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[Clipping: International-Great Northern Railroad Company v. Reagan, No. 1013]
Journal clipping discussing cause no. 1013, International-Great Northern Railroad Company vs. P. C. Reagan, in the Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco, heard February 12, 1931 and rehearing denied March 12, 1931. The original cause was brought by P. C. Reagan, alleging that his cotton crop was damaged due to negligence on the part of the railroad company, and appealed by the railroad company after the district court decided in favor of Reagan.
Date:
1931~
Creator:
Alexander, J.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. B. Atwood to D. D. Parramore, January 29, 1931]
Letter from L. B. Atwood to D. D. Parramore discussing water rights and ownership rights and technicalities about the Cienega property.
Date:
January 29, 1931
Creator:
Atwood, L. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. E. L. Batts to John Sayles, January 15, 1931]
Letter from R. E. L. Batts to John Sayles discussing the price to lease lands owned by Salyes' mother for oil and gas purposes. Batts says he has written the Houston office requesting information on the lands, as they are not in the Fort Worth District.
Date:
January 15, 1931
Creator:
Batts, R. E. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William John Bryan, January 18, 1931]
Letter from John Franks reminiscing on cattle driving days and working with horses and men on T-Diamond Ranch. Penciled notes and drawings of the T-Diamond brand are visible throughout.
Date:
January 18, 1931
Creator:
Bryan, William John
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Chicago, Rock Island, and Gulf Railway Company v. Martin. No. 12422]
Journal clipping discussing the cause no. 12442, Chicago, Rock Island, & Gulf Railway Company vs. C. L. Martin in the Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth heard on January 31, 1931. The cause was brought by C. L. Martin who alleged his property flooded due to the negligence of the railway company.
Date:
1931~
Creator:
Buck, J.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sectional map indicating main automobile roads between Canada and United States (middle west sheet).
Map of roadways in the Midwestern United States and southern portions of the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario provinces of Canada. The map includes major towns, bodies of water, and boundaries. The map also includes an inset map of the four Canadian road map sheets in this series near the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:2,217,600] (35 miles to the inch).
Date:
1931
Creator:
Canada. National Development Bureau.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas: Uvalde Quadrangle
Topographic quadrangle map of Uvalde, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing parts of Uvalde and Zavala Counties. The map includes county lines, towns, ranches, roads, railroads, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevation. Relief shown by contours (interval 25 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:125,000
Date:
1931
Creator:
Douglas, E. M.; Baldwin, H. L., Jr. & Bannon, T. M.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. A. French to The Sayles Company, April 3, 1931]
Letter from W. A. French to The Sayles Company granting authority to use the dyke in French's property as a crossing.
Date:
April 3, 1931
Creator:
French, W. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Statement Verifying Pipe Line Construction]
Document in the cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., stating that both the plaintiff and defendants agree that there is a pipe line across Fulton's land which was constructed by the Magnolia Pipe Line Company.
Date:
1931~
Creator:
Hailey, C. L.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. L. Hailey to David W. Stephens, January 12, 1931]
Letter from C. L. Hailey to David W. Stephens discussing two suits by A. D. Fulton against the Gulf Pipe Line Company have been set for trial on February 17.
Date:
January 12, 1931
Creator:
Hailey, C. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 8060-A: Plaintiff's Motion for New Trial]
Document in the cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., requesting a new trial on several counts of error by the court.
Date:
September 12, 1931
Creator:
Hailey, C. L. & Heathington, A. A.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Wichita Valley Railway Company v. Marshall, No. 3549]
Journal clipping discussing cause no. 3549, Wichita Valley Railway Company vs. W. P. Marshall, in the Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo, heard on February 14, 1931 and denied a rehearing on March 11, 1931. The cause was brought by W. P. Marshall to cover damages allegedly caused by the railway company to his land in Dickens County, Texas.
Date:
1931~
Creator:
Jackson, J.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 v. Peter et al., No. 1256-5642]
Journal clipping discussing cause no. 1256-5642, Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 vs. J. R. Peter et al., in the Commission of Appeals of Texas, Section B, heard April 15, 1931. The original cause was brought by J. R. Peter and other defendants, claiming the plaintiff caused their land to become waterlogged through holding water in the canal near their properties.
