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[Letter from Truett Latimer to Paul G. Peurifoy, February 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Paul G. Peurifoy, February 19, 1957]

Letter from Texas State Representative Truett Latimer to Judge Paul G. Peurifoy enclosing a copy of and discussing HCR 13 [not included], a resolution requiring the Texas Legislature to initiate a study of the state constitution.
Date: February 19, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. John Trittin, March 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. John Trittin, March 19, 1957]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. John Trittin discussing House Bill 487. Latimer writes that the bill was recently heard in committee and has been referred to the Attorney General for a ruling on its constitutionality and that he will do everything he can to pass it. He also mentions that he has introduced a bill that would prohibit the sale of beer on Sunday and after 10 pm.
Date: March 19, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter Rogers to Truett Latimer, February 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Walter Rogers to Truett Latimer, February 19, 1957]

Letter from Walter Rogers to Truett Latimer thanking him for sending Rogers a copy of Latimer's letter to Eudora Hawkins.
Date: February 19, 1957
Creator: Rogers, Walter
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Mrs. John Robbins to Truett Latimer, March 19, 1957]

Postcard from Mrs. John Robbins to Truett Latimer asking him to help vote House Bill 487 out of committee.
Date: March 19, 1957
Creator: Robbins, Mrs. John
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hal Peterson to Truett Latimer, February 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Hal Peterson to Truett Latimer, February 19, 1957]

Letter from Hal Peterson to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer inviting him to a weekend at Camp Eagle in Rocksprings, along with other legislators.
Date: February 19, 1957
Creator: Peterson, Hal
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. C. R. Rutherford, March 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. C. R. Rutherford, March 19, 1957]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. C. R. Rutherford thanking her for her previous letter to Latimer from March 14th.
Date: March 19, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Ed Wishcamper, March 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Ed Wishcamper, March 19, 1957]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Ed Wishcamper discussing an article about Abilene that appeared in an Austin Newspaper, a copy of which Latimer has included with his letter.
Date: March 19, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Sam Williams, February 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Sam Williams, February 19, 1957]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Judge Sam Williams discussing H. C. R. 13, a bill Latimer introduced that would require the Texas Legislative Council to make a study of the Texas constitution and make recommendations to the 56th or 57th Legislatures. Latimer writes that he is including a copy of the bill and an editorial from the Abilene Reporter-News along with his letter.
Date: February 19, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Paul Stevens, March 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Paul Stevens, March 19, 1957]

Letter from Texas State Representative Truett Latimer to Rev. Paul Stevens discussing a recent visit and liquor law bills.
Date: March 19, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Jake Roberts, February 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Jake Roberts, February 19, 1957]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Jake Roberts forwarding him a letter from Mr. D. C. Greer concerning a proposed road from Fort Phantom to a point close to Lueders.
Date: February 19, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Anson First Baptist Church's Women's Missionary Union to Truett Latimer, March 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Anson First Baptist Church's Women's Missionary Union to Truett Latimer, March 19, 1957]

Letter from the Anson, Texas First Baptist Church Women's Missionary Union to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer urging him to vote for HB 298, the Alcohol Education Bill.
Date: May 19, 1957
Creator: Thurman, C. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Fred and Marie Thorp to Truett Latimer, March 19, 1957]

Postcard from Fred and Marie Thorp to Truett Latimer asking him to vote out of the committee House Bill 487.
Date: March 19, 1957
Creator: Thorp, Fred & Thorp, Marie
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. T. Harrington to Truett Latimer, January 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from M. T. Harrington to Truett Latimer, January 19, 1957]

Letter from M. T. Harrington to Truett Latimer discussing a proposed feed law, which Latimer has agreed to co-sponsor, and which would develop an enforcement system to protect purchasers of feed and aid manufacturers and distributors in conducting more effective services. Harrington writes that the law was developed with the input from nearly every organization in Texas concerned with the manufacture, distribution, and consumption of feed, including staff members from the Agricultural Experiment Station and Agricultural Extension Service, and that it has the support of the Texas A&M Board of Directors, who would be responsible for the administration of the Feed Control Services under the new law.
Date: January 19, 1957
Creator: Harrington, M. T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Raymond V. Weber, February 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Raymond V. Weber, February 19, 1957]

