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[Clipping: Report of Condition, December 31, 1954] (open access)

[Clipping: Report of Condition, December 31, 1954]

Clipping from Imperial Bank & Trust Company describing a report of condition for assets and liabilities.
Date: December 31, 1954
Creator: Imperial Bank & Trust Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Medical Fraternity Presents Sister Pin to Dr. May Owen] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Medical Fraternity Presents Sister Pin to Dr. May Owen]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Dr. May Owen receiving a sister pin in Alpha Kappa Kappa, for a traditionally male medical fraternity at Baylor University. The article mentions that Dr. Owen's protegee, Dr. Charles Rush, presented the pin.
Date: December 2, 1954
Creator: Radio Post
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Louisiana Loses Intrastate Rate Appeal to High Court, November 27, 1954] (open access)

[Clipping: Louisiana Loses Intrastate Rate Appeal to High Court, November 27, 1954]

Newspaper clipping about Louisiana losing an intrastate rate appeal to the high court.
Date: November 27, 1954
Creator: Traffic World
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Interracial Group Elects Crossman] (open access)

[Clipping: Interracial Group Elects Crossman]

Clipping of an article on the Dallas Times Herald regarding the election of officials during a meeting for the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. Jerome Crossman was reelected as president due to his high contribution to the Hamilton Park housing project. Vice-presidents, M.J. Norell, John E. Mitchell, and R.L Thornton along with secretary and assistant secretary, Vincent L. Rohloff and Ben H. Wooten, respectively, were elected during the meeting as well.
Date: October 24, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Sugar Mill Started Production in 1843] (open access)

[Clipping: Sugar Mill Started Production in 1843]

Clipping describing the Imperial Sugar Refinery in Houston and the history of Sugarland.
Date: August 15, 1954
Creator: The Houston Post
System: The Portal to Texas History
John Herrera wants tighter insurance laws (open access)

John Herrera wants tighter insurance laws

Newspaper clipping about John J. Herrera published in the Houston Chronicle on July 9, 1954. The article, entitled "John Herrera Wants Tighter Insurance Laws", discusses Herrera's history and experience as well as his commitment to tighter insurance laws if elected to legislature. The clipping also includes a photograph of Herrera.
Date: July 9, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brady Standard, Volume 46, Number 28, June, 1954 (open access)

The Brady Standard, Volume 46, Number 28, June, 1954

Bi-weekly news publication for McCulloch County, Texas. This volume's front page article highlights the newly built Methodist Church in Brady, Texas. The back of the page shows advertisements for area businesses.
Date: June 25, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Bridge To Be Named For Senator, Engineer Quits Job 'by Request'] (open access)

[Clipping: Bridge To Be Named For Senator, Engineer Quits Job 'by Request']

Clipping from The Post's Texas News Service describing a bridge over the Brazos River that will be named after Senator Neveille H. Colson. The second article discusses George Fachinger's resignation from Acting City Engineer.
Date: June 25, 1954
Creator: The Post's Texas News Service
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Emergency Drive Eyed] (open access)

[Clipping: Emergency Drive Eyed]

Clipping describing an emergency fund drive for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Also discussed are funds needed for polio vaccine trials.
Date: June 25, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: City Okays $140,000 For Sewer Line] (open access)

[Clipping: City Okays $140,000 For Sewer Line]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas Times Herald, Dallas about how the city approves for a sewer line for $140,000. Dallas councilmen have decided to invest in the sewer line in order to serve the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Corporation Hamilton Park Addition Project. The $140,000 will be refunded back to the corporation due to a contract, while the original contract stated that the corporation would be the one to finance the sewer line construction.
Date: May 11, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: New 173-Acre Housing Area Dedicated Sunday] (open access)

[Clipping: New 173-Acre Housing Area Dedicated Sunday]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas Star Post regarding the new 173-acre housing area in Hamilton Park. The mayor of Dallas, prominent Black leaders, and members of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association were at Hamilton Park to conduct the formal opening ceremony for the new houses that were built of the housing shortage. The plan is progressing successfully, as fifty of the six hundred homes have been built with seventy percent already being sold.
Date: May 8, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Opening Rites Held At Hamilton Park] (open access)

[Clipping: Opening Rites Held At Hamilton Park]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas Daily Times Herald regarding the formal opening ceremony of the new development of Hamilton Park, which was sponsored by Jerome Crossman, the president of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. Dallas city officials, prominent black citizens, and other elected officials from the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association were present at the opening and are optimistic about Dallas' growth as a city and community. Fifty of the six hundred homes have been built, which seventy-nine percent of the homes have been sold before the ceremony.
Date: May 3, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Rites Dedicate Housing Area] (open access)

