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[Addresses and Notes by Jack Ruby] (open access)

[Addresses and Notes by Jack Ruby]

Photocopies of names, addresses, and notes written by Jack Ruby.
Date: January 22, 1964
Creator: Ruby, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bloys Camp-Meeting (open access)

Bloys Camp-Meeting

This report discusses the history of the Bloys Camp-Meeting from its founding by Brother Bloys up through the time that the report was written (1964) with the use of first-hand accounts. The report is handwritten in ink on lined notebook paper
Date: January 10, 1964
Creator: Webb, Evelyn Jeanette
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brite's of Marfa, Texas (open access)

The Brite's of Marfa, Texas

This is a research paper written by Josephine Aguilor for an American History Class at Marfa High School on January 13, 1964. It contains biographical information about the Brite family, describing their home and their charitable acts in Marfa, Texas.
Date: January 13, 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: American Friends of the Hebrew University] (open access)

[Client Card: American Friends of the Hebrew University]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for the American Friends of The Hebrew University (Erna Weill, Routtenberg), including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: bronze cast portrait head of Leonard Bernstein (16.5" x 12" x 11")
Date: January 1964
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mrs. B. W. Beyers] (open access)

[Client Card: Mrs. B. W. Beyers]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mrs. B. W. Beyers, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. This work order includes two bronze casts, both 32" high.
Date: 1964-01/1965-03
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mrs. J. Bauer] (open access)

[Client Card: Mrs. J. Bauer]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mrs. J. Bauer, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry.
Date: January 1964
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Note] (open access)

[Handwritten Note]

Photocopy of handwritten notes. The document lists a name and address.
Date: January 31, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Albert Kosub House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Albert Kosub House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Albert Kosub House, in La Vernia, Texas. The materials include the original application and photographs.
Date: January 10, 1964
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Charles Carl Winkler House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Charles Carl Winkler House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Charles Carl Winkler House, in La Vernia, Texas. The materials include the original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: January 10, 1964
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Services for Galveston Yacht Service, Inc., January 1964] (open access)

[Invoice for Services for Galveston Yacht Service, Inc., January 1964]

Invoice for services for Harris L. Kempner by Galveston Yacht Service, Inc., including work, material and sales tax.
Date: January 20, 1964
Creator: Galveston Yacht Service, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Travelers Insurance, January 1964] (open access)

[Invoice for Travelers Insurance, January 1964]

Invoice for travelers insurance for Fannie K. Adoue by The Travelers Insurance Company, including premium of $47.50.
Date: January 27, 1964
Creator: The Travelers Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Language Missions Report of Missionary Work for Manuel Urbina for the month ending January 25, 1964] (open access)

[Language Missions Report of Missionary Work for Manuel Urbina for the month ending January 25, 1964]

Personal report of Manuel Urbina's work at the Magnolia Temple for the month ending on January 25, 1964. Includes Urbina's activities and a report on the congregation served. Urbina notes that the main emphasis for the next month will be "preparación para la cruzada bautista nueva vida."
Date: January 25, 1964
Creator: Urbina, Manuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter by Joel Tisdale to Captain J. W. Fritz, November 24, 1963 #1] (open access)

[Letter by Joel Tisdale to Captain J. W. Fritz, November 24, 1963 #1]

Letter from Chief Joel Tisdale to Captain of Police J. W. Fritz informing him of the results of laboratory tests on Jack Ruby's revolver.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Tisdale, Joel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter by Joel Tisdale to Captain J. W. Fritz, November 24, 1963 #2] (open access)

[Letter by Joel Tisdale to Captain J. W. Fritz, November 24, 1963 #2]

Letter from Chief Joel Tisdale to Captain of Police J. W. Fritz informing him of the results of laboratory tests on Jack Ruby's revolver.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Tisdale, Joel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Medical Association Application: Paul Emanuel Johnson, MD] (open access)

[Medical Association Application: Paul Emanuel Johnson, MD]

Application submitted by Dr. Paul Emanuel Johnson for membership in the Texas Medical Association. It includes background related to education, specialties, and other professional information.
Date: January 14, 1964
Creator: Texas Medical Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum by Henry Wade, January 27, 1964] (open access)

[Memorandum by Henry Wade, January 27, 1964]

Memo, titled "Undeveloped Lead - Ruby Case," gives information regarding a lead. Lee Harvey Oswald and Ruby were said to have visited the B & B Cafe together.
Date: January 27, 1964
Creator: Wade, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - January 19, 1964] (open access)

[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - January 19, 1964]

Minutes from the January 19, 1964, monthly meeting of the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Handwritten notes discuss the meeting's events and related issues on ruled notebook paper
Date: January 19, 1964
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Engineers, January 1964 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Engineers, January 1964

List of engineers employed in the 11th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1964. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first. {{{add other details or adjust as needed}}}
Date: January 1, 1964
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, January 1964 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, January 1964

List of firemen employed in the 11th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of July 1961. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first, as well as asterisks indicating the firemen barred from preferred service.
Date: January 1, 1964
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Old Fort Davis (open access)

Old Fort Davis

Research paper for a high school American History class at Marfa High School on January 12, 1964. It tells of the first explorers in the Big bend region of Texas during 1583 and the establishment of Fort Davis in 1853 Her paper describes the Indian attacks by the Apaches and the end of the military's use of it. Now it is open to the public.
Date: January 13, 1964
Creator: Sanchez, Mary Helen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Post Office Retirement Citation for Jim B. Dickey] (open access)

[Post Office Retirement Citation for Jim B. Dickey]

Citation recognizing Jim B. Dickey's service to the United States Post Office in the wake of his retirement. It bears an insignia of man riding a horse.
Date: January 31, 1964
Creator: United States Postal Service
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Release: Ex-FBI Agent Charges Bureau Kept Oswald Data From Secret Service] (open access)

[Press Release: Ex-FBI Agent Charges Bureau Kept Oswald Data From Secret Service]

Pressed release by Saga Magazine concerning an article written by former FBI Agent William Turner. The release, titled "Ex-FBI Agent Charges Bureau Kept Oswald Data From Secret Service," states that William Turner conducted a private investigation in Dallas immediately following the assassination of President Kennedy.
Date: January 28, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report of Investigation of 1949 Ford #1] (open access)

[Report of Investigation of 1949 Ford #1]

Report regarding the investigation of a 1949 Ford which was found in front of the home of Mrs. A. C. McKay and Mrs. Dick Loomis. The vehicle was damaged and it was investigated as to whether it belonged to Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: January 30, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report of Investigation of 1949 Ford #2] (open access)

[Report of Investigation of 1949 Ford #2]

Report regarding the investigation of a 1949 Ford which was found in front of the home of Mrs. A. C. McKay and Mrs. Dick Loomis. The vehicle was damaged and it was investigated as to whether it belonged to Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: January 30, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History