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[News Script: Mansfield is Quiet After Demonstration] (open access)

[News Script: Mansfield is Quiet After Demonstration]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the admittance of African American students into schools in Mansfield and the angry demonstrations on school registration day by those opposed to the court order.
Date: August 30, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: SMU Football] (open access)

[News Script: SMU Football]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the SMU football team and which of the previous year's starters returned.
Date: September 2, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Southwest Conference Highlights captions transcript

Southwest Conference Highlights

Presented by the Humble Oil & Refining Company, this production reviews college football highlights from the Southwest Conference during the 1956 season. Narrator Kern Tips recaps regular season conference games between the Baylor University Bears, Texas Tech University Red Raiders, University of Arkansas Razorbacks, Southern Methodist University Mustangs, Rice University Owls, University of Texas at Austin Longhorns, Texas A&M University Aggies, and Texas Christian University. It also takes a break from game highlights to feature several members of the 1956 All-Southwest honor team. At the conclusion, the film follows Southwest Conference champion TCU to the Cotton Bowl Classic game against Syracuse University.
Date: 1956/1957
Creator: Humble Oil & Refining Company
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Houston woman held in narcotics case] (open access)

[News Script: Houston woman held in narcotics case]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Houston woman, Ardella Giordenello, being arrested for selling heroin to an undercover federal agent.
Date: June 5, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1084 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1084

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The gross receipts tax liability of United Gas Pipe Line Company by virtue of recent extension of the corporate limits of Dallas and Houston.
Date: August 17, 1950
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Joe Ortiz - 1953-01-08] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Joe Ortiz - 1953-01-08]

Copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President to Joe Ortiz of Fort Worth, Texas dated January 8, 1953. Herrera offers to travel to Fort Worth, Dallas and Wichita Falls to help organize LULAC councils for these areas.
Date: January 8, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Cherry pie] (open access)

[News Script: Cherry pie]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an award-winning Indiana pie baker sending a young Houston boy who survived a hurricane two cherry pies.
Date: July 28, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Imperial Sugar Company, Sugar Stock and Sales Report, February 25, 1954] (open access)

[Imperial Sugar Company, Sugar Stock and Sales Report, February 25, 1954]

Imperial Sugar Company sugar stock and sales report featuring sections for warehouses and sugar in transit.
Date: February 25, 1954
Creator: Imperial Sugar Company
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Markle Armstrong to Isaac Herbert Kempner, June 24, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Robert Markle Armstrong to Isaac Herbert Kempner, June 24, 1954]

Letter from Robert Markle Armstrong to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing Interstate Life Insurance Company and members of its executive board.
Date: June 24, 1954
Creator: Armstrong, Robert Markle
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to George Andre, October 29, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to George Andre, October 29, 1954]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to George Andre discussing taxes on the Imperial Sugar Company's warehouse stock.
Date: October 29, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Andre to Isaac Herbert Kempner, February 5, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from George Andre to Isaac Herbert Kempner, February 5, 1954]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to George Andre discussing a mailing list of various partners and businesses for statements.
Date: February 5, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, April 25, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, April 25, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James discussing the cost of converting telephones to the dial system and how it might be done.
Date: April 25, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to E. O. Wood, December 16, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to E. O. Wood, December 16, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to E. O. Wood discussing an established rate of refined sugar from Crockett to Dallas and how it compares to other distances.
Date: December 16, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe G. Fender to Odell Wood, October 12, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Joe G. Fender to Odell Wood, October 12, 1953]

Letter from Joe G. Fender to Odell Wood discussing a court case about state rates versus interstate rates and how they should handle presenting their case.
Date: October 12, 1953
Creator: Fender, Joe G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, February 17, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, February 17, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James discussing the Kilgore bill and its potential adverse effect on the taxpayers of independent school districts of cities and counties to vote favorably on further bond issues for any public purpose. It is recommended for people to write their representatives expressing opposition to the bill.
Date: February 17, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Texas Brokers, List #3, August 3, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Texas Brokers, List #3, August 3, 1953]

Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Texas Brokers, list #3 discussing the "Texas in Review" show and the featuring of Imperial Sugar Company on the show. The stations and times of Imperial Sugar Company's showings are listed.
Date: August 3, 1953
Creator: Armstrong, Robert Markle
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, September 16, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, September 16, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James discussing premiums in retail sales. It is recommended that contacting an expert for help with grocery data is potentially useful for gaining contrast between different factors.
Date: September 16, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 12 - The Doughboys on Tour 1952 - 1959] captions transcript

[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 12 - The Doughboys on Tour 1952 - 1959]

This home movie documents the Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) on tour and performing in Texas and the Southern United States in 1952 - 1959. Footage includes performers at the Bob Wills Ranch House in Dallas, Texas on November 27, 1951 (3 min., 06 sec.); a performance in Houston, Texas on June 25, 1952 that includes actors Tim Holt and Preston Foster (6 min, 44 sec.); a visit with actor Noah Beery, Jr. on September 30, 1952 in Little Rock, Arkansas (8 min, 07 sec.); a trip to historic sites in Vicksburg, Mississippi (8 min., 58 sec.); the exterior of the WFAA studio (11 min., 48 sec.); pianist Knocky Parker and guitarist Zeke Campbell playing together in 1954 (12 min, 07 sec.); a trip to the Port of Beaumont (12 min., 36 sec.); a stop in Lubbock for a parade and performance with Jack Perry at the ABC Rodeo (13 min., 40 sec); the LCD in Cedar Ridge recording studio (15 min., 48 sec.); the LCD and other performers filming a television show at Cross Road Store in May 1957 (16 min., 24 sec.); another performance at the ABC Rodeo in Lubbock in May 1957 (17 min., 47 sec.); the LCD …
Date: 1952/1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper clippings: Event honoring women, and announcement of Dr. May Owen's death] (open access)

[Newspaper clippings: Event honoring women, and announcement of Dr. May Owen's death]

Newspaper clippings of two articles. The first discusses nine women being honored at the second annual "Party of the Year," and details some of their individual accomplishments. The second article announces Dr. May Owen's death.
Date: {1951-02-04,1988-04-14}
Creator: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Tribute Paid to Nine Texas Women At Mineral Wells 'Party of the Year'] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Tribute Paid to Nine Texas Women At Mineral Wells 'Party of the Year']

Newspaper clipping of an article about the second annual "Party of the Year" honoring ten women: Dr. May Owen, Mrs. John M. Hanna, Mrs. V. Y. Rejebian, Mrs. Rupert Harkrider, Mrs. J. Howard Hodge, Mrs. Edith McKanna, Mrs. J. H. Moore, Mrs. Allan Shivers, and Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby. The article includes details of the event. The article includes photos of Dr. May Owen, Mrs. John M. Hanna, Mrs. Rupert Harkrider, and Mrs. J Howard Hodge.
Date: February 11, 1951
Creator: Gouldy, Mabel
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edwin E. Weiss to Loy Gordon, May 17, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Edwin E. Weiss to Loy Gordon, May 17, 1954]

Letter from Edwin E. Weiss to Loy Gordon discussing the itinerary for taxiing John Ben Shepperd by plane to give a speech in Abilene. Truett Latimer is listed in the carbon copy field.
Date: May 17, 1954
Creator: Weiss, Edwin E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to George Andre, November 28, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to George Andre, November 28, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to George Andre discussing the Imperial Sugar Company's Board of Director's meeting.
Date: November 28, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Ernest Grissom, January 28, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Ernest Grissom, January 28, 1953]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Ernest Grissom discussing the recent inauguration and potential solutions to financing in Taylor county.
Date: January 28, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bert Hall to Truett Latimer, February 27, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Bert Hall to Truett Latimer, February 27, 1954]

Letter from Bert Hall to Truett Latimer discussing the progress being made across several cities in the state to treat people with alcoholism.
Date: February 27, 1954
Creator: Hall, Bert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History