[Jelly Bryce on his Myres gun belt] (open access)

[Jelly Bryce on his Myres gun belt]

Newspaper clipping that delves into the backstory of Sam Myres and the holster that he made for Jelly Bryce, an FBI Agent in Oklahoma. The article goes on to talk about a time where Jelly squared off with an outlaw and survived due to him being able to quickly fire at the outlaw with the help of his Myres gun belt.
Date: March 18, 1957
Creator: DeLaPlane, Stanton
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Forty Years Ago March 7, 1920 (Sunday)] (open access)

[Clipping: Forty Years Ago March 7, 1920 (Sunday)]

Newspaper clipping reprinting a story from "forty years ago" that describes the opening of a manufacturing plant by Sam Myres in El Paso. It also describes the saddle that Mr. Myres designed for the 101 Ranch Wild West Show.
Date: March 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Bill Myres about holsters] (open access)

[Interview with Bill Myres about holsters]

Newspaper clipping that interviews Bill Myres about the holsters made by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. He goes on to tell a story about a man who killed an outlaw by being able to quickly draw his gun due to the high quality of the holster.
Date: March 18, 1957
Creator: Myres, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. K. Griggs to Charles R. Griggs, March 27, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from C. K. Griggs to Charles R. Griggs, March 27, 1945]

Letter from C. K. Griggs to his son Charles R. Griggs concerning daily life back home; the letter actually is written by Charles' mother as she says "Daddy and I were hot and hostess at the USO for Sunday night." Later she discusses the new lace cloth being made and saying that cloth at home runs "from 10 cents to 25 cents per yard."
Date: March 27, 1945
Creator: Griggs, C. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Captain Charles R. Griggs from his Parents, March 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter to Captain Charles R. Griggs from his Parents, March 15, 1945]

Letter to Charles R. Griggs from his parents wishing him a happy Easter while he is overseas. The bulk of the letter discusses daily life back home in Texas, including their work on the house and yard; at the end they ask Charles to send them the address of a boy in his company that is without parents as they would "like to be mother and dad to him." The back of the letter has a quote that reads: "My Easter prayer for you is this: That you may have a goodly part Of all the beauty of the day - Its joy, its hope, its peace of heart!"
Date: March 15, 1945
Creator: Griggs, C. K. & Griggs, Mrs. C. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. C. K. Griggs to Captain Charles R. Griggs, March 28, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. C. K. Griggs to Captain Charles R. Griggs, March 28, 1945]

Letter from the parents of Captain Charles R. Griggs concerning their recent efforts in spring cleaning their home: "I started spring house cleaning, the xxxx living room and [dining] room have been finished." Mrs. Griggs also would like her china from France but "it was bought when sets of six were made, now I need eight."
Date: March 28, 1945
Creator: Griggs, Mrs. C. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Purchase Receipt for W. E. Forester, March 21, 1944] (open access)

[Purchase Receipt for W. E. Forester, March 21, 1944]

Purchase receipt issued to W. E. Forester after he purchased a gas stove. The receipt has information about Forester's address, number of items bought, the type of stove he bought, and is signed by James M. Kyle in the bottom right corner.
Date: March 21, 1944
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History