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Oral History Interview with John Ed Balentine, July 7, 2006

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Interview with former North Texas State Teachers College student John Ed Balentine, longtime resident of Denton County, Texas. The interview includes Balentine's personal experiences about life on Denton farms, including descriptions of ranch work, wheat harvest, and entertainment options in Denton, education in Denton schools, dropping out of school to work for magnolia Oil Co. in Kermit, Texas, and being inducted into the U.S. Army. Additionally, Balentine speaks about his family's economic difficulties during the Great Depression, undergraduate studies at North Texas as an Industrial Arts major, descriptions of student social life, his World War II service in an anti-battalion, returning to Kermit, courting and marrying Jeanette Smith, and descriptions of historic Denton County photographs. The interview includes an appendix with photographs and Balentine's autobiography.
Date: July 7, 2006
Creator: Moye, Todd & Balentine, John Ed
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Ledell Randle, October 7, 2006

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Interview with Ledell Randall, resident of Eastland, Texas, regarding her memories of as member of the African American community in Eastland County. Randall discusses growing up on a farm in Hawkins, Texas, family, the Texas State Fair, factory work in Dallas, segregation, coming to Eastland, her children, integration, opening up a barbeque with her husband (King's Barbeque), and local organizations.
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Rose, DaAnn & Randle, Ledell
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Lottery Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2007-2011 (open access)

Texas Lottery Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2007-2011

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Lottery Commission describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
Date: July 7, 2006
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Agriculture Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2007-2011 (open access)

Texas Department of Agriculture Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2007-2011

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Department of Agriculture describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
Date: July 7, 2006
Creator: Texas. Department of Agriculture.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2007-2011 (open access)

Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2007-2011

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
Date: July 7, 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of Public Insurance Counsel.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Office of Risk Management Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2007-2011 (open access)

Texas State Office of Risk Management Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2007-2011

Agency strategic plan for the Texas State Office of Risk Management describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
Date: July 7, 2006
Creator: Texas. State Office of Risk Management.
System: The Portal to Texas History