[Clipping: Rites Dedicate Housing Area]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News regarding the houses that were built in Hamilton Park. Mayor R.L. Thornton Jr., along with prominent Black leaders and citizens joined together to celebrate the new houses that aim to end the housing shortage. The mayor is optimistic that Hamilton Park's new homes will create a city that will serve everyone and create a balanced environment in Dallas.
Date: May 3, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Dream Comes True For Happy Couple] (open access)

[Clipping: Dream Comes True For Happy Couple]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News about a couple residing in one of the newly built homes in Hamilton Park. The couple is excited to be moving into their new home as they hoped to have a home of their own. A formal opening ceremony of the development of Hamilton Park is planned to be held to thank the contributions of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association that built an improved community in black neighborhoods that were dealing with housing shortages.
Date: May 2, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Formal Opening To Be Held For New Negro Subdivision] (open access)

[Clipping: Formal Opening To Be Held For New Negro Subdivision]

Clipping of an article from the Daily Timed Herald, Dallas about the construction of homes in the Hamiton Park subdivision. A celebration regarding the newly built homes will be held with the president of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association, Jerome Crossman. Although the main goal of the project is to build homes, the association also wants to improve Hamilton Park by adding a shopping center, churches, parks, as well as adding sewer lines.
Date: May 2, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Formal Opening Today... Hamilton Park] (open access)

[Clipping: Formal Opening Today... Hamilton Park]

Clipping of an advertisement of the open house events and ceremonies due to the new development in Hamilton Park. The advertisement states and shows pictures that the new homes are modern and have many amenities included in them. It also mentions that the homes were built for black families living in Dallas by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association.
Date: May 2, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: New Negro Housing Addition Formal Opening Set Sunday] (open access)

[Clipping: New Negro Housing Addition Formal Opening Set Sunday]

Clipping of an article on the Dallas Daily Times Herald regarding the opening ceremony of the development of Hamilton Park. Jerome Crossman, the president of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association plans to build more homes in the 173-acre area after building fifty homes. The association has also built a three-mile-long sewer line along with improved gas, electricity, paving, and curving; other buildings, such as a shopping center, schools, and churches are also planned to be built.
Date: April 23, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Down Texas Way] (open access)

[Clipping: Down Texas Way]

Newspaper clipping about the school board of Houston's decision to not renew Dr. George W. Ebey's contract, the deputy superintendent of schools, Houston, Texas.
Date: March 22, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Thinking Out Loud] (open access)

[Clipping: Thinking Out Loud]

Clipping of Lynn Landrum's "Thinking Out Loud," regarding the topic of helping others. Landrum hopes to see people helping one another in times of need since people are part of a community. Her poem serves as an abstract before an article about the goals and considerations for the Hamilton Park project.
Date: March 8, 1954
Creator: Landrum, Lynn
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: First Homes To Be Completed in Hamilton Park Addition] (open access)

[Clipping: First Homes To Be Completed in Hamilton Park Addition]

Clipping of an article from the Daily Times Herald regarding the first families that have become residents in the new homes of Hamilton Park. The goal to improve the housing shortage in Hamilton Park was a three-year-long project by the president of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association, Jerome Crossman; he also aims to construct more facilities in the 173-acre tract as well. Out of the fifty fully-constructed homes, most have already been sold by the new residents.
Date: March 4, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Auction Announcement for Sutherlin Jewelers] (open access)

[Auction Announcement for Sutherlin Jewelers]

News clipping announcing an auction at Sutherlin Jewelers. It includes a small article on Edgar B. Sutherlin's retirement, and lays out all items that are for sale.
Date: February 25, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Roy Mattox Dies in Jacksonville] (open access)

[Clipping: Roy Mattox Dies in Jacksonville]

A newspaper clipping with a circled article titled "Roy Mattox Dies in Jacksonville". The article is printed by The Clinch County News, dated February 5, 1954. Carswell handwrites on the clipping that Mattox was a childhood friend and neighbor.
Date: February 5, 1954
Creator: Clinch County News
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well done, Mr. Shepperd (open access)

Well done, Mr. Shepperd

Clipping of an article in The Waco News-Tribune about Texas attorney general John Ben Shepperd and his accomplishments, while in office, for the state of Texas. The article addresses Shepperd's foil of a "Communist inspired plot". It also elaborates on Shepperd's staff and his accomplishments on "a staggering amount of legal labor expended on behalf of the people of Texas." There is an emphasis at the end of the return of unused budget money to the state treasury, a show of his "efficiency" while in office.
Date: January 22, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Lord Norwich Dies Aboard Luxury Liner] (open access)

[Clipping: Lord Norwich Dies Aboard Luxury Liner]

Clipping describing the death of Alfred Duff Cooper aboard a luxury liner.
Date: January 2, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History