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Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1332
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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Commissioners' Court of Nolan County may legally approve expenditures for a hospital laundry under the stated facts and related questions.
Date:
May 25, 1962
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: MS-3
Letter opinion 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, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of Nolan County to levy ad valorem taxes on royalties derived from production on land owned by the City of Sweetwater and held for city reservoir purposes.
Date:
January 30, 1953
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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
Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, February 27, 2000
Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, former pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Dickerson describes her early interest in airplanes and tells stories from her days with the WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), flying different types of aircraft to bases all over the United States. She includes the history of WASP, its formation, and dissolution. Her flying stories detail plane crashes and near-death experiences, including the sabotage of planes at the airport in Enid, OK by a German National. Mrs. Dickerson also talks about running a flying service in the Kerrville airport with her husband, Carl Meek, during the early days of aviation after WWII.
Date:
February 27, 2000
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Dickerson, Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000
Interview with Rena Fay Stone Sherman, descendant of Kerr County settlers and local business owner from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Sherman describes some of her family history, local history, and her two antique businesses. She also discusses her family's ranch.
Date:
September 15, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Sherman, Rena Fay Stone
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for a Letter from Colonel Smith]
Copies of a receipt documenting delivery of a personal letter from Colonel L. S. Smith sent to Charles A. Prince in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
May 21, 1942
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #4]
Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including a walk in cooler, condensing unit, expansion valve, and dehydrator, totaling $931.44 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date:
May 18, 1942
Creator:
International Harvester Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #6]
Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including a walk in cooler, condensing unit, expansion valve, and dehydrator, totaling $949.94 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date:
May 18, 1942
Creator:
International Harvester Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check Paid to Irby & Dineen, May 24, 1943]
Check for $1,972.80 paid to Irby & Dineen by the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas for a reporting case at Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 24, 1943
Creator:
Plosser-Prince Air Academy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check Paid to J. M. Wagstaff, May 27, 1943]
Check for $250 paid to J. M. Wagstaff by the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas for expenses on trial at Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 27, 1943
Creator:
Plosser-Prince Air Academy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #5]
Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including a walk in cooler, condensing unit, expansion valve, dehydrator, and No. 63 unit cooler., totaling $758.27 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date:
May 18, 1942
Creator:
International Harvester Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cost Estimate for Avenger Field Housing and Utilities]
Cost estimate for additional housing and utilities extensions at Plosser-Prince Air Academy's Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Smith, Don
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for an Electric Company Account #2]
Invoice for electrical service at the Prince & Plosser Air School in Sweetwater, Texas, and for related electrical transformers, totaling $4153.90 billed by the Texas Electric Service Company.
Date:
May 8, 1942
Creator:
Texas Electric Service Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Pilot Trainees Eliminated in March 1943]
Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) on March 31, 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.
Date:
April 6, 1943
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Various Types of Coolers #1]
Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including four varieties of coolers, totaling $3336.09 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date:
May 18, 1942
Creator:
International Harvester Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for an Electric Company Account #3]
Invoice for electrical service at the Prince & Plosser Air School in Sweetwater, Texas, and for related electrical transformers, totaling $4153.90 billed by the Texas Electric Service Company. This version has handwritten notes, including the text "OK" next to the amount (right) and text below the explanation of costs, "Joe has okeh from Washington re bill."
Date:
May 8, 1942
Creator:
Texas Electric Service Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Documents Related to Construction of Avenger Field]
A collection of correspondence and invoices between Prince and Plosser Air Academy organizers and various companies regarding the construction and transaction of things such as gas, runways, railways, waterlines, sheets and pillowcases, barracks etc. for Avenger Field.
Date:
1942/1945
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Order for Refrigeration Equipment #1]
Order form for commercial refrigeration equipment sold by the International Harvester Company to the Plosser-Prince Air Academy, including a walk in cooler, condensing unit, expansion valve, and dehydrator, totaling $931.44 for delivery on June 15, 1942.
Date:
May 18, 1942
Creator:
International Harvester Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History