[Sam Myres can recall the real west] (open access)

[Sam Myres can recall the real west]

Newspaper clipping detailing Sam Myres and his legacy as one of the last to be able to recall the real wild west. The article goes on to talk about how Myres was friends with "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Pawnee Bill, Will Rogers, and Pancho Villa. It also talks about how he started becoming involved in the saddle trade, learning the skill and then opening up his own shop at a mere twenty-two years of age. Myres also talks about his disdain for western films due to the fact that he feels they are not very accurate - especially the inclusion of "two-gun men" which he never encountered.
Date: May 16, 1948
Creator: Myres, Sam
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Refund Check to Charles L. Nunn, February 4, 1948] (open access)

[Tax Refund Check to Charles L. Nunn, February 4, 1948]

Tax refund check in the amount of $10.68 paid to Charles L. Nunn in Sweetwater, Texas. The check has the signature of Paul D. Banning in the bottom right corner.
Date: February 4, 1948
Creator: United States. Department of the Treasury
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drafted!  For Peacetime Service To our Defense Forces (open access)

Drafted! For Peacetime Service To our Defense Forces

Pamphlet by the United Service Organizations, Inc. saying it "has been called back to active service." The rest of the document discusses their background, the request made to reorganize, their plan, how much money they have, what the job is they need to perform, and their budget status. The names of the members of the USO Reorganization Committee are listed on the back page, with the name of the president, Lindsley F. Kimball, printed at the bottom.
Date: [1948,1949]
Creator: United Service Organizations (U. S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report from the USO Concerning Operations from 1941 to 1948] (open access)

[Report from the USO Concerning Operations from 1941 to 1948]

Report created by the United Service Organizations, Inc. discussing operations and financial dealings from February 4th, 1941 to January 9th, 1948. The first page of the report is a letter written by the president, Lindsley F. kimball summarizing the organization's work over those seven years. The rest of the report contains graphs and charts, photographs, and maps showing the extent of the USO's work they accomplished.
Date: January 1948
Creator: United Service Organizations (U. S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History