Photograph of Bob Carlquist speaking to the conference attendees during the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Carlquist is seen standing behind the podium that reads, "Omni Corpus Christi Hotel" and displays the TDNA emblem. Two women are seen sitting at the table to the right of the podium, the woman in yellow identified as Rebecca Baldwin by her name plate.

Photograph of Billy Joe "Red" McCombs of McCombs Enterprises, guest speaking at the 2004 Texas Daily News Association (TDNA) annual conference held in Corpus Christi. McCombs is seen standing at a podium and speaking into the microphone as he addresses the guests of the conference.

Photograph of an unidentified man speaking into the microphone during the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Donnis Baggett (left), and Fred Hartman (center) are seen standing against the wall and listening to the man address the other attendees in the audience during the conference.

Photograph of a Donnis Baggett (right) handing an engraved plaque to an unidentified man who is receiving the award from the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. The plaque reads, "TDNA. Texas Daily Newspaper Association. "Bright Idea" Award. For Outstanding Newspaper Self Promotion Campaign. Houston Chronicle. "Hotspot" Over 100,000. 2003"

Sidebar published in the April 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine about jazz festivals across Texas.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …