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[News Script: O'Dwyer and Medina Pause in Dallas] (open access)

[News Script: O'Dwyer and Medina Pause in Dallas]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the brief stop in Dallas by federal judge Harold Medina and former New York Mayor and Ambassador William O'Dwyer. Both are headed to El Paso, O'Dwyer is returning to Mexico while Medina is staying in El Paso to speak at the League of United Latin-American Citizens convention.
Date: June 21, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coin Operated Electrical Weighing Scale. (open access)

Coin Operated Electrical Weighing Scale.

Patent for a new and improved coin-operated electric weighing-scale. This design consists in "the combination of the chute-section adapted to receive a coin or similar metallic piece, and having insulated electrical conductors, a weighing machine having its indicator disconnected from the main portion of the weighing mechanism, a stop on said main portion to limit the movement of the indicator when released, a latch for securing said indicator at the zero-point, and electrical connections between said chute-section and latch" (lines 114-123).
Date: June 21, 1887
Creator: Smith, William R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maurice C. Thompson to I. H. Kempner, June 21, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Maurice C. Thompson to I. H. Kempner, June 21, 1948]

Letter from Maurice C. Thompson to I. H. Kempner discussing the Kempners driving to Lake Placid rather than taking a train or taxi but informing Kempner that if the car doesn't work out, there will be a taxi sent out. Thompson also discusses Kempner stopping and visiting the Irving Trust Company while he is in New York despite the fact that Thompson won't be there.
Date: June 21, 1948
Creator: Thompson, Maurice C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from J. E. Mahoney to Harris L. Kempner, June 21] (open access)

[Telegram from J. E. Mahoney to Harris L. Kempner, June 21]

Telegram sent by J. E. Mahoney to Harris L. Kempner concerning reserving a single room on June 21.
Date: June 21, 1946
Creator: Mahoney, J. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Alfred Dunhill of London, June 21, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Alfred Dunhill of London, June 21, 1965]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Alfred Dunhill of London requesting two boxes of cigars.
Date: June 21, 1965
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Richard Bennett, June 21, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Richard Bennett, June 21, 1952]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Richard Bennett alerting the company that the jacket from his latest order does not fit and requesting alteration at either the Dallas or New York branch.
Date: June 21, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Leheay dies] (open access)

[News Script: Leheay dies]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about one of the greats of college football coacher, Frank Leahy who passed away at the age of 65.
Date: June 21, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas Rangers who thrive on letting the opposition get out Infront.
Date: June 21, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Brooks Brothers to Mr. Harris L. Kempner, June 21, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Brooks Brothers to Mr. Harris L. Kempner, June 21, 1946]

Letter from Brooks Brothers to Harris L. Kempner discussing various articles of clothing that are either being held or have been sent.
Date: June 21, 1946
Creator: Brooks Brothers
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James R. Hood, June 21, 2007 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James R. Hood, June 21, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Hood of Indianapolis, Indiana. He discusses entering the U.S. Navy in September of 1942 without basic training as he was a college graduate. After being sworn in at Wabash College he was sent to Harvard Business School for Supply Corps for 4 months before being assigned to a ship in Pearl Harbor despite having no sailing training. Mr. hood was assigned to the Cummings DE643, he was supposed to be on the Samuel B. Roberts but the naval officer over him changed his mind last minute and 37 days later the Roberts sunk. While in Tulagi, Mr. Hood was involved in shooting down a Kamikaze plane, even receiving a ribbon for it after the war. He was also involved in the Battle of Okinawa and even saved two shells and years later had them signed by U.S. pilot Paul Tibbets. Mr. Hood was discharged from the Navy on February 28th, 1946, at Santa Ana, California as a Full Lieutenant. He was recalled to the Navy for the Korean War on March 2nd, 1951, and discharged for the final time on March 30th, 1953, as a Lieutenant Commander.
Date: June 21, 2007
Creator: Hood, James R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James R. Hood, June 21, 2007 transcript

Oral History Interview with James R. Hood, June 21, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Hood of Indianapolis, Indiana. He discusses entering the U.S. Navy in September of 1942 without basic training as he was a college graduate. After being sworn in at Wabash College he was sent to Harvard Business School for Supply Corps for 4 months before being assigned to a ship in Pearl Harbor despite having no sailing training. Mr. hood was assigned to the Cummings DE643, he was supposed to be on the Samuel B. Roberts but the naval officer over him changed his mind last minute and 37 days later the Roberts sunk. While in Tulagi, Mr. Hood was involved in shooting down a Kamikaze plane, even receiving a ribbon for it after the war. He was also involved in the Battle of Okinawa and even saved two shells and years later had them signed by U.S. pilot Paul Tibbets. Mr. Hood was discharged from the Navy on February 28th, 1946, at Santa Ana, California as a Full Lieutenant. He was recalled to the Navy for the Korean War on March 2nd, 1951, and discharged for the final time on March 30th, 1953, as a Lieutenant Commander.
Date: June 21, 2007
Creator: Hood, James R.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas E. Berry to Mr. C. B. Halseth, June 21, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas E. Berry to Mr. C. B. Halseth, June 21, 1957]

Letter from Thomas E. Berry to Mr. C. B. Halseth discussing an overdue payment of dividends which should be paid immediately, and additionally request more information from Mary Carroll Kempner and I. H. Kempner's companies.
Date: June 21, 1957
Creator: Berry, Thomas E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peter Henderson & Co. to D. W. Kempner, June 21, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Peter Henderson & Co. to D. W. Kempner, June 21, 1944]

Letter from Peter Henderson & Co. to D. W. Kempner regarding a shipment of Rock Garden plants to Joseph R. Bertig that had gone awry.
Date: June 21, 1944
Creator: Peter Henderson & Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History