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[Account Statement for Bergdorf-Goodman, May 1949] (open access)

[Account Statement for Bergdorf-Goodman, May 1949]

Account statement from Bergdorf-Goodma to Daniel Webster Kempner listing dates, itemized charges, tax, credits, and balance due.
Date: June 6, 1949
Creator: Bergdorf-Goodman
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement of The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 60 dance] (open access)

[Announcement of The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 60 dance]

An announcement on LULAC Council No. 60 letterhead for their dance to be held on Sunday, December 9, 1945 with honored guest Macario Garcia, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Other special invited guests included the Mexican Consul,the Chairman of the Good Neighbor Commission, the mayor of Houston, Sgt. Cleto Rodriguez (another Congressional Medal of Honor winner), and other LULAC delegations from San Antonio and Laredo.
Date: December 6, 1945
Creator: The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 60
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Award of the Bronze Star Medal] (open access)

[Award of the Bronze Star Medal]

General orders bestowing the Bronze Star Medal on members of the 96th Infantry Division, including Justin L. Bible, Nazaret Cherkezian, Eli J. Corriveau, Norman Flanders, Myron J. Franz, and Jacob C. Graber.
Date: June 6, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Balance statement for  Porfirio and Fransisca Vasquez. from L. M. Inkley Company - 1945-10-06] (open access)

[Balance statement for Porfirio and Fransisca Vasquez. from L. M. Inkley Company - 1945-10-06]

Card from L. M. Inkley Company printed with a statement balance as of September 30, 1945, for Porfirio and Fransisca Vasquez.
Date: October 6, 1945
Creator: L. M. Inkley Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill for Homestead Fire Company Insurance, February 6, 1948] (open access)

[Bill for Homestead Fire Company Insurance, February 6, 1948]

Invoice for items sold to Isaac Herbert Kempner by Seinsheimer Insurance Agency, including the cost of premium for Homestead Fire.
Date: February 6, 1948
Creator: Seinsheimer Insurance Agency
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker WASP Diploma] (open access)

[Catherine Parker WASP Diploma]

Diploma certifying that Catherine Parker completed the Women Airforce Service Pilots training program.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker WASP Promotion] (open access)

[Catherine Parker WASP Promotion]

Photocopy of a notice of personnel action from the War Department promoting Catherine Parker from WASP Trainee to Women's Army Service Pilot with new pay-grade.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department. & Ahlgrimm, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Elimination, April 1943] (open access)

[Certificate of Elimination, April 1943]

Text certifying that five women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March and April 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person; one name has been stricken from the list with a handwritten note.
Date: April 6, 1943
Creator: McConnell, Landon E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for Schrader Plumbing] (open access)

[Certificate of Payment from Carl Stautz to Lutheran Concordia College for Schrader Plumbing]

Certificate of payment from Carl Stautz on behalf of Schrader Plumbing Co. to Lutheran Concordia College for the construction of Hirschi Memorial Library. This includes an itemized invoice from Schrader Plumbing Co.
Date: October 6, 1948
Creator: Stautz, Carl H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Pilot Trainees Eliminated in March 1943] (open access)

[Certificate of Pilot Trainees Eliminated in March 1943]

Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) on March 31, 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.
Date: April 6, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Receipt for Posts and Hauling] (open access)

[Check Receipt for Posts and Hauling]

A check receipt for cedar posts, post corners, and hauling from Sugarland Industries.
Date: January 6, 1949
Creator: Sugarland Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check to Time Magazine for $10.00] (open access)

[Check to Time Magazine for $10.00]

Check written by D. W. Kempner through The United States National Bank of Galveston to Time Magazine for $10.00.
Date: June 6, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Mary Lou Wood, Kayress Stylist, Here Wednesday] (open access)

[Clipping: Mary Lou Wood, Kayress Stylist, Here Wednesday]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping - Milwaukee Journal Newspaper featuring sister of Ellerbe Wood, Mary Lou Wood - announcing that she will be the Kayress Stylist at Gimbels.
Date: April 6, 1943
Creator: Milwaukee Journal
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Cornelia Yerkes aircraft rating certificate] (open access)

[Cornelia Yerkes aircraft rating certificate]

Pilot rating for Cornelia Yerkes indicating that she was qualified on both single and multi-engined aircraft and seaplanes.
Date: February 6, 1945
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce. Civil Aviation Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cotton Records, November 6, 1947] (open access)

[Cotton Records, November 6, 1947]

Report showing cotton production and storm damages.
Date: November 6, 1947
Creator: Sugarland Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flower Label from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Sam Rayburn] (open access)

[Flower Label from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Sam Rayburn]

Label for flowers sent to Sam Rayburn in honor of his sixtieth birthday from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The label has a picture of The White House and is addressed to "The Speaker of The House of Representatives." At the bottom of the label is text which reads "Perishable flowers. Keep from frost and extreme heat."
Date: January 6, 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Graduation Award] (open access)

[Gayle Snell Graduation Award]

Certificate issued by Aviation Enterprises, Ltd., to Gayle Snell upon her graduation from WASP training at Avenger Field.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: Aviation Enterprises, Limited
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Graduation Award] (open access)

[Gayle Snell Graduation Award]

Certificate issued by Aviation Enterprises, Ltd., to Gayle Snell upon her graduation from WASP training at Avenger Field.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: Aviation Enterprises, Limited
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #1] (open access)

[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #1]

Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: Nance, Walter L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #2] (open access)

[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #2]

Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: Whitaker, Richard H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell promotion] (open access)

[Gayle Snell promotion]

Promotion form ordering higher pay for WASP Gayle Snell and changing her designation from trainee to pilot.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell's Flight Training Diploma] (open access)

[Gayle Snell's Flight Training Diploma]

Diploma given to Gayle Snell at Avenger Field upon graduating from flight training as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: Ward, Roy D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hillel Building Fund Checks (open access)

Hillel Building Fund Checks

Document containing a list of people who have donated to the Hillel Building Fund and the amount of their checks.
Date: November 6, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Houston Lighting & Power Company Monthly Statement: May 1949] (open access)

[Houston Lighting & Power Company Monthly Statement: May 1949]

Monthly electric bill sent to D. W. Kempner at 2504 Avenue O listing power usage at the address and amount due for May 1949.
Date: 1949-05-06/1949-05-16
Creator: Houston Lighting & Power Company
System: The Portal to Texas History