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La Caliente Tortillas (open access)

La Caliente Tortillas

Article about tortilla warming on gas heaters. The article details an incident where a Mexican American called "Pedro" was burned when lighting a gas heater to warm a tortilla, leading Tom Watson to turn off the gas and end the practice of heating tortillas in Ore Storage. Contains handwritten notes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tin Types (open access)

Tin Types

Clipping of heading only for monthly newsletter, Tin Types. This issue is volume IV, number 8.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Tin Processing Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper clippings about the election of Dr. May Owen to two positions] (open access)

[Newspaper clippings about the election of Dr. May Owen to two positions]

Newspaper clippings of articles about Dr. May Owen's election to president of the Tarrant County Medical Society, and her election to president of the Texas Society of Pathologtsts
Date: {1947-01-28,1947-03-07}
Creator: Fort Worth Press
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Devoted Doctor Given Honor by Pathologists] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Devoted Doctor Given Honor by Pathologists]

Newspaper clipping of an article discussing the Texas Society of Pathologists presentation of the George T. Caldwell award to Dr. May Owen. The article details Dr. Owen's career, accomplishments, typical daily routine, and testimony from other medical professionals about her character. The article includes a photo of Dr. Owen receiving the award from Dr. J. L. Goforth, the previous year's winner.
Date: January 25, 1958
Creator: Justice, Blair
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article: Obituaries] (open access)

[Article: Obituaries]

A series of obituaries in the Texas Medical Association's June 1988 Texas Medicine journal. Those listed in the obituaries included Dr. May Owen, Dr. William Frank Renfrow, Dr. Louis Reed Robey, Dr. Hampton C. Robinson, Dr. Lowell Edison Rutledge, Dr. Cassie Elizabeth Stuermer, Dr. Robert W. B. Terrell, Dr. Robert H. Thomason, and Dr. Leopoldo Villareal.
Date: June 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper clippings about Dr. May Owen attending events] (open access)

[Newspaper clippings about Dr. May Owen attending events]

Newspaper clippings about Dr. May Owen. One of the articles discusses the presentation of a gold-headed cane to a student at the University of Texas, one article discusses a Galveston County Medical Society awards ceremony, one article announces Dr. Owen's election to President of Texas Medical Association, and two identical articles about Dr. Owen speaking at a Texas Nursing Home Association convention.
Date: {1960-04-13,1960-04-20,1960-05-27,1960-11-06}
Creator: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clippings: Kempner Family] (open access)

[Newspaper Clippings: Kempner Family]

Three newspaper clippings mentioning or containing pictures of the Kempner. The first clipping discusses marriage and relationship gossip, including the marriage of Mary Jeane Kempner to Mr. Oakleigh Thorne Lewis, the second clipping mentions H. Kempner's appointment as a director for the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co., and the last clipping contains a partial photograph of a young woman in a fancy dress sitting down next to a man.
Date: 1949-03-02~
Creator: New York American
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight] (open access)

[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP being honored for their service in WWII at the seventh annual Texas Aviation Hall of Fame induction gala. Portions of other articles are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 26, 2004
Creator: Bishop, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight] (open access)

[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP being honored for their service in WWII at the seventh annual Texas Aviation Hall of Fame induction gala. Portions of other articles are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 26, 2004
Creator: Bishop, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "8th Annual Spirit of Flight Air Show"] (open access)

[Clipping: "8th Annual Spirit of Flight Air Show"]

Guide to the 1998 Spirit of Flight Airshow held from April 25 to April 26 in Galveston County, Texas. The guide includes information about the Aviation Hall of Fame, the Lone Star Flight Museum, women in aviation, a schedule of events, and biographies of personalities attending the event.
Date: April 25, 1998
Creator: The Daily News
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women Pilots given their due by Museum of Flight] (open access)

[Clipping: Women Pilots given their due by Museum of Flight]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP being honored for their service in WWII at the seventh annual Texas Aviation Hall of Fame induction gala. Portions of other articles are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 26, 2004
Creator: Bishop, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Illies/Justine Building, (newspaper)] (open access)

[Illies/Justine Building, (newspaper)]

Photograph of the Illies/Justine Building in Galveston, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping of the News Section of a Newspaper] (open access)

[Clipping of the News Section of a Newspaper]

Newspaper clipping about a recent storm, the damage it caused, the accidental electrocution of a man, and fishing boats that failed to return before the storm began.
Date: 19XX
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Dance Team to Feature Wayne King Review Monday] (open access)

[Clipping: Dance Team to Feature Wayne King Review Monday]

Newspaper clipping with pictures of members of the Kempner family on one side and an article of a dancing event that will soon occur on the other side. A weekly YWCA calender is also included in the article.
Date: 19XX
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Town that Sugar Built] (open access)

[Clipping: The Town that Sugar Built]

Clipping, written by Anne Pashkoff, from the Houston Chronicle describing the history of Sugar Land, Texas, and the Imperial Sugar Company.
Date: September 15, 1971
Creator: The Houston Chronicle
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New Library Marks Another Island 'First'] (open access)

[Clipping: New Library Marks Another Island 'First']

Clipping, written by June Angerstein, from the Galveston Daily News describing the opening of the Moody Memorial Wing of the Rosenberg Library with construction and amenity details.
Date: August 22, 1971
Creator: The Galveston Daily News
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Library Gallery Shows Coastal Growth] (open access)

[Clipping: Library Gallery Shows Coastal Growth]

Clipping from the Galveston Daily News, with four articles, describing available rooms and features at the Rosenberg Library in Galveston, Texas.
Date: August 22, 1972
Creator: The Galveston Daily News
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Prohibition, Senate Votes Hike State Poll Tax Total] (open access)

[Clipping: Prohibition, Senate Votes Hike State Poll Tax Total]

Newspaper clipping about the poll tax payments in some Texas counties such as Dallas, Galveston, Orange, Harris, and Tom Green.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Associated Press
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Automobile"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Automobile"]

Clipping of newspaper classified advertisements describing automobiles for sale. Listed for sale is a four-door touring Cadillac owned by D. W. Kempner.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: County Tax Rate Slashed 18 Cents] (open access)

[Clipping: County Tax Rate Slashed 18 Cents]

Clipping describing the decrease in Galveston County taxes, and other changes in taxes by the county.
Date: 1949~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'The Music Man' will benefit AIDS patients] (open access)

[Clipping: 'The Music Man' will benefit AIDS patients]

A Daily News clipping about "The Music Man" being performed as an AIDS benefit event.
Date: July 14, 1990
Creator: Tinsley, Ben
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Paris Rites Are Held for D. W. Kempner] (open access)

[Clipping: Paris Rites Are Held for D. W. Kempner]

Newspaper clipping announcing Paris funeral services for D. W. Kempner that includes biographical information for Kempner.
Date: 1956-10~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: D. W. Kempner Dies in Paris] (open access)

[Clipping: D. W. Kempner Dies in Paris]

Newspaper clipping announcing the death of D. W. Kempner in Paris.
Date: October 15, 1956
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: McCallum Named As President of Cotton Shippers] (open access)

[Clipping: McCallum Named As President of Cotton Shippers]

Clipping describing the appointment of Robert D. McCallum as President of Cotton Shippers and Harris L. Kempner as Vice President.
Date: 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History