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[Letter from E. Dale Shepherd, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, June 11, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from E. Dale Shepherd, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, June 11, 1951]

Letter from E. Dale Shepherd to I. H. Kempner inviting the Kempners to the Texas Association of Life Underwriters banquet and an additional luncheon on the following day.
Date: June 11, 1951
Creator: Shepherd, E. Dale
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Pieces of Bailed and Bur Lapped Nursery Stock, June 1951] (open access)

[Invoice for Pieces of Bailed and Bur Lapped Nursery Stock, June 1951]

Invoice for items transported to Daniel W. Kempner by Southern Pacific Transport Company, including 20 pieces of bailed and burlapped nursery stock shipped by Griffing Nurseries, Texas inspection tag attached and tax 30.
Date: June 15, 1951
Creator: Southern Pacific Transport Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. M. Combs to Mr. I. H. Kempner, June 18, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from J. M. Combs to Mr. I. H. Kempner, June 18, 1951]

Letter from J. M. Combs to I. H. Kempner discussing estate tax collections. He explains that he is uninformed and will do more research before responding further.
Date: June 18, 1951
Creator: Combs, Jesse Martin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Griffing Nurseries, June 20, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Griffing Nurseries, June 20, 1951]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Griffing Nurseries discussing an order of shrubbery Mr. Kempner made and the issues with the two Yellow Leaf Ligustrum Japonicum's and the two Baker Pyramid Maurine T's and requesting they be removed from his bill.
Date: June 20, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Katherine Rike to Truett Latimer, June 15, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Katherine Rike to Truett Latimer, June 15, 1953]

Letter from Katherine Rike to Truett Latimer discussing how she is in Austin for an education course with five other teachers from her school and the unfortunate timing that the Legislature is not in session for the period she is meant to stay there.
Date: June 15, 1953
Creator: Rike, Katherine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Letter from J. B. Fowler to I. H. Kempner, June 17, 1953] (open access)

[Inter-Letter from J. B. Fowler to I. H. Kempner, June 17, 1953]

Inter-office letter from J. B. Fowler to I. H. Kempner discussing filing a suit against A. J. Cooper for a mortgage.
Date: June 17, 1953
Creator: Fowler, J. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Christian Church Youth Round Up - June 1954]

Photograph of the First Christian Church Youth Round up in June 1954. Kneeling in front, left to right are Jennilou Nowlin, Loralea Smith, Judy Dawson and Sarah Lowther. Standing on pavement holding banners, left to right are Jackie Hanson, Glynda Lowther, Robbie Wright, Sylvia Swearingen, Norma Moos, Carol Quinn, Alline Dawson, Cynthia Swearingen, Bowden Bertrand, and Lennie Stansbury (the parade director). Standing in wagon, left to right are Darrell Evans, Nathalie Bienvenue, Delmar Fussell, Jane Ashley, Janis Hickey, Elva Buroker, Sarah Brazil, Charlotte Pittman and Janet Addcox.
Date: June 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars Outside Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of a hearse and a fire truck parked in front of a Presbyterian church for Assistant Chief Ruie E. Akin's funeral in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: June 7, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firemen Standing at Attention Outside Station]

Photograph of a group of firemen in uniform standing at attention for Assistant Chief Ruie E. Akin's funeral, outside the central fire station in Beaumont, Texas. The first four men in the line, from left to right, are A. B. O'Quinn, John McReir, Onion Wilkerson, and Joe Curry. The ninth man from the left is Ed Grass, and the twelfth from the left is Frank Estes.
Date: June 7, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bernard Klein to I. H. Kempner, June 10, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Bernard Klein to I. H. Kempner, June 10, 1954]

Letter from Bernard Klein to I. H. Kempner requesting that Mr. Kempner make another donation to the Texas University Hillel Building Fund due to their continuing financial issues.
Date: June 10, 1954
Creator: Klein, Bernard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Bernard Klein, June 15, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Bernard Klein, June 15, 1954]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Bernard Klein handing a Cashier's check for $100.00 for donation to the Hillel Fund at Austin.
Date: June 15, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bernard Klein to I. H. Kempner, June 16, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Bernard Klein to I. H. Kempner, June 16, 1954]

Letter from Bernard Klein to I. H. Kempner thanking him for his financial contributions to the Texas University Hillel Building Fund.
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: Klein, Bernard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Youth Round Up Parade]

Photograph of the Youth Round Up Parade in Port Arthur, Texas. The parade is being led by a car pulling a wagon, three cars are following the first car. The parade is being led down a busy streets with a lot of stores and eateries.
Date: June 26, 1954
Creator: Beryl Crist Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Christian Church Youth Round Up Group]

Photograph of the First Christian Church Youth Round Up group. The members are sitting around a table and are painting. Standing - left to right: not known, Robert Kettrick, not known, not known, Robbie Wright, not known, not known, Betty Ann Murphy, not known. Seated - left to right: Darrelle Evans, Doris Cannon, Bobby Morgan, Sarah Brazie, Linda Douglas, Delmer Fussell, Bowden Bertrand, Sandra Brazie, Terry Trahan.
Date: June 28, 1954
Creator: J.C. Watkins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1955 vacation bible school class]

Photograph of the 34th Annual Vacation Bible School Class of June 13 to 24, 1955, held by the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Beaumont, Texas. Appearing in the photograph are children and adults. The class provided religious instruction through bible stories and songs as well as youth entertainment through games, movies and handicraft activities. The image was taken on the grounds of the church.
Date: 1955-06-13/1955-06-24
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Social Security Board Postcard] (open access)

[Social Security Board Postcard]

Postcard requesting information from the Social Security Board, filled out by Edgar Brown Sutherlin.
Date: June 25, 1955
Creator: United States. Social Security Board.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Cowboy riding home] captions transcript

[News Clip: Cowboy riding home]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about cowboy Ken Hendren riding from Beaumont, Texas to his home town of Kooskia, Idaho on horseback.
Date: June 30, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Cowboy riding home] (open access)

[News Script: Cowboy riding home]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about cowboy Ken Hendren riding from Beaumont, Texas to his home town of Kooskia, Idaho on horseback.
Date: June 30, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Flooded Streets]

Photograph of a flooded street resulting from Hurricane Audrey. A man riding a horse is in the middle of the street. On the left side of the photograph, there is a building with signs that say "Stilwell Service Station" and "Official Tire Inspection Here." In the background, there are other people wading through the water.
Date: June 27, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Hurricane smashes gulf coast] captions transcript

[News Clip: Hurricane smashes gulf coast]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Hurricane Audrey striking the Texas Gulf Coast, doing severe damage in the Sabine Pass region and claiming at least 11 lives.
Date: June 27, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Hurricane smashes gulf coast] (open access)

[News Script: Hurricane smashes gulf coast]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Hurricane Audrey striking the Texas Gulf Coast, doing severe damage in the Sabine Pass region and claiming at least 11 lives.
Date: June 27, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pleasure Island Damage]

Photograph of damage at Pleasure Island resulting from Hurricane Audrey. In the foreground, there are overturned amusement rides and an overturned chair. In the background, there is a Ferris wheel and a closed concession stand. Handwritten text below the photograph says "Hurricane Audrey June 1957."
Date: June 27, 1957
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: The week in review] captions transcript

[News Clip: The week in review]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story covering a review of the week's top news stories.
Date: June 29, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: The week in review] (open access)

[News Script: The week in review]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a review of the week's top news stories.
Date: June 29, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library