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[Dividend Check for Pillsbury Mills, Inc., December 2, 1946] (open access)

[Dividend Check for Pillsbury Mills, Inc., December 2, 1946]

Dividend check for Pillsbury Mills Inc. in the amount of forty cents (40c) per share for shares held by November 13, 1946.
Date: December 2, 1946
Creator: Pilsbury Millis Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Basil L. Walters to T. N. Carswell - December 9, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Basil L. Walters to T. N. Carswell - December 9, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Basil L. Walters, Vice-President and Executive Editor, Minneapolis Star Journal and Tribune, dated December 9, 1941. Walters advises Carswell that the song lyrics of "Ballad for Americans", written by a WPA worker, is what expresses his definition of Americanism writing that the chorus asks: "And who are you?" The voice answers back: "I am America." "Our country's strong, Our country's young. And it's greatest songs are yet unsung ― Our marching song will come again."
Date: December 9, 1941
Creator: Walters, Basil L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to F. Peavey Heffelfinger, March 5, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to F. Peavey Heffelfinger, March 5, 1948]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to F. Peavey Heffelfinger discussing Kempner's favor for the Democratic party and why he is against the Republican party.
Date: March 5, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. F. Pavey Heffelfinger to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac H. Kempner, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. F. Pavey Heffelfinger to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac H. Kempner, 1948]

Letter from Mrs. F. Peavey Heffelfinger to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac H. Kempner urging them to pledge their vote and offer a donation to the presidential campaign of Harold Stassen.
Date: 1948?
Creator: Heffelfinger, Elizabeth Bradley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Sophie Gabrick to Captain Charles R. Griggs, May 17, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Sophie Gabrick to Captain Charles R. Griggs, May 17, 1945]

Letter from Mrs. Sophie Gabrick - written by Mrs. C. R. Carlson - to Captain Charles R. Griggs thanking him for his letter regarding her son's death. She thanks Griggs and the other men and women for their service and hopes that the war will be over soon. Included, also, is the envelope the letter was delivered in.
Date: May 17, 1945
Creator: Gabrick, Sophie & Carlson, Mrs. C. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Sophie Gabrick to the Commanding Officer of Company B] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Sophie Gabrick to the Commanding Officer of Company B]

Letter from Mrs. Sophie Gabrick to the commanding officer of Company B - 49th Armored Infantry Battalion written by Mrs. C. R. Carlson. The letter mostly concerns the status of Gabrick's son, Victor R. Gabrink, also the brother of Carlson; the letter asks for word to be given to them "at your earliest possible moment."
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: Gabrick, Sophie & Carlson, Mrs. C. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruth Iten to Daniel W. Kempner, May 23, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Ruth Iten to Daniel W. Kempner, May 23, 1944]

Letter from Ruth Iten to Daniel W. Kempner discussing many trips, including a fishing trip, and asking to come into work on a later date.
Date: May 23, 1944
Creator: Iten, Ruth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History