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[The Abilene Council on Alcoholism and Information Center Meeting Summary, June 29, 1959]
Meeting summary for the Abilene Council on Alcoholism and Information Center board of directors, held June 29, 1959.
Date:
1959
Creator:
Southern, Paul & Spain, Carl
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Graphic Arts Association Promotional Card, 1960
Card from the Abilene Graphic Arts Association promoting various printing companies from Abilene. The card face is mostly white, with a black triangle on the left side overlapping onto a red heart on the middle of the card and a yellow rectangle on the right side where the information is written. On the reverse is information about the printers in Abilene.
Date:
1960
Creator:
Abilene Graphic Arts Association
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bank Deposit Slip for Truett Latimer]
Bank deposit slip from First State Bank of Abilene filled out to show that Truett Latimer deposited $87.50 from Taylor County Chiro.
Date:
December 4, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Business Card for Taylor Turkey Ranch]
Front of a business card advertising Taylor Turkey Ranch in Ovolo, owned by Neil and Muriel Taylor. A monochrome brown silhouette along the bottom includes ranch buildings surrounded by trees and a windmill.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Taylor Turkey Ranch
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card from Sid E. Pass to Truett Latimer, 1957~]
Card from Sid E. Pass to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer expressing his support for a bill that would increase legal responsibility of parents for their teenagers' actions. On the reverse is a portrait of Pass and an advertisement for his insurance business.
Date:
1957~
Creator:
Pass, Sid E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping about the New Sunset Motor Lines Building]
Newspaper clipping about the new Sunset Motor Lines building.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
Elam, Maxine
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Business Capable of Making Own Credit Regulations]
Newspaper clipping about the views of Abilene businessmen on government credit regulations.
Date:
May 4, 1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: City to Decide on Pioneer's Request to Use Field at Tye]
Newspaper clippings about the request from Pioneer Airlines to move temporarily to the old Abilene Army Airfield at Tye and how much the move would cost. The date April 18, 1952, is written in pencil at the top of the leftmost clipping.
Date:
1952-04-18?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: County Asks Opinion On Paying Juvenile Board]
Newspaper clipping about Taylor County seeking legal opinion from the Texas Attorney General on whether or not it must pay annual salaries of $1500 to each of its district judges for serving on the county juvenile board.
Date:
March 14, 1961
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Editor Pleads for Immediate Action On 12-Point Gambling Bill -- Signed by C. C. Wade]
Editorial from the February 21, 1961 issue of The Baptist Standard, detailing what happened during the hearing on House Joint Resolution 4 and asking that people contact their representatives to oppose the bill. There is a pre-printed letter on the editorial for one to sign and fill in their representative; It is signed by C. C. Wade and addressed to Truett Latimer. The last sentence of the third paragraph is subject to an annotation that reads, 'This is good! Don't give up! You have our prayers!'. The other side of the paper contains an article titled 'Safeguards Against Secularization'.
Date:
February 1961
Creator:
James, E. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: I Cover The Lake Front]
Newspaper clipping about the Latimer Bill and how it would affect the Eisenhower State Park Marina.
Date:
April 27, 1961
Creator:
Clift, John & Crenshaw, Jerry
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Latimer Bill Hearing Delayed]
Newspaper clipping about the delay in the hearing of a bill by Truett Latimer that would prohibit people from taking intoxicants into all state parks.
Date:
1961?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Latimer Wins By Big Margin]
Newspaper clipping about Truett Latimer's incumbent win as the 84th District's State Representative.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New Mortality Table Affects Life Policies]
Newspaper clipping about the new life insurance mortality table. At the top of the clipping is a date written in pen, '1-21-59'. The other side of the clipping contains an article titled 'Speaker from Odessa will Review 'Buttons in the Back''.
Date:
January 21, 1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Wells to Ask State Plan On School Board Election]
Newspaper clipping about the possible change in the Abilene School Board's method of election due to the city's increased population count.
Date:
196X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: West Texas Barbers Ask Board Post]
Newspaper clipping about the resolution asking Governor Daniel for a West Texas Representative on the State Barber Board.
Date:
1958~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: West Texas Barbers Ask Representative on Board]
Newspaper clipping about the appointment of a West Texas representative on the State Barber Board. There is a marking at the top of the clipping that reads, '11-25-57-Evening'.
Date:
1958~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Truett Latimer and Mr. and Mrs. Birmingham, May 1953]
Letter from Truett Latimer to Mr. and Mrs. George Birmingham discussing Truett's service in the legislature. The response from the Birminghams has been typed at the bottom of Truett's initial letter.
Date:
1953-05-14/1953-05-15
Creator:
Latimer, Truett; Birmingham, George & Birmingham, Mrs. George
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Truett Latimer and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. W. Brown, 1953]
Correspondence between Truett Latimer and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. W. Brown discussing a petition the Browns signed regarding Texas House Bill #216 and the high taxes that would be needed to raise teacher salaries. The Browns' response is handwritten on the back of Latimer's initial letter.
Date:
1953-02~
Creator:
Latimer, Truett; Brown, J. T. W. & Brown, Mrs. J. T. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Truett Latimer and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jarrett, March 31, 1954]
Correspondence between Truett Latimer and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jarrett wherein Latimer is asking the Jarrett's support as he runs for re-election to the position of state representative. W. E. Jarrett has written back on the bottom of the same letter, joking that he will vote for him in re-election as long as Latimer marries "that pretty girl".
Date:
March 31, 1954
Creator:
Latimer, Truett & Jarrett, W. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Drafted Letter from Truett Latimer to Wiley L. Caffey, January 28, 1953]
Photocopied rough draft of a letter from Truett Latimer to Judge Wiley L. Caffey discussing concerns regarding a bill that would affect the pay of District Attorneys.
Date:
January 28, 1953
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ham Radio QSL Card from William O. Ansley, Jr.]
Contact confirmation card, or QSL, belonging to William O. Ansley, Jr. A radio call sign, along with transmitter and receiver specifications, are featured on the card. The card is decorated with a printed boarder image of farmers working in a field. The printed outline of the state of Texas surrounds the call sign in the center, with Abilene shown marked by a star within the state.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Ansley, William O.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter and Petition from Alan Zane to Truett Latimer, February 5, 1959]
Letter from Alan Zane to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer with five attached petitions from citizens of Taylor County. The petition features hundreds of names, some with addresses, urging Latimer to submit legislation in the House that would establish regulatory powers of the Game and Fish Commission in Taylor County.
Date:
February 5, 1959
Creator:
Zane, Alan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. A. Watson Jr. to Truett Latimer, April 5, 1957]
Letter from Mr. and Mrs. Reverend A. A. Watson Jr. to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer urging him to vote against HB 777, a liquor law bill.
Date:
April 5, 1957
Creator:
Watson, A. A., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History