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[Letter from C. L. Mayhall to Plosser and Prince, April 24, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from C. L. Mayhall to Plosser and Prince, April 24, 1942]

Letter from C. L. Mayhall to Plosser and Prince discussing a recent meeting between one Mr. C. C. Jones and Plosser-Prince and a possible contract between the Col-Tex Refining Company and Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date: April 24, 1942
Creator: Mayhall, C. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center, February 10, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center, February 10, 1943]

Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center discussing previous correspondence from February 8th, 1943 regarding the proposed Women's Pilot Training in Sweetwater, Texas. It specifically calls for the attention of Lieutenant Colonel Oliver E. Ford, Jr.
Date: February 10, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Landon E. McConnell, March 15, 1943] (open access)

[Letter to Landon E. McConnell, March 15, 1943]

Letter to Major Landon E. McConnell discussing the request for additional facilities at the Academy in Sweetwater, Texas. Specifically, the need for an underwater gasoline storage tank, a concrete washrack, and a new asphalt paved road.
Date: March 15, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince, April 4, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince, April 4, 1942]

Letter from City Manager R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince discussing the enclosed lease for the Sweetwater Municipal Airport.
Date: April 4, 1942
Creator: Hoppe, R. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank X. Mara to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, May 4, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Frank X. Mara to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, May 4, 1943]

Letter from Frank X. Mara to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince discussing a recent wire transfer from Plosser and Prince to Mara and Mara's willingness to help Plosser and Prince in their endeavor to reinstate their government contract.
Date: May 4, 1943
Creator: Mara, Frank X.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Prince to R. C. Hoppe, March 27, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Charles A. Prince to R. C. Hoppe, March 27, 1942]

Letter from Charles A. Prince to City Manager R. C. Hoppe discussing the lease between the City of Sweetwater, Texas and the Plosser-Prince Air Academy.
Date: March 27, 1942
Creator: Prince, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater, November 22, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater, November 22, 1942]

Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater discussing previous correspondence written three days prior on November 19, 1942. Beall rejects Victor J. Nelson's offer to complete the construction work previously agreed upon.
Date: November 22, 1942
Creator: Beall, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince, March 27, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince, March 27, 1942]

Telegram from City Manager R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince discussing the proposed lease on the Sweetwater Municipal Airport.
Date: March 27, 1942
Creator: Hoppe, R. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Frank X. Mara, May 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Frank X. Mara, May 24, 1943]

Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Frank X. Mara replying to previous correspondence from May 4, 1943. Plosser tells Mara that he and Charles A. Prince are working to get their contract reinstated.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs to Henry H. Arnold, May 13, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from the United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs to Henry H. Arnold, May 13, 1943]

Letter from the United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs to Lieutenant General Henry H. Arnold discussing the conspiracy case against Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, operators of a military training facility in Sweetwater, Texas. They conclude that the charges and consequent contract cancellation were unjustified and urge the general to reinstate the contract.
Date: May 13, 1943
Creator: United States Senate
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry C. Claiborne to Joe B. Plosser, April 30, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Harry C. Claiborne to Joe B. Plosser, April 30, 1943]

Letter from Harry C. Claiborne to Joe B. Plosser offering Claiborne's assistance in helping Plosser through his trial.
Date: April 30, 1943
Creator: Claiborne, Harry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. P. Johnson to Prince and Plosser Air School, August 31, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from T. P. Johnson to Prince and Plosser Air School, August 31, 1942]

Letter from T. P. Johnson to Prince and Plosser Air School discussing the installation of electrical service to gasoline pumps being installed. It includes a material list that must be approved by Prince and Plosser.
Date: August 31, 1942
Creator: Johnson, T. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Landon E. McConnell, March 1, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Landon E. McConnell, March 1, 1943]

Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to Major Landon E. McConnell discussing a request to expand the Academy at Avenger Field.
Date: March 1, 1943
Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from S. W. Bohls to J. E. Peavy, July 3, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from S. W. Bohls to J. E. Peavy, July 3, 1942]

Telegram from Dr. S. W. Bohls to Dr. J. E. Peavy of the Nolan County Health Unit discussing the existence of coli-form organisms in the Plosser-Prince Air Academy barracks and the lack of such organisms in the mess hall.
Date: July 3, 1943
Creator: Bohls, S. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Prince to George Cribbett, March 27, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Charles A. Prince to George Cribbett, March 27, 1942]

Letter from Charles A. Prince to George Cribbett discussing specifications for Sweetwater Municipal Airport.
Date: March 27, 1942
Creator: Prince, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, February 22, 1943] (open access)

[Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, February 22, 1943]

Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince discussing the arrival of sixty-four women trainees and the future arrival of a check for the previous month of January, as confirmed by a wire from Wright Field.
Date: February 22, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser, April 13, 1943 (open access)

[Letter from George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser, April 13, 1943

Letter from Wing Commander George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser discussing personal business.
Date: April 13, 1943
Creator: Greaves, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, February 21, 1943] (open access)

[Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, February 21, 1943]

Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince discussing the arrival of women trainees to the Academy.
Date: February 21, 1943
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Charles A. Prince to R. C. Hoppe, April 13, 1942] (open access)

[Telegram from Charles A. Prince to R. C. Hoppe, April 13, 1942]

Telegram from Charles A. Prince to City Manager R. C. Hoppe discussing the approval of building plans by the Defense Plants Corporation.
Date: April 13, 1942
Creator: Prince, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Prince to Governor Dan Moody, August 23, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Charles A. Prince to Governor Dan Moody, August 23, 1943]

Letter from Charles A. Prince to Governor Dan Moody discussing an alleged Bill of Sale from the "Dallas Agency."
Date: August 23, 1943
Creator: Prince, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hans A. Klagsbrunn to Charles A. Prince, July 20, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Hans A. Klagsbrunn to Charles A. Prince, July 20, 1943]

Letter from Hans A. Klagsbrunn to Charles A. Prince discussing the Bill of Sale for Plosser and Prince and and audit by Defense Plant Corporation's Dallas Agency.
Date: July 20, 1943
Creator: Klagsbrunn, Hans A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser, February 8, 1943]

Letter from Oliver E. Ford, Jr. to Joe B. Plosser discussing the details of the WASP women's training program at Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas with reference to a phone conversation between the two parties on February 7, 1943. It includes a hand-written note at the bottom of the last page.
Date: February 8, 1943
Creator: Ford, Oliver E., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Thomas Russell to Dan Moody, June 10, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from J. Thomas Russell to Dan Moody, June 10, 1944]

Letter from J. Thomas Russell to Governor Dan Moody discussing Russell's recent meeting with one General Kraus.
Date: June 10, 1944
Creator: Russell, J. Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. B. Plosser to M. H. Knowles, July 16, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from J. B. Plosser to M. H. Knowles, July 16, 1942]

Copy of a letter from J. B. Plosser to M. H. Knowles discussing updates on the construction at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: July 16, 1942
Creator: Plosser, Joseph B.
System: The Portal to Texas History