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[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977] (open access)

[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]

Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date: January 14, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-469 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-469

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: May the State Highway Commission, under authority of Article 6673a, V.C.S., sell surplus land improvements to the County of Maverick for the established value without requesting sealed bids from the general public, when the intended use to be made of the property by the County of Maverick is for another public use viz, county roads warehouse.
Date: July 23, 1965
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Eagle Pass Post Office] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Eagle Pass Post Office]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Eagle Pass Post Office, in Eagle Pass, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1996
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Church of the Redeemer] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Church of the Redeemer]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Church of the Redeemer, in Eagle Pass, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1979
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: The S. P. Simpson, Jr., House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: The S. P. Simpson, Jr., House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the S. P. Simpson, Jr., House, in Eagle Pass, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1972
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, February 27, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, February 27, 1998

Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, named Texas Woman of the Century, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Reeves talks about her life in Eagle Pass and San Antonio Texas, her education as the only female in her law school class, her career as a high school schoolteacher, and her horseback riding experience at Camp Waldemar. She describes organizing a girls' riding group, called "The Lassos," with whom she performed at the World's Fair in New York in 1938 and Washington D.C. Mrs. Reeves also briefly discusses the sheep ranching she did with her husband, Jack Reeves, the flood of 1928, and the flood of 1932.
Date: February 27, 1998
Creator: Witt, Gerald & Reeves, Connie Douglas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Robert E. Lee Building] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Robert E. Lee Building]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Lee Building, in Eagle Pass, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1962
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joe Schmerber, December 5, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Joe Schmerber, December 5, 2017

Transcript of an interview with Joe Schmerber, who worked for and helped establish departments in Mooney Aircraft Company and Bridgestone Tires. The interview discusses his parents, early years as one of nine children, his work experience, education, interest in aviation, and family life. Copies of photographs follow the transcript.
Date: December 5, 2017
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Schmerber, Joe Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History