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[Telegram from Jacqueline Cochran and Hap Arnold to Gayle Snell, April 4, 1944] (open access)

[Telegram from Jacqueline Cochran and Hap Arnold to Gayle Snell, April 4, 1944]

Telegram sent from Jacqueline Cochran and General Hap Arnold to Gayle Snell discussing the pending approval of a medical exam.
Date: April 4, 1944
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline & Arnold, Henry Harley (Hap)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph J. Davis to Alex Bradford - April 6, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph J. Davis to Alex Bradford - April 6, 1944]

Letter from Joseph J. Davis to Alex Bradford discussing information pertaining to fire suppression equipment and technology development. This technological development includes fire crash trucks, water pumps, and governmental support.
Date: April 6, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Joseph Davis - April 10, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Joseph Davis - April 10, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Deputy Chief Joseph J. Davis discussing a wide variety of topics related to the advancement of fire fighting techniques and technology. These areas of interest includes: chemicals, chemical experiments, bean pumps, guns/nozzles, Elmira tests, Mack trucks, forest fire pumps, and fog nozzles.
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles S. Thomas to Lieut. Comdr. Harris L. Kempner, April 13, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Charles S. Thomas to Lieut. Comdr. Harris L. Kempner, April 13, 1945]

Letter from Charles S. Thomas to Harris L. Kempner discussing how pleased he is to hear how Kempner is doing and his inability to see Kempner during a recent trip.
Date: April 13, 1945
Creator: Thomas, Charles S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, April 21, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, April 21, 1945]

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on April 21, 1945. He details his voyage from Los Angeles, California on the way to Calcutta, India, including a stop in Australia where he met up with a friend.
Date: April 21, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Charles S. Thomas, April 25, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Charles S. Thomas, April 25, 1945]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Charles S. Thomas thanking him for his note regarding a job and discussing a trip Thomas took and other general points of interest.
Date: April 25, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Bogart Rogers, April 2, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Bogart Rogers, April 2, 1949]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Bogart Rogers informing that the car has been repaired and returned.
Date: April 2, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Flowers of Hawaii, Ltd., April 26, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Flowers of Hawaii, Ltd., April 26, 1950]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Flowers of Hawaii, Ltd. requesting a list of their offerings with prices.
Date: April 26, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred Okrand to George I. Sánchez - 1951-04-19] (open access)

[Letter from Fred Okrand to George I. Sánchez - 1951-04-19]

Letter from Fred Okrand, Attorney at Law and partner in firm of Wirin, Rissman & Okrand of Los Angeles, California, to Professor George I. Sánchez of the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, dated April 19, 1951. Okrand is seeking a reference for a Texas attorney who would look into a matter concerning a "Negro property owner" in east Texas. There is a handwritten note from Professor Sanchez to John J. Herrera asking Herrera if he will write to Okrand.
Date: April 19, 1951
Creator: Okrand, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Fred Okrand - 1951-04-28] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Fred Okrand - 1951-04-28]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Fred Okrand, Attorney at Law of Los Angeles, California, dated April 28, 1951. Herrera asks for pertinent facts of a case referred by Okrand in order to proceed with further investigation.
Date: April 28, 1951
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wm. E. Barron and Hal H. Hixon to I. H. Kempner, April 3, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Wm. E. Barron and Hal H. Hixon to I. H. Kempner, April 3, 1952]

Letter from Wm. E. Barron and Hal H. Hixon to I. H. Kempner discussing the direct airline service to the West Coast offered by Continental and American Airlines.
Date: April 3, 1952
Creator: Barron, Wm. E. & Hixon, Hal H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Toshiro Hiraide to Daniel W. Kempner, April 7, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Toshiro Hiraide to Daniel W. Kempner, April 7, 1952]

Letter from Toshiro Hiraide to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for letting him take time off of work to be with his fiancée while she is in the hospital.
Date: April 7, 1952
Creator: Hiraide, Toshiro
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Toshiro Hiraide, April 12, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Toshiro Hiraide, April 12, 1952]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Toshiro Hiraide showing empathy regarding their financial situation.
Date: April 12, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William H. Rempel to Thomas L. James, April 15, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from William H. Rempel to Thomas L. James, April 15, 1952]

Letter from William H. Rempel, the director of Research & Long-range forecasting at the National Weather Institute, to Thomas L. James discussing a long-range weather report for the area of Grimes and Fort Bend counties.
Date: April 15, 1952
Creator: Rempel, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, April 22, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, April 22, 1952]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing an attached weather forecast from the National Weather Institute.
Date: April 22, 1952
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Kenna to Harris Leon Kempner, April 29, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Robert Kenna to Harris Leon Kempner, April 29, 1952]

Letter from Robert Kenna to Harris Leon Kempner requesting for confirmation on his presence at the Cotton Convention in Los Angeles.
Date: April 29, 1952
Creator: Kenna, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William H. Rempel to Thomas L. James, April 24, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from William H. Rempel to Thomas L. James, April 24, 1953]

Letter from William H. Rempel to Thomas L. James discussing a long-range weather report analysis including rainfall and temperatures.
Date: April 24, 1953
Creator: Rempel, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to D. W. Kempner, April 28, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas L. James to D. W. Kempner, April 28, 1953]

Letter from Thomas L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing an enclosed long-range weather forecast from National Weather Institute, Inc.
Date: April 28, 1953
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Face to Face, April 2, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Face to Face, April 2, 1954]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Face to Face submitting a name as the face for CBS television program.
Date: April 2, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Allen Kimberly, April 19, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Allen Kimberly, April 19, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Colonel Allen Kimberly thanking him for the postcard he sent and expressing his disappointment at not getting to host Col. Kimberly.
Date: April 19, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Destruxol Company, April 23, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Destruxol Company, April 23, 1954]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Destruxol Company inquiring if a small drum of Super-Destruxol can be shipped and the cost of the same.
Date: April 23, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William H. Rempel to T. L. James, April 23, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from William H. Rempel to T. L. James, April 23, 1954]

Letter from William H. Rempel to Thos. L. James providing a long-range weather forecast of Fort Bend and Grimes Counties from May 1954 through September 1954.
Date: April 23, 1954
Creator: Rempel, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Destruxol Corporation to Daniel W. Kempner, April 26, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from the Destruxol Corporation to Daniel W. Kempner, April 26, 1954]

Letter from Dorthy Jonson of the Destruxol Corporation to Daniel W. Kempner informing him on the best way to purchase the commercial five-gallon buckets of their product.
Date: April 26, 1954
Creator: Destruxol Corporation, Ltd.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, April 27, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, April 27, 1954]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing an enclosed National Weather Institute long-range forecast from April 23, 1954.
Date: April 27, 1954
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
System: The Portal to Texas History