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Go Forward (open access)

Go Forward

A handwritten manuscript for a sermon based on Exodus 14:15. We can not stand still. We must move forward with trust and courage in the face of difficulties and fear. Preached in Amarillo and then Bangs, Texas (10/12/1907).
Date: February 21, 1904
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Training the Children (open access)

Training the Children

A partially handwritten and partially typewritten manuscript of a sermon based on Proverbs 22:6. Advise to parents about training up a child in the way they should grow, so that they will be productive Christian people. Parents have a great responsibility to the kingdom of God. Preached in Brownwood, Texas, and later in Ana in 1904.
Date: October 21, 1900
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seeking and Losing -- Losing and finding (open access)

Seeking and Losing -- Losing and finding

A typewritten manuscript for a sermon on Luke 17:33 concerning the thought of giving up our life to save it. We must live for God to do good, the world is full of sin and stumbling blocks for self gratification, so it is important for the church to keep its eye on God to bring glory to him. Preached in Brownwood, TX
Date: January 21, 1900
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to Congressman-elect Sam Russell - October 21, 1940] (open access)

[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to Congressman-elect Sam Russell - October 21, 1940]

A Western Union telegram sent to the Honorable Sam Russell, Congressman Elect, 17th District, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Commander Parramore Post, Abilene, Texas, dated October 21, 1940. Carswell issues an invitation to Russell to address the Armistice Day special program honoring National Guard "called to Colors" and the men recently registered for defense training noting his speaking as a splendid opportunity for both him and them.
Date: October 21, 1940
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Lee Haymes addressed to Major T. N. Carswell - April 21, 1941] (open access)

[Postcard from Lee Haymes addressed to Major T. N. Carswell - April 21, 1941]

A postcard addressed to Major T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, postmarked Munday, Texas, April 21, 1941. The reverse side includes correspondence to Major [T. N. Carswell] from Lee Haymes, Munday, Texas dated April 21, 1941. Haymes advises of a date change to Thursday night, April 24 for Carswell to give a speech .
Date: April 21, 1941
Creator: Haymes, Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Post office box rent Form 1538, rented by R. D. Hill, signed by O. A. Hale] (open access)

[Post office box rent Form 1538, rented by R. D. Hill, signed by O. A. Hale]

A Postal Service box renewal form (Form 1538), dated June 21, 1950. Advisement by O. A. Hale that R. D. Hill has paid for rent of Box No. 1032 in Abilene, Texas at $1.50 for the quarter ending September 30, 1950.
Date: June 21, 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deposit Slip for T. N. Carswell from The Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Abilenbe, Texas] (open access)

[Deposit Slip for T. N. Carswell from The Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Abilenbe, Texas]

A deposit receipt from The Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Abilene, Texas, deposited for credit of T. N. Carswell, dated January 21, 1948.
Date: January 21, 1948
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Department issued Change of Address postcard from 2nd. Lt. Ashley J. Carswell addressed to T. N. Carswell - October 21, 1944] (open access)

[War Department issued Change of Address postcard from 2nd. Lt. Ashley J. Carswell addressed to T. N. Carswell - October 21, 1944]

A Change of Address postcard, issued by the War Department, addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Lt. A. J. Carswell, N.Y., N. Y. The reverse side includes a Notice of Change of Address, dated October 21, 1944, regarding 2nd. Lt. Ashley J. Carswell in care of Postmaster, New York, N. Y.
Date: October 21, 1944
Creator: Carswell, Ashley
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell - December 21, 1944] (open access)

[Memorandum from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell - December 21, 1944]

A memorandum from L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C. Chief, Field Division to Mr. T. N. Carswell, dated December 21, 1944. Fellbaum advises Carswell of the enclosed, amended Itinerary. He requests that Carswell assist in training a new clerk and advises of additional requirements when working with these boards. Typewritten on paper bearing U S Eagle watermark. Enclosure includes: (Amended) ITINERARY for Thomas N. Carswell for Special work dated 1944-45, 12-5 to 1-13. Approved and signed by L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C. Chief, Field Division.
Date: December 21, 1944
Creator: Fellbaum, L. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - August 21, 1943] (open access)

[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - August 21, 1943]

A Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell, Austin, Texas dated August 21, 1943. The reverse side includes a blank form: Certificate Required for Sick Leave.
Date: August 21, 1943
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Notification of Personnel Action for T. N. Carswell] (open access)

[Selective Service System Notification of Personnel Action for T. N. Carswell]

A Notification of Personnel Action Report for Thomas N. Carswell, from the Selective Service System State Headquarters for Texas, dated April 21, 1945 (effective date: April 22, 1945). The reverse side includes instructions by the Selective Service System pertaining to new appointees, employees and War Service appointments.
Date: April 21, 1945
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Luster P. Gollagher to J. Watt Page - April 21, 1943] (open access)