Date:
1931~
Creator:
Leddy, J.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Lone Star Gas Company v. Hutton et ux., No. 3972]
Journal clipping discussing cause no. 3972, Lone Star Gas Company vs. J. R. Hutton and Clara Hutton, in the Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana, heard March 25, 1931 and denied rehearing April 2, 1931. The original suit was brought by J. R. and Clara Hutton for damage to their land allegedly caused by the gas company diverting natural water ways, and the district court's judgement for the Huttons was appealed by the gas company.
Date:
1931~
Creator:
Levy, J. L.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas: San Marcos Quadrangle
Topographic quadrangle map of San Marcos, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing Guadalupe, Gonzales, Hays, and Caldwell Counties. The map includes county lines, towns, roads, railroads, rivers, creeks, and schools. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:125,000
Date:
1931
Creator:
Marshall, R. B.; Herron, W. H.; Stiles, Arthur; McLaughlin, Fred; Forster, William J.; Elliott, Herman R. et al.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jane Y. McCallum to T. N. Carswell - July 17, 1931]
A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Secy., Chamber of Commerce, Abilene, Texas, from Jane Y. McCallum, Secretary of State, Austin, Texas, dated July 17, 1931. Cover letter by McCallum advising of an enclosed certificate showing the dissolution of the "WEST TEXAS AUTOMOBILE CLUB".
Date:
July 17, 1931
Creator:
McCallum, Jane Y.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Map of the Travels of George Washington
Map of the travels of George Washington in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States between 1732 and 1799, with insets of New York and the lower Hudson Valley, Mount Vernon, the tidewater region of Virginia, Philadelphia, and Boston. The map includes towns, colonial highways, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geological features, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,502,720] (39.5 miles to the inch).
Date:
1931
Creator:
National Geographic Society for the National Geographic Magazine
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Filing of Cienega Ditch Map]
Document declaring the filing of a land survey and maps of the Cienega Ditch with the office of the State Engineer of New Mexico as notice of D. D. Parramore's ownership of the land. The document is notarized by Robert M. Reynolds, Florence Clifton, and B. E. Lourt.
Date:
February 3, 1931
Creator:
New Mexico
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. D. Parramore to Bill Shugart, January 23, 1931]
Letter from D. D. Parramore to Bill Shugart discussing filing a map of the Cienega Ditch with the surveyor, J. L. Wells, and asking Sugart or Charles Chinoweth to sign as a witness that the ditch existed before 1895. The word, "Coppy", is handwritten in pencil at the top of the letter.
Date:
January 23, 1931
Creator:
Parramore, Dock Dilworth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. D. Parramore to J. L. Wells, January 23, 1931]
Letter from D. D. Parramore to J. L. Wells discussing receiving a map of the Cienega Ditch and sending payment for it, signing of legal forms related to the surveying of the ditch, and discussing the existing legal ambiguity of the current ownership of the property. A postscript note at the end of the letter reads, "Am working with Bill Sugart to get Charles Chinoweth or someone else and go up to Lordsburg and sign the papers." The word, "Coppy", is written in pencil at the top of the letter.
Date:
January 23, 1931
Creator:
Parramore, Dock Dilworth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendants' Fourth Amended Original Answer to Plaintiff's First Amended Original Petition]
Document in cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., discussing the complaints brought by A. D. Fulton and countering his claims of damage to his property by the Gulf Pipe Line Company and the Gulf Production Company. There are several notes written on the back of the last page. This document is unsigned.
Date:
September 1931
Creator:
Sayles & Sayles
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to David W. Stephens, September 3, 1931]
Letter from Sayles & Sayles to David W. Stephens remitting $25.00 for the following Tuesday.
Date:
September 3, 1931
Creator:
Sayles & Sayles
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to David W. Stephens, September 5, 1931]
Letter from Sayles & Sayles to David W. Stephens discussing the cause, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. A. D. Fulton. It states the only document in the clerks office is the order of continuation and some details of the juror list.
Date:
September 5, 1931
Creator:
Sayles & Sayles
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles Jr., E. B. Sayles, and C. M. Sayles, March 16, 1931]
Henry Sayles Jr., E. B. Sayles, and C. M. Sayles transferring ownership and outstanding obligations of all of Henry's lands to E. B. and C. M. Sayles.
Date:
March 16, 1931
Creator:
Sayles, Henry, Jr.; Sayles, Edwin B. & Sayles, C. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History