[Marjorie N. Forester's Ration Book Identification Stub and Application Card] (open access)

[Marjorie N. Forester's Ration Book Identification Stub and Application Card]

Ration book application and identification stub belongingto Marjorie N. Forester in Roscoe, Texas. The identification stub has instructions that read: "After completing this application, tear off this stub and be sure to keep it until you get your war ration book no. 3." The application says it must be mailed between June 1 and June 10, 1943.
Date: June 9, 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Retirement to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs] (open access)

[Certificate of Retirement to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs]

Certificate of retirement from the "Armed Forces of the United States of America" to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs. The certificate reads: "To All Who Shall See These Presents, Greeting: This Is To Certify That Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs...Was Retired From The United States Army." This certificate was signed by the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Edward C. Meyer; there is a letter from W. T. Prescott accompanying the certificate with details of Griggs' status on the retired list.
Date: October 7, 1979
Creator: Meyer, Edward C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McReynolds, September 12, 1943] (open access)

[Telegram to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McReynolds, September 12, 1943]

Western Union telegram from Ida Mae and Thurman to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. [McReynolds] with a note saying: "DAD DUNCAN DIED SATURDAY PM FUNERAL SUNDAY 5 PM= IDA MAE AND THURMAN."
Date: September 12, 1943
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collection of Gas Ration Stamps Belonging to Earl Bunkley] (open access)

[Collection of Gas Ration Stamps Belonging to Earl Bunkley]

A set of stamps used for gas rationing during the war; the title of the sheet is "Basic Mileage Ration." This sheet belongs to Earl Bunkley of Sweetwater, Texas, he had used three of the stamps on this sheet leaving seven still attached.
Date: 194X
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book One and Certificate of Registrar] (open access)

[War Ration Book One and Certificate of Registrar]

Ration book belonging to Marjorie Forester with a Certificate of Registrar added at the bottom of the folded document; the food stamps are attached to the bottom of the document and only five are left.
Date: May 4, 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Purchase Receipt for W. E. Forester, March 21, 1944] (open access)

[Purchase Receipt for W. E. Forester, March 21, 1944]

Purchase receipt issued to W. E. Forester after he purchased a gas stove. The receipt has information about Forester's address, number of items bought, the type of stove he bought, and is signed by James M. Kyle in the bottom right corner.
Date: March 21, 1944
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Sweetwater Council Membership Card] (open access)

[Sam Myres' Sweetwater Council Membership Card]

Membership card issued by the Sweetwater Council of the Royal and Select Masters of Texas to S. D. Myres in 1953. The center of the card has a triangular logo for the group inside a stamped circle with the chapter's name. The back of the card says "This certifies that this Council is a regularly Chartered and Constituted Council under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Council, Royal and Select Masters of Texas."
Date: June 24, 1953
Creator: Royal and Select Masters (Masonic order). Sweetwater Council.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to D. W. Voorhies] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to D. W. Voorhies]

Opened envelope sent from the S.D. Myres Saddle Company and addressed to D.W. Voorhies, postmarked September 1935. The front of the envelope is decorated with a logo in the upper-left corner -- with the text "S.D. Myres Saddle Co., El Paso, Texas, Cowboy Supplies. Be Happy - Ride A Myres Saddle" -- and an illustration of a cowboy in the lower-right corner holding a lasso that runs across the top of the envelope and around the logo.
Date: September 20, 1935
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note about Sam Myres] (open access)

[Note about Sam Myres]

Handwritten notes about dates, locations, and activities related to the life of S. D. Myres including his birth (1871), buying a saddle shop (1897), and move to El Paso (1919). The notes are disjointed and the edges of the paper are damaged.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, June 2, 1899] (open access)

[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, June 2, 1899]

Check made out to S. D. Myres for six dollars and forty cents on an S. D. Myres company check. It is signed by J. F Newman under the auspices of Thomas Trammell & Co., Bankers, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: June 2, 1899
Creator: Newman, J. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, August 1, 1899] (open access)

[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, August 1, 1899]

Check made out to S. D. Myres for thirty-four dollars and twenty cents on an S. D. Myres company check. It is signed by J. F Newman under the auspices of Thomas Trammell & Co., Bankers, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1899
Creator: Newman, J. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, December 1, 1899] (open access)

[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, December 1, 1899]

Check made out to S. D. Myres for four dollars and twenty cents on an S. D. Myres company check. It is signed by J. F Newman under the auspices of Thomas Trammell & Co., Bankers, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: December 1, 1899
Creator: Newman, J. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Royal Arch Masons Card] (open access)

[Sam Myres' Royal Arch Masons Card]

Membership card for Sweetwater Chapter Number 236 of the Royal Arch Masons (R.A.M.) with the text: "This Certifies Companion __S. D. Myres__ Has paid dues to __June 24, 1953__ $1 of your annual dues goes to the maintenance of the Home for Aged Masons, Arlington, Texas." The seal of the masonic group is printed on the card behind the text, inside a raised stamp for the local chapter. The back of the card has text from the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas, with the group's seal.
Date: June 24, 1953
Creator: Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter of Texas. Sweetwater Chapter.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to W. J. Myres] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to W. J. Myres]

Envelope sent from Mose Newman and addressed to W. J. Myres, president of S. D. Myres Saddle Company, in El Paso. The envelope has three stamps and has various word printed on it such as "DO NOT BEND" and "HAND STAMP ONLY." There are also some handwritten notes on both sides of the envelope.
Date: unknown
Creator: Newman, Mose
System: The Portal to Texas History