Cause Number E. 4010-J. Sanity Hearing, June 1966 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Sanity Hearing, June 1966

Court transcription for a sanity hearing in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby. The proceedings include examination of several witnesses, submissions of evidence, and statements by the attorneys. Index to witnesses and exhibits is at the start of the document; certifications of the transcript are at the end of the document, signed by the court reporter, the assistant district attorney, and the judge.
Date: June 21, 1966
Creator: Kinsey, E. B.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number 37,900. Amicus Curiae Brief for Appellant, Jack Ruby (open access)

Cause Number 37,900. Amicus Curiae Brief for Appellant, Jack Ruby

Photocopy of a legal brief compiled for Jack Ruby and filed by his defense attoneys in preparation for hearings in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. It is split into two volumes: (1) excerpts of transcripts and exhibits from Ruby's previous trial, with legal analysis, citations for previous cases and Texas laws, and (2) exhibits A-D providing other documentation. An index to topical arguments and other information for the first volume is at the start of the document.
Date: June 15, 1966
Creator: Tonahill, Joe H. & Colvin, Emmett, Jr.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Full Proceedings, 1963-1964, Second Supplemental Transcript (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Full Proceedings, 1963-1964, Second Supplemental Transcript

Court transcription documenting all proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby on the charge of "murder with malice." The proceedings include copies of all motions, statements, and other court filings made in the case after the first transcript and supplement were compiled. Index to filings and other information is at the start of the document.
Date: June 24, 1966
Creator: Shaw, Bill
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Pretrial Hearing on Sanity Trial, June 1966 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Pretrial Hearing on Sanity Trial, June 1966

Court transcription for a pretrial hearing in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby convened to discuss whether there will be a sanity trial for Ruby after the withdrawl of a previously-filed affidavit.
Date: June 17, 1966
Creator: Howell, Frank
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 67-352-P/2. Probate Case: Estate of Jack L. Ruby (open access)

Cause Number E. 67-352-P/2. Probate Case: Estate of Jack L. Ruby

Court transcription for a hearing in the probate case regarding the estate of Jack L. Ruby (alias Jack Rubenstein). The hearing includes examinations of several witnesses and statements by the attorneys. Index to witnesses and arguments is at the start of the document.
Date: June 21, 1967
Creator: Lyle, Jeanne Friou
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alumni J-TAC, June 1982 (open access)

Alumni J-TAC, June 1982

Alumni magazine of Tarleton State University providing information on events at the school and news about university students, staff, and alumni.
Date: June 1982
Creator: Tarleton State University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alumni J-TAC, June 1977 (open access)

Alumni J-TAC, June 1977

Alumni magazine of Tarleton State University providing information on events at the school and news about university students, staff, and alumni.
Date: June 1977
Creator: Tarleton State University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alumni J-TAC, June 1985 (open access)

Alumni J-TAC, June 1985

Alumni magazine of Tarleton State University providing information on events at the school and news about university students, staff, and alumni.
Date: June 1985
Creator: Tarleton State University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alumni J-TAC, June 1980 (open access)

Alumni J-TAC, June 1980

Alumni magazine of Tarleton State University providing information on events at the school and news about university students, staff, and alumni.
Date: June 1980
Creator: Tarleton State University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alumni J-TAC, June 1986 (open access)

Alumni J-TAC, June 1986

Alumni magazine of Tarleton State University providing information on events at the school and news about university students, staff, and alumni.
Date: June 1986
Creator: Tarleton State University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 75, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 26, 1974 (open access)

The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 75, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 26, 1974

Alumni edition of the Tarleton State University student newspaper providing information on events at the school and news about university students, staff, and alumni.
Date: June 26, 1974
Creator: Tarleton State University
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of the Kerr County Courthouse and Honoring the County Judges of Kerr County Past and Present 1856 to 2015 (open access)

History of the Kerr County Courthouse and Honoring the County Judges of Kerr County Past and Present 1856 to 2015

Pamphlet with a brief but detailed overview of the history of Kerrville, the history of the Kerr County Courthouse, and short sketches of the Kerr County Judges from 1856 to 2015.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Kerr Regional History Center
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Thelma Dees TWC Scrapbook] (open access)

[Thelma Dees TWC Scrapbook]

Scrapbook filled primarily with programs, flyers, clippings, and other ephemera related to time spent at Texas Woman's College. A small yearbook with the name, "Texas Woman's College and Conservatory", can be seen pasted onto the first page.
Date: 1916-06/1923-05-15
Creator: King, Thelma Dees
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #1] (open access)

[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #1]

Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. A Florida address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date: June 9, 1978
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Gun Holsters] (open access)

[Sam Myres' Gun Holsters]

Newspaper clipping that focuses on Sam Myres' history as a maker of holsters for the FBI and the Texas Rangers. The article goes on to say that Bill Myres, Sam Myres son, has gone on after his father's death to run the family business. The article includes two pictures, the top shows a Texas Department of Public Safety Officer wearing a Myres-designed holster. Below that, there is a picture of Myres and Captain John R. Hughes discussing a holster. The title article of the article is "El Paso Firm Helped Carry Guns of West."
Date: June 2, 1957
Creator: Myres, Sam
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Sweetwater Council Membership Card] (open access)

[Sam Myres' Sweetwater Council Membership Card]

Membership card issued by the Sweetwater Council of the Royal and Select Masters of Texas to S. D. Myres in 1953. The center of the card has a triangular logo for the group inside a stamped circle with the chapter's name. The back of the card says "This certifies that this Council is a regularly Chartered and Constituted Council under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Council, Royal and Select Masters of Texas."
Date: June 24, 1953
Creator: Royal and Select Masters (Masonic order). Sweetwater Council.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos, February 14, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos, February 14, 1986]

Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos mentioning that he never received a package that Duclos told him to expect and discussing his recent tragic turn of personal events. The envelope includes addresses for both men and is postmarked June 6, 1987.
Date: June 4, 1987
Creator: Ohlemeyer, W. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #4] (open access)

[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #4]

Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. An Illinois address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date: June 9, 1978
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #3] (open access)

[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #3]

Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. A New York address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date: June 9, 1978
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, June 2, 1899] (open access)

[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, June 2, 1899]

Check made out to S. D. Myres for six dollars and forty cents on an S. D. Myres company check. It is signed by J. F Newman under the auspices of Thomas Trammell & Co., Bankers, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: June 2, 1899
Creator: Newman, J. F.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #5] (open access)

[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #5]

Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. A Texas address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date: June 9, 1978
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #7] (open access)

[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #7]

Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. A Pennsylvania address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date: June 9, 1978
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #2] (open access)

[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #2]

Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. A Florida address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date: June 9, 1978
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill Myres wearing Jack Thompson's Buscadero belt] (open access)

[Bill Myres wearing Jack Thompson's Buscadero belt]

Newspaper clipping that depicts Bill Myres in a brown suit wearing a Buscadero belt. The article that is under the picture talks about Sam Myres' longevity as a leather maker. His business is known to produce dependable and good quality items. Now that Sam Myres has passed, his son, Bill Myres, has taken over the business and continues to produce S.D. Myres Saddle Company products.
Date: June 2, 1957
Creator: Wilke, L. A.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History