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Ferree pens letters about Cameron jail (open access)

Ferree pens letters about Cameron jail

Newspaper clipping about Frank Ferree's letters complaining about the quality of food in the Brownsville, Texas jail, hand-dated July 8, 1952.
Date: July 8, 1952
Creator: unknown
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
[Clipping: Abilene Map] (open access)

[Clipping: Abilene Map]

Newspaper clipping of a map of Abilene Texas.
Date: July 22, 1956
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Flaming Cross Burns in Yard at Rayburn Home] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Flaming Cross Burns in Yard at Rayburn Home]

Two newspaper clippings of an article about a cross burned in the driveway of Speaker Sam Rayburn's home, Thursday, July 26, 1956. The second clipping is a continuation of the content in the first clipping. The article includes information about an FBI investigation, Sam Rayburn's opinion on the act, and an editorial note condemning the supposed nature of the act.
Date: July 27, 1956
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston attorney writes of Latin American loyalty to United States (open access)

Houston attorney writes of Latin American loyalty to United States

Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper of a letter written by John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to a Mrs. Jackson, titled "Houston Attorney Writes of Latin American Loyalty to United States", hand-dated July, 1950.
Date: July 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Dallas Utilities Supervisor Says Public Can Help Improve Taxi Service] (open access)

[Clipping: Dallas Utilities Supervisor Says Public Can Help Improve Taxi Service]

Clipping of an article on The Call regarding the taxi service that is aiming to improve in Dallas. There are five, small, separate companies currently that are not as productive as one large taxi service, and the Dallas Utilities supervisor does not know what to do how to fix the poor service on the taxi service among Black people. In order to improve the service, it will start with bettering the distribution and dispatching system with a fully-equipped radio in cabs that run around predominantly Black areas.
Date: July 24, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Esquire Girl by Al Moore "Flippancy" (open access)

The Esquire Girl by Al Moore "Flippancy"

A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an auburn Esquire girl cast as a "queen of hearts" character playing with a deck of cards and a magician's hat. On the following page is a western painting of Daniel Boone coming to the rescue of an American soldier by Ken Riley for the July 1950 edition of Esquire Magazine.
Date: July 1950
Creator: Moore, Al & Riley, Ken
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Modern Cotton Testing Laboratory Opened In Paris Is Made Available To All Mills] (open access)

[Clipping: Modern Cotton Testing Laboratory Opened In Paris Is Made Available To All Mills]

Clipping describing a cotton testing laboratory opened in Paris, France that will accept cotton from any mill for testing.
Date: July 3, 1953
Creator: The Cotton Trade Journal
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New Negro Housing] (open access)

[Clipping: New Negro Housing]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News regarding the status of the Hamilton Park project. The project is sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association and their aim was to build 700 new homes as well as to improve the living conditions for the residents of Hamilton Park. Although the newly built homes will only serve a fraction of the residents, it is the start of overcoming the obstacles of the housing crisis.
Date: July 24, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: New Housing For Negroes Due This Year] (open access)

[Clipping: New Housing For Negroes Due This Year]

Clipping of an article from the Daily Times Herald regarding the first houses that were built near Forest Lane and Central Expressway that are now fully constructed and ready for new residents to move into. The project, sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association, is also planning to create an extension of the water and sanitary sewer lines to the area. The contracts for the new sewer lines were signed by the association's president, Jerome Crossman, who has also signed a contract with the Associated Construct Company, is also acting as an independent contractor for the construction of the new homes.
Date: July 19, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Building Contract Let For Negro Home Project] (open access)

[Clipping: Building Contract Let For Negro Home Project]

Clipping of an article regarding the announcement of the construction contracts that will let the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association pursue their development for Hamilton Park. While housing was the first priority, the construction of sanitary water and sewer lines are also serving the project as well. The Hamilton subdivision project is named in memory of R.T. Hamilton, a physician whose motivation was to improve the Black communities in Dallas.
Date: July 19, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Dollars & Sense Abroad] (open access)

[Clipping: Dollars & Sense Abroad]

Clipping from the New York Times, July 12, 1956, Business & Finance Section, Page 31, by Richard Rutter about buying foreign currency in the United States at free market rates.
Date: July 12, 1956
Creator: Rutter, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History