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86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2215, Chapter 686
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the 1st Multicounty Court at Law.
Date:
June 10, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Former WASP flies into Fort Stewart to donate uniform and propeller]
Newspaper clipping with an article about Helen Snapp donating her uniform and a propeller to the Fort Stewart Museum and her experiences from serving in the military as a WASP.
Date:
March 10, 2001
Creator:
Phillips, Noelle
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Sites Honor Women Pioneers in Aviation]
Photocopy of a newspaper article about several websites honoring WASP for their service in WWII, including a brief history of WASP, descriptions of the websites, and photographs of two of the digital items featured on the websites.
Date:
August 10, 2000
Creator:
Pollak, Michael
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Plunging into her 90s]
Newspaper clipping of an article about a WASP member, Frances L. Cisternino, who went skydiving for her 90th birthday, briefly describing her experience as service pilot in WWII. The article includes several photos of Cisternino preparing for and floating down from her sky-dive. The article is continued on the back of the clipping, with a photograph of the onlookers at the event, along with some obituaries and part of another article.
Date:
December 10, 2002
Creator:
Copenhaver, Larry
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Rooney Atkeison at the WASP Reunion]
Full page from the "Southwest Scene" containing the end of an article about Rooney Atkeison, her experience as a WASP, and her attendance at the recent WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas. A 1944 photograph of Atkeison standing in front of the plane accompanies the article. An ad for Kretschmer's Wheat Germ occupies the rest of the page. The reverse of the page includes an ad for Travis Pools, two single-panel cartoons, and a brief article about using fabric panels to decorate the home.
Date:
September 10, 1972
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP reunion at Avenger Field... A Flyby of Memories]
Newspaper clippings of an article about WASP members reuniting at Avenger Field, in Sweetwater, Texas, for a special parade. The clippings include a large photograph of WASP members sitting in uniform on the front of a parade float, and smaller photographs of the members at the reunion. The clippings also include large advertisements for anti-aging cream, vacation homes, Leo's Quality Foods, Inc., and Titche's shoe store.
Date:
September 10, 1972
Creator:
Lynch, Dudley
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPS Parade For Old Time's Sake]
Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News Sunday Magazine, Southwest Scene, discussing the Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion at Avenger Field and the memories of the flight training they received there, as recalled by WASP member, Ann Rooney. Advertisements and comics are also printed throughout the clipping.
Date:
September 10, 1972
Creator:
Lynch, Dudley
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bernice Haydu, July 10, 1993]
Letter from Bernice Haydu containing information that can be used for the WASP display and suggesting what kind of materials can be used to set it up.
Date:
July 10, 1993
Creator:
Haydu, Bernice Falk (Bee)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Prince to R. C. Griffith, July 10, 1942]
Copy of a letter from Charles A. Prince to R. C. Griffith discussing an enclosed check and contract copies for the construction of a proposed railway spur near Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
July 10, 1942
Creator:
Prince, Charles A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 10, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes responding to goings-on at home and discussing instrument flying with other students in flight training.
Date:
June 10, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 10, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing increasing confidence in her flying abilities, the weather, and her weight.
Date:
1943-03-10?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 10, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing new flight students, finishing certain phases of flight training, graduation, schedule and sleep, needing a bathing suit, and a lack of things to do in Sweetwater.
Date:
April 10, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, May 10, 1995]
Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards informing him that she received the payment, will send 10 books, discussing the recent death of Cliff Deaton, and updating him on how life has been.
Date:
May 10, 1995
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards, November 10, 1992]
Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards discussing difficulty she is having in acquiring the photographs that he requested.
Date:
November 10, 1992
Creator:
Harmon, Elaine Danforth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor McLernon Brown to Gayle Snell, October 10, 1986]
Letter from Eleanor "Mickey" Brown to Gayle Snell discussing the recent 1986 WASP reunion in Sweetwater and recent correspondence.
Date:
October 10, 1986
Creator:
Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer, Tim, and Joe to Rigdon Edwards, August 10, 1992]
Letter from Homer Taylor, Joe Luce, and Tim Fambrough to Rigdon Edwards about hosting the upcoming 50th anniversary dedication ceremony for the Women Service Airforce Pilots. Their budget for this and finances are briefly mentioned.
Date:
August 10, 1992
Creator:
Taylor, Homer K.; Luce, Joseph P. & Fambrough, Tim
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. A. Schneck to T. N. Carswell - February 10, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from J. A. Schneck, Macie Hotel, Sweetwater, Texas/El Paso, Texas, dated February 10, 1941. Schneck provides optional addresses to where Carswell can send his mail; the Fransciscan Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico and the Macie Hotel, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
February 10, 1941
Creator:
Schneck, J. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. C. Pinson to Charles A. Prince, June 10, 1942]
Copy of a letter from J. C. Pinson to Charles A. Prince discussing the installation of telephone facilities at the site of Plosser and Prince's flying school in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
June 10, 1942
Creator:
Pinson, J. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Thomas Russell to Dan Moody, June 10, 1944]
Letter from J. Thomas Russell to Governor Dan Moody discussing Russell's recent meeting with one General Kraus.
Date:
June 10, 1944
Creator:
Russell, J. Thomas
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center, February 10, 1943]
Letter from Joe B. Plosser to Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center discussing previous correspondence from February 8th, 1943 regarding the proposed Women's Pilot Training in Sweetwater, Texas. It specifically calls for the attention of Lieutenant Colonel Oliver E. Ford, Jr.
Date:
February 10, 1943
Creator:
Plosser, Joseph B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Claude Wilson, April 10, 1961]
Letter from Truett Latimer to Claude Wilson discussing House Bill 575. Mr. Latimer says that he will oppose the bill.
Date:
April 10, 1961
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Paul McCarthy to Kay Graham, January 10, 1996]
Memo from Paul McCarthy to Kay Graham discussing the need for more diversified employment opportunities.
Date:
January 10, 1996
Creator:
McCarthy, Paul
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Miss Ziggy Hunter: Her Accomplishments in the Field of Aviation
A compilation of the many achievements of Women Airforce Service Pilot flight instructor, Ziggy Hunter, as a pioneer in aviation. Notes on the cover page indicate that the author, Nettie Moore, was a WASP control tower operator and that her attempts to gain national honor for Hunter have gone unsuccessful as of 1980.
Date:
May 10, 1975
Creator:
More, Nettie D.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Nolan County News (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1935
Weekly newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 10, 1935
Creator:
Green, Charles
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History