[Letter from Joe Flores to John J. Herrera - 1951-06-28] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Flores to John J. Herrera - 1951-06-28]

Letter from Joe Flores, Corpus Christi LULAC Council Number 1, to John J. Herrera, dated June 28, 1951. Flores discusses a voting incident during the election of the LULAC National President when Herrera lost the election. Flores relates watching Herrera cast a vote against himself.
Date: June 28, 1951
Creator: Flores, Joe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Local Lulac delegates impressed with national convention held last week-end in Laredo hotel (open access)

Local Lulac delegates impressed with national convention held last week-end in Laredo hotel

Newspaper clipping from Palacios Beacon with handwritten date of June 28, 1951. The article is entitled "Local Lulac Delegates Impressed With National Convention Held Last Week-End in Laredo Hotel." The main topic of the article is the contest between John J. Herrera and George J. Garza for the office of National President. The voting resulted in a technical tie, with Vice President Herrera granted the right to cast the deciding vote, whereupon he cast his vote for his opponent.
Date: June 28, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
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.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History