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[Intelligence Report - Prostitution, April 11, 1956] (open access)

[Intelligence Report - Prostitution, April 11, 1956]

Intelligence report to Captain R. H. Lunday regarding information concerning Jack Ruby and prostitution. Mr. Ruby is reported to have been pimping two unknown white females.
Date: April 11, 1956
Creator: Hart, H. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Divesting Henry Sayles' Jr. of His Interest in the Estate of Hattie M. Sayles] (open access)

[Document Divesting Henry Sayles' Jr. of His Interest in the Estate of Hattie M. Sayles]

Document which transfers Henry Sayles Jr.'s one tenth interest in the estate of Hattie M. Sayles to the trustees of her estate. It also states that the benefits of his interests are to be paid to several members of his family. This document is unsigned and there is a note written at the top of the page signed John.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Sayles, Henry, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Restraining Order between Cecilia Torres and Catarino Torres - March 28, 1956] (open access)

[Restraining Order between Cecilia Torres and Catarino Torres - March 28, 1956]

Court document detailing and granting a restraining order against Catarino Torres, setting the terms of child support, and ordering that he vacate the homestead premises.
Date: March 28, 1956
Creator: District Court (Harris County, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1955] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1955]

1955 Harris County poll tax receipt number 226353 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 26, 1956
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1957] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1957]

1957 Harris County poll tax receipt number 30438 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 26, 1956
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Dallas Police Department Case Report for Juanita Dale Phillips] (open access)

[City of Dallas Police Department Case Report for Juanita Dale Phillips]

City of Dallas Police Department case report for Juanita Dale Phillips, also known as Candy Barr. Includes arrest information and a summary of the case. The second page lists officers and witnesses involved.
Date: January 27, 1956
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. P. M. Williamson to Cecil Ryan, June 27, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. P. M. Williamson to Cecil Ryan, June 27, 1956]

Letter from Mrs. P. M. Williamson to Cecil Ryan that includes cancelled documents regarding property on Lot 29 in Block 19, Fourth Installment of College Hills Estates Subdivision in the city of College Station, Texas. The enclosures include a deed of trust, release of the deed of trust, a survey plat map, an insurance policy, abstract of title, and other documents.
Date: June 27, 1956
Creator: Williamson, Mrs. P. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplemental Abstract Number 11337: College Hills Woodlands, Lot 41] (open access)

[Supplemental Abstract Number 11337: College Hills Woodlands, Lot 41]

Abstract compiled for lot 41 in the College Hills Woodlands subdivision, located in College Station, Texas, including copies of various deeds, tax statements, and other legal documents related to the property.
Date: July 17, 1956
Creator: Brazos County Abstract Company, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Last Will and Testament of Daniel Webster Kempner] (open access)

[Last Will and Testament of Daniel Webster Kempner]

Last will and testament of Daniel Webster Kempner. He instructs the executors of his will to sell a number of his shares in the H. Kempner trust, in order to pay for incidentals and debts that might occur as a result of his death; to give a number of shares in three trusts/companies to his daughter Mary Jeane Kempner, to help pay for her son, Daniel Kempner Thorne's education; to not hold his daughter accountable for any sums of money he loaned her during his life; to give his shares in Sugarland Industries and the Imperial Sugar Company to the Harris and Eliza Kempner Trust; and the rest of his estate to his wife and daughter.
Date: February 1, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene City Ordinances: 1956-1960] (open access)

[Abilene City Ordinances: 1956-1960]

Ledger containing ordinances/resolutions passed by the city of Abilene, Texas from February 1956 to March 1960.
Date: 1956/1960
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home Economics Education Contract (open access)

Home Economics Education Contract

Home economics contract for Zella Patterson's employment at Langston High School. Includes her salary and time allotted to teach home economics.
Date: November 30, 1956
Creator: Arterbery, A. C.; Brown, Eugene & Portwood, Blanche
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Certificate of Membership in the Retirement Plan for Employees of Simmons Company and its participating subsidiaries (open access)

Certificate of Membership in the Retirement Plan for Employees of Simmons Company and its participating subsidiaries

Certificate regarding the employee retirement plan for Donald Johnson as an employee of Simmons Company, documenting a change of beneficiary to his wife (Betty Jean), along with an overview of details.
Date: May 1, 1956
Creator: Chase Manhattan Bank
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Connecticut General Life Insurance Certificate 4833-12] (open access)

[Connecticut General Life Insurance Certificate 4833-12]

Life insurance certificate outlining the terms of a policy for Donald C. Johnson as an employee of Simmons Company. The policy is for $6200 and lists his wife (Betty Jean) as the beneficiary.
Date: July 30, 1956
Creator: Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History