[Telegram from Luster P. Gollagher to J. Watt Page - April 21, 1943]

A Western Union telegram sent to J. Watt Page, Austin, Texas from Luster P. Gollagher, Senior Warden Assistant, Texarkana, Texas dated April 21, 1943. Gollagher advises Page that four hundred inmates are already registered, 50 are not registered, and he has received no word of a local board appointment. A handwritten note by L. M. F. [Major L. M. Fellbaum] at the bottom left of the telegram advises of having called Col. Perkins [Colonel John Perkins].
Date: April 21, 1943
Creator: Gollagher, Luster P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[UT Students' Army Training Corps Memo Number 34] (open access)

[UT Students' Army Training Corps Memo Number 34]

Memorandum outlining the policies regarding inductions for men into military service and the need to update their records.
Date: November 21, 1918
Creator: Applewhite, H. LaF.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from J. H. Hickson to the Commanding Officer, S. A. T. C., Abilene College, December 21, 1918] (open access)

[Memorandum from J. H. Hickson to the Commanding Officer, S. A. T. C., Abilene College, December 21, 1918]

Memorandum from J. H. Hickson to the commanding officer at the Students Army Training Corps at Abilene College stating that Private Allen B. Hale is to be operated on at the base hospital at Camp Bowie.
Date: December 21, 1918
Creator: Hickson, J. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memo Number 8] (open access)

[Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memo Number 8]

Memorandum outlining insurance for members of the Student Army Training Corps, including details on the insurance, who is eligible, premiums, and beneficiaries.
Date: September 21, 1918
Creator: Briscoe, Chesleigh H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memo Number 7] (open access)

[Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memo Number 7]

Memorandum outlining the classification and definition of allotments, the amount of allotments and allowances, apportionments of allotments and allowances, and punishments for fraud. "Disregard as regards m[..]" is handwritten at the top of the memorandum.
Date: September 21, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memo Number 6] (open access)

[Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memo Number 6]

Memorandum outlining S. A. T. C. Military Administration Districts, jurisdictions of the committees and department commanders, and the headquarters of department commanders.
Date: September 21, 1918
Creator: Briscoe, Chesleigh H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cornelia Yerkes commercial airman medical certificate, 1951] (open access)

[Cornelia Yerkes commercial airman medical certificate, 1951]

A medical certificate issued to Cornelia Yerkes as a commercial airman.
Date: February 21, 1951
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce. Civil Aviation Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Schell Air-Photo Service Notice of Dissolution] (open access)

[Schell Air-Photo Service Notice of Dissolution]

A notice of dissolution from the Metropolitan News for the "fictitious" Schell Air-Photo Service, an aerial photography service provided by Gayle Snell and Robert Schaeffer, with contact info for their lawyer Alfred Armstrong.
Date: July 21, 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parker Medical Exam Certificate] (open access)

[Parker Medical Exam Certificate]

Certificate stating that Catherine Parker was given a medical exam by Dr. James S. Perry and cleared for duty. Parker's signature is signed in the bottom right.
Date: January 21, 1946
Creator: Perry, James S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Taylor County Poll Taxes, 1908] (open access)

[Receipt for Taylor County Poll Taxes, 1908]

Receipt for poll taxes paid to Taylor County by Henry Sayles, Sr. for the year 1908. The receipt lists Sayles' age, race, occupation, and number of years he'd lived in Taylor County, Texas.
Date: January 21, 1909
Creator: Crawford, Baylor
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes Discussing Jake L. Hamon Jr. vs. United States Torpedo Company, June 21, 1925] (open access)

[Notes Discussing Jake L. Hamon Jr. vs. United States Torpedo Company, June 21, 1925]

Paper with notes discussing the cause, Jake L. Hamon Jr. vs. United States Torpedo Company. There are several numbered questions, some of which have answers written next to them.
Date: June 21, 1925
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deposit Slip: Perry Sayles, December 21, 1935] (open access)

[Deposit Slip: Perry Sayles, December 21, 1935]

Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles at the Texas State Bank of Eastland for $55.00. There are notes about the deposits written on the slip.
Date: December 21, 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Home Insurance Policy, April 1935] (open access)

[Invoice for Home Insurance Policy, April 1935]

Statement listing information about an insurance policy owned by Perry Sayles that covers a dwelling with a garage, including the company, amount, and premium due. A handwritten note in the center of the statement says, "Paid by CK June 25 --."
Date: June 21, 1935
Creator: Kinnaird, Donald L.
System: The Portal to Texas History