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[Advertisement from Houston Times All-Church Press for Political Advertising]
Advertisement from Houston Times All-Church Press for Political Advertising. "As your MESSENGERS TO These Influential and Civic-Working Voters, Use The Houston Times With 81 Separate Local Newspapers Each One Edited by the Reader's Own Pastor." The advertisement also boasts, "ONLY 3 1/2 Cents Per Paper"; "LEAD Your Race from the Start."
Date:
1954
Creator:
Houston Times All-Church Press
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial View of Danevang School
Aerial photograph of Danevang School in Danevang, Texas. It is the largest building in the photograph: a single-story structure with a mansard roof with dark shingles and several windows on the first floor. A small playground to the right consists of a few see-saws and a swing set. Further right, a basketball court can be seen. To the left, there appears to be a gas station. The building is amidst a large, rural farm area. Besides the gas station and the school building, there are only a few other buildings, possibly homes, and land that has been tilled.
Date:
October 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Angelita Cisneros]
An affidavit from Angelita Cisneros in which she states she is a dependent of Private Abel Cisneros and is making a request for a dependency discharge. The document is neither signed nor notarized.
Date:
June 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Angelita
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-30]
An affidavit from Dolores Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. Dolores listed the family's monthly living expenses and provided information about her medical condition. The document was signed and notarized on June 30, 1954.
Date:
June 30, 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09]
An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros with her request for a hardship discharge for her husband, Private Abel Cisneros. The document is signed but not dated or notarized in September 1954.
Date:
September 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30]
An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros made for the purpose of procuring a dependency discharge for her husband, Private Abel Cisneros. The document was not signed by Mrs. Cisneros.
Date:
September 30, 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30]
An affidavit from Dolores Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. Dolores lists the family's monthly living expenses and provides information about her medical condition. The document is not signed and has John J. Herrera as the Harris County Notary Public.
Date:
September 30, 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - June, 1954]
An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. The purpose of the affidavit was to procure a dependency discharge for her husband. The document contains the signature of Mrs. Cisneros. The name of the Wharton County Notary Public and the exact date in June, 1954 were left blank.
Date:
June 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Matilde Cisneros - 1954]
An affidavit from Matilde Cisneros, mother of Private Abel Cisneros. The purpose of the affidavit was to petition the United States Army for a dependency discharge for her son, Abel Cisneros. The document is not signed.
Date:
1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Matilde
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Attachment to letter from John J. Herrera to J.C. Machuca - 1954-01-19]
Attachment to a letter from John J. Herrera to the Honorable J.C. Machuca where at the request of Machuca, Herrera summarizes his accomplishments as National President of LULAC. This attachment includes mention of the increase in the expansion of the organization as well as council formation, widespread increase in LULAC awareness, LULAC's involvement with the fight against the Pecos Texas School segregation and collaboration with other Latin American organizations.
Date:
January 19, 1954
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[District 8 Convention of League of United Latin American Citizens Agenda, May 23, 1954]
Agenda for the District VIII Convention of League of United Latin American Citizens from May 23, 1954. It includes the names of presenters like John J. Herrera, Felix Tijerina, Frank Pinedo and many others.
Date:
May 23, 1954
Creator:
LULAC Council #227 Baytown, Texas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day, San Jacinto Monument - 1954-04-21]
Draft of the speech delivered by John J. Herrera on April 21, 1954, marking the one hundred and eighteenth anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Herrera compares the Battle of San Jacinto to the Korean War and states that "Our Texas men are proving themselves again and again defenders of the American way of life." Herrera spoke on behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens and presented an offering to the memory of those who died in the Battle of San Jacinto.
Date:
April 21, 1954
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera - 1954-09-07]
Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera in Houston, Texas from Private Abel Cisneros at Camp Gordon, Georgia.
Date:
September 7, 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Abel
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Abel Cisneros to Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-12]
Envelope sent by Private Abel Cisneros at Fort Bliss, Texas to his wife Lola Cisneros in Wharton, Texas. The envelope is postmarked in El Paso, Texas on June 12, 1954.
Date:
June 12, 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Abel
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Elizabeth Bean, April 21, 1954]
Funeral program for Mrs. Elizabeth Bean. The funeral was held Wednesday, April 21, 1954 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiated by E. A. Smith. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in U.B.F. Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
April 21, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Ellen Johnson, May 17, 1954]
Funeral program for Mrs. Ellen Johnson. The funeral was held Monday, May 17, 1954 at Second Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. S. H. James, Pastor. Funeral arrangements were made through Carter Undertaking Company and she was buried in City Cemetery No. 3 in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
May 17, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for John Allen Pulliams, Sr., October 12, 1954
Funeral program for John Allen Pulliams, Sr. The funeral was held Tuesday, October 12, 1954 at Mt. Zion First Baptist Church, officiated by C. Wm. Black. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and he was buried in Eastview Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
October 12, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Minnie N. Nobles, July 24, 1954]
Funeral program for Mrs. Minnie N. Nobles, died July 21, 1954. The funeral was held Saturday, July 24, 1954 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. E. A. Smith, Minister. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Southern Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
July 24, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Sarah Elaine Brady, September 8, 1954]
Funeral program for Mrs. Sarah Elaine Brady. The funeral was held Wednesday, September 8, 1954 at St. Paul Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. E. A. Smith, Minister. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Eastview Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
September 8, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Wiley L. Walker, August 21, 1954]
Funeral program for Wiley L. Walker. The funeral was held August 21, 1954 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. E. A. Smith. Funeral arrangements were made through G. J. Sutton, and he was buried in the U.B.F. and S.M.T. Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
August 21, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Harton Family Reunion]
Photograph of adult men and women during the 1954 Harton family reunion. The majority of the people pictured are seated along tables that fill up most of the room. There are a few people standing in the back. Plates, cups, and other dishware has been set on the tables. Although names have been provided, no comprehensive record exists to match names to individuals. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph reads, "Our first Harton reunion".
Date:
July 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
John Herrera wants tighter insurance laws
Newspaper clipping about John J. Herrera published in the Houston Chronicle on July 9, 1954. The article, entitled "John Herrera Wants Tighter Insurance Laws", discusses Herrera's history and experience as well as his commitment to tighter insurance laws if elected to legislature. The clipping also includes a photograph of Herrera.
Date:
July 9, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Judgement against the State of Texas]
Supreme Court of the United States, case number 406, October term, 1953. Pete Hernández v. the State of Texas. Hernández had appealed the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals of the State of Texas.
Date:
May 3, 1954
Creator:
United States. Supreme Court
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Judgement against the State of Texas, page seven]
Supreme Court of the United States, case number 406, October term, 1953. Pete Hernández v. the State of Texas. Hernández had appealed the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals of the State of Texas.
Date:
May 3, 1954
Creator:
United States. Supreme Court
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History