, Ben H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15] (open access)

[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15]

Judgment of the case of Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District of Bastrop County, et al., regarding segregation of Mexican Americans in schools of Texas. This judgment was declared in the No. 388 Civil District Court of the United States, Western District of Texas by Judge Ben H. Rice.
Date: June 15, 1948
Creator: Rice, Ben H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15] (open access)

[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15]

Judgment of the case of Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District of Bastrop County, et al., regarding segregation of Mexican Americans in schools of Texas. This judgment was declared in the No. 388 Civil District Court of the United States, Western District of Texas by Judge Ben H. Rice.
Date: June 15, 1948
Creator: Rice, Ben H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Release of Judgement, re: Jesse Alaniz - 1944-11-03] (open access)

[Release of Judgement, re: Jesse Alaniz - 1944-11-03]

Release of Judgement for Jesse Alaniz, filed November 3, 1944.
Date: November 3, 1944
Creator: Mills, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abstract of Title to Part of Block 4 of "Westview Addition" to the City of Houston, SSBB, in Harris County, Texas (open access)

Abstract of Title to Part of Block 4 of "Westview Addition" to the City of Houston, SSBB, in Harris County, Texas

Abstract of title to part of block 4 of the "Westview Addition" to the City of Houston, including the General Warranty Deeds, Assignment of V/T & D/T, Agreement, Right-of-Way Deed, Quit-Claim Deed, Release of Interest, Release of V/T, Release of V/L, Assignment of M/L, Release of M/L for the property area.
Date: July 20, 1944
Creator: Texas Abstract Company Incorporated
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Real estate note for John J. and Olivia C. Herrera] (open access)

[Real estate note for John J. and Olivia C. Herrera]

Real estate note for $2740.46 to be paid by John J. Herrera and Olivia C. Herrera to George and Billie Lott Rhodes for the property at Lot 8, in Block 'D" of the George C. Davis Addition to the City of Houston.
Date: August 19, 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History