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My Grandparent's Ancestry (open access)

My Grandparent's Ancestry

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the author's grandmother's and grandfather's ancestry, Fransiscia (McIntire) Dominquez and Alex Dominquez, respectively.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Dominquez, Tommy
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dowes of Pinto Canyon (open access)

The Dowes of Pinto Canyon

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Orin Curtis Dowe and Millie Wilson Dowe of Pinto Canyon, who met while O. C. Dowe was a Texas Ranger attempting to capture smugglers crossing the Mexico-Texas border.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Shurley, Mike
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Biography of George Dawson (open access)

The Biography of George Dawson

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the rancher George Dawson from Shafter, Texas, who during his lifetime managed two large ranges, "El Rancho Del Pajorito" and "La Mora." In 1918, Dawson was called to the Army for World War I and was stationed in France for a year. Dawson spent the remainder of his life maintaining the two ranches with his wife, Juana Dawson, who was the main contributor of the information in this paper.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Bustillos, Albert, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1966-04-21] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1966-04-21]

Speech by John J. Herrera delivered at the San Jacinto Monument on April 21, 1965. The speech refers to President Lyndon Johnson's recent trip to Mexico City.
Date: April 21, 1966
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-619 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-619

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a referral selling plan constitutes a lottery.
Date: February 21, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-714 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-714

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Under Article 14.21, V.C.S., Taxation-General, what is the authority of the County Judge to act as agent or representative of the Comptroller of Public Accounts and related questions?
Date: June 21, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-728 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-728

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Authority of a county to employ a Justice of the Peace for the purpose of interviewing land owners in connection with the acquisition of road right-of-way.
Date: July 21, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-778 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-778

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Taxability for inheritance tax purposes of Texas real estate belonging to a non-resident decedent under submitted facts.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-779 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-779

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the commissioners court may expend county funds to pay for telephone service between the offices of the county and district clerks at the county seat and the Texarkana Telephone Exchange. Whether the District Clerk of Bowie County is authorized to establish and maintain a full time branch office in the city of Texarkana.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-780 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-780

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Construction of Article 2806, Vernon’s Civil Statutes, as amended by House Bill 166, Acts of the 59th Legislature, Regular Session, Chapter 37, p. 101.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Account Statement for Matthew Bender & Company, March 1966] (open access)

[Account Statement for Matthew Bender & Company, March 1966]

Account statement of H. Kempner with entries of balance forwarded of $71.40 and debit amount of $81.60. Stamped paid on April 16th, 1966.
Date: March 21, 1966
Creator: Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Ashton Villa] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Ashton Villa]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Ashton Villa, in Galveston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: December 21, 1966
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marfa Border Patrol (open access)

Marfa Border Patrol

This is a research paper written by Gilbert Gonzales for an American History Class at Marfa High School on November 21. 1966. It gives an account of the history of the Border Patrol at Marfa, Texas from its beginning in 1923. It has information about the various patrolmen. It describes the smuggling operations taking place on the Texas-Mexico border at that time.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Gonzales, Gilbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barb Wire (open access)

Barb Wire

Research paper written by Robert White about the history of barbed wire. The paper mentions several individuals who obtained patents for differing types of barbed wire. This paper was written in 1966 for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: White, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Williams & Meyers Oil and Gas Terms Pamphlet, 2nd Edition, Volume One] (open access)

[Invoice for Williams & Meyers Oil and Gas Terms Pamphlet, 2nd Edition, Volume One]

Invoice for items ordered by H. Kempner including Williams and Meyers Oil and Gas Terms Pamphlet, 2nd edition, Volume 1 worth $7.09.
Date: October 21, 1966
Creator: Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Group: Lawton Constitution, "Rights Ordinance Studied" (open access)

The Group: Lawton Constitution, "Rights Ordinance Studied"

Article from the Lawton Constitution, "Rights Ordinance Studied."
Date: June 21, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History