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[Telegram from Richardson Grocery, April 23, 1957]
Telegram from Richardson Grocery for Truett Latimer asking for his support on House Bill 25.
Date:
April 23, 1957
Creator:
Grocery, Richardson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde D. Whitehead, May 30, 1955]
Letter from Truett Latimer to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde D. Whitehead congratulating them on their new baby.
Date:
May 30, 1955
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to E. D. Webb, April 26, 1955]
Letter from Truett Latimer to E. D. Webb discussing Senate Bill 140 and assuring that he will support the bill.
Date:
April 26, 1955
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Abilene Independent Automobile Dealers Association to Truett Latimer, February 3, 1953]
Letter from the Abilene Independent Automobile Dealers Association to Truett Latimer discussing the bill regulating time sales. He opposes the bill and asks that Mr. Latimer do the same.
Date:
February 3, 1953
Creator:
Abilene Independent Automobile Dealers Association
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to E. T. Compere, Jr., April 14, 1953]
Letter from Truett Latimer to E. T. Compere, Jr. discussing Senate Bill 247.
Date:
April 14, 1953
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Henry Little, May 19, 1953]
Telegram sent to Truett Latimer from Henry Little regarding support for Senate Bills 15, 17, and 20 at the Insurance Committee meeting.
Date:
May 19, 1953
Creator:
Little, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from W. A. Williams, February 5, 1953]
Telegram sent to Truett Latimer from W. A. Williams regarding his opposition to a bill that would prevent cross filing on election ballots.
Date:
February 5, 1953
Creator:
Williams, W. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Ben Shepperd to Truett Latimer, June 5, 1954]
Letter from John Ben Shepperd to Truett Latimer discussing his thanks helping in connection with a meeting at Hardin-Simmons.
Date:
June 5, 1954
Creator:
Shepperd, John Ben
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to Truett Latimer, February 25, 1954]
Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to Truett Latimer informing him that Lonie Kiel was hospitalized in Galveston at the University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals.
Date:
February 25, 1954
Creator:
Leake, Chauncey D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from H. A. Dunn, May 15, 1953]
Telegram sent to Truett Latimer from H. A. Dunn of the Abilene Class Room Teachers Association regarding contingencies on the group's support for teacher salary raises.
Date:
May 15, 1953
Creator:
Dunn, H. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Mills to Truett Latimer, January 7, 1955]
Letter from Henry Mills to Truett Latimer discussing a copy he is sending of a proposed act known as the "Texas Water Conservation Law".
Date:
January 7, 1955
Creator:
Mills, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Briggs Todd to Truett Latimer, January 30, 1953]
Letter from Briggs Todd to Truett Latimer discussing concerns with House Bill #90 and the General Revenue Fund.
Date:
January 30, 1953
Creator:
Todd, Briggs
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216]
Petition with a brief statement asking representative Latimer to support HB 216 in order to give teachers a $600 pay increase. Below, there are 12 signatures with both addresses and occupations listed for all but two.
Date:
Spring 1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. Paul McCarty, February 6, 1953]
Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. Paul McCarty discussing opposition to/support for Texas House Bill #216 in which the beginning salary would be raised to $3000 minimum.
Date:
February 6, 1953
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from L. J. Webster, February 17, 1953]
Telegram sent to Truett Latimer from L. J. Webster regarding support for Pierson Bill #254.
Date:
February 17, 1953
Creator:
Webster, L. J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. A. Staggs to Truett Latimer, January 20, 1953]
Letter from M. A. Staggs to Truett Latimer requesting his help in passing a bill to repeal House Bill 409, which was passed in the 52nd Legislature.
Date:
January 20, 1953
Creator:
Staggs, M. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Briggs Todd to Truett Latimer, January 13, 1953]
Letter from Briggs Todd to Truett Latimer stating he was glad to meet Latimer and wishing him luck in his endeavors in Austin.
Date:
January 13, 1953
Creator:
Todd, Briggs
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vera Hayes to Truett Latimer, February 8, 1953]
Letter from Vera Hayes to Truett Latimer discussing support for Texas House Bill #3 and the need for higher salaries for teachers.
Date:
February 8, 1953
Creator:
Hayes, Vera
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216]
Petition with a brief statement listing three major reasons for representative Latimer to support House Bill 216 and a raise in teacher salaries to help strengthen the education system. The statement calls for this provision without increasing the ad valorem tax. Below, there are 4 signatures with addresses listed for 3 of them.
Date:
March 25, 1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer, May 11, 1953]
Blank form letter from Truett Latimer discussing the soon ending legislative session and how hard he has worked to fulfill his duties, with handwritten corrections in both pen and pencil.
Date:
May 11, 1953
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Dallas Scarborough to Truett Latimer, May 3, 1954]
Letter from Mrs. Dallas Scarborough to Truett Latimer asking his help on arranging a lecture event at Hardin-Simmons about the men Taylor County was named after. The letter is written on a flyer about said lecture.
Date:
May 3, 1954
Creator:
Scarborough, Mrs. Dallas
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Preston Smith to Truett Latimer, February 22, 1954]
Letter from Preston Smith to Truett Latimer discussing his many business difficulties and his intentions to do business with Bob Haley again in the future. In the top left corner of the page, the sentence, "Come to see us sometime!" is handwritten in blue ink.
Date:
February 22, 1954
Creator:
Smith, Preston
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. B. Wilson to Truett Latimer, March 19, 1953]
Letter from Truett Latimer to F. B. Wilson discussing concerns over House Bill #791.
Date:
March 19, 1953
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to John W. Aman, February 9, 1953]
Letter from Truett Latimer to John W. Aman discussing support for Texas House Bill #3 in which the beginning salary for teachers would be raised to $3000 minimum.
Date:
February 9, 1953
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History