Letter from Texas State Representative Truett Latimer to Raymond V. Weber discussing section 8, subsection (b) of HB 42, a bill regulating professional engineers. Latimer states that he is opposed to the section's provision for regulating educational curricula in engineering schools, but that if it is removed he will support the the bill.
Date: February 19, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Sandra and John Weimer to Truett Latimer, March 19, 1957]

Postcard from Sandra and John Weimer to Truett Latimer asking him to vote House Bill 487 out of committee.
Date: March 19, 1957
Creator: Weimer, Sandra & Weimer, John
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Louis S. Gee, February 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Louis S. Gee, February 19, 1957]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Louis S. Gee discussing support for the passage of Texas House Bill #42 that proposes to regulate the practice of professional engineering in Texas.
Date: February 19, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. Andy Shouse, February 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. Andy Shouse, February 19, 1957]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Mrs. Andy Shouse discussing House Bill 8, which would raise teachers' pay. Latimer writes that he wants to wait until after the appropriations bill has passed and the Comptroller has provided an estimate of expected income for the next two years to commit to the entire amount the Texas State Teachers Association requested, and that they may have to settle for a lesser increase. He also mentions budget requests from other state agencies that have to be considered and that he previously supported an amendment to the teacher retirement system.
Date: February 19, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. A. Widdecke to Truett Latimer, April 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from H. A. Widdecke to Truett Latimer, April 19, 1957]

Letter from H. A. Widdecke to Truett Latimer discussing Widdecke's opposition House Bill 629, which would tax the sale of beer sold on military installations, and which he believes is another step in the direction of prohibition.
Date: April 19, 1957
Creator: Widdecke, H. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Avery W. Smith to Truett Latimer, March 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Avery W. Smith to Truett Latimer, March 19, 1957]

Letter from Avery W. Smith to Truett Latimer discussing House Bill 133 concerning highway engineers' salaries. Smith writes that engineers are leaving the Highway Department for the private sector and that the bill's passage would help ensure public safety and maintain high standards for highway engineering in Texas.
Date: March 19, 1957
Creator: Smith, Avery W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Sterling L. Price, March 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Sterling L. Price, March 19, 1957]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Sterling L. Price discussing House Bill 487 and unnamed bill Latimer introduced to prohibit the sale of beer after 10 pm and on Sundays. Latimer writes that he has included a list of the members of the Liquor Regulation Committee and their counties and asks Price to encourage his acquaintances to write their representatives in support of the bills.
Date: March 19, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to A. F. Temple, February 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to A. F. Temple, February 19, 1957]

Letter from Truett Latimer to A. F. Temple discussing Ellie Brock Stitts's Texas Operator's License, which Latimer is forwarding to Temple for renewal.
Date: February 19, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Shella Thornton to Truett Latimer}, March 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Shella Thornton to Truett Latimer}, March 19, 1957]

Letter from Sheela Thornton to Truett Latimer discussing House Bills 170, 30, 261, and 8. Thornton, who is president of the Taylor School P. T. A., asks Latimer to support the bills, which concern schools.
Date: March 19, 1957
Creator: Thornton, Shella
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Briggs Todd, February 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Briggs Todd, February 19, 1957]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Briggs Todd discussing House Bill 41. Latimer writes that since he is not a member of the committee reviewing the bill, he has not yet been able to read it but will respond to Todd when he has.
Date: February 19, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to J. A. Wolfe, February 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to J. A. Wolfe, February 19, 1957]

Letter from Texas State Representative Truett Latimer to J. A. Wolfe introducing a copy of HB 274, informing him how the current legislative session is going, and thanking him for years of support.
Date: February 19, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History