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[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - April 29, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - April 29, 1943]

Letter from Captain Merril Smith to his wife discussing how Bill Ledbetter has been, asking about their daughter, and telling her that he loves her.
Date: April 29, 1943
Creator: Smith, Merrill
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester R. Klown to Mary Ruth Rance, April 6, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Chester R. Klown to Mary Ruth Rance, April 6, 1943]

Letter from Chester R. Klown to Mary Ruth Rance discussing the details of her application to the Women's Flying Training Program, explaining her reporting requirements and salary information.
Date: April 6, 1943
Creator: Klown, Chester R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Congregation Adath Yeshurun to S. Kaplan, April 6, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Congregation Adath Yeshurun to S. Kaplan, April 6, 1943]

Letter from Congregation Adath Yeshurun to S. Kaplan informing Kaplan of the next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of Congregation Adath Yeshurun.
Date: April 6, 1943
Creator: Congregation Adath Yeshurun
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 1, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 1, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing being alone in the barracks, her training schedule, a visit from Jackie Cochran and related drill parade, a planned visit from General Hap Arnold, learning to fly basic trainers, not getting along with an instructor, recent correspondence, advantages of being the first class at Avenger Field, hope of getting Army commissions, the weather, bonds, and clothes. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date: April 1, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 6, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 6, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying in hot weather, sunburns, her hectic schedule, a measles outbreak, news about friends, check flights and washouts, and needing clothes shipped. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary and the back of a graded physics quiz.
Date: April 6, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 22, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 22, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flight training, barracks life, students failing for minor medical problems, and a picnic.
Date: April 22, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 10, 1943] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 13, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 13, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing letters from them, a visit from Phil Kafka, transitioning from primary to basic flight training, flying, discipline and routine, finishing the course faster than male cadets, washouts, weather, and her health. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date: April 13, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 17, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 17, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents Fred and Frances discussing military and civilian check flights, drilling to prepare for a visit from newsreel cameras, needing a new car, friends and correspondence, and starting basic flight training. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date: April 17, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 27, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 27, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing graduation from primary flight training, visiting Dallas with a Phil (Kafka?), and the transition to basic flight training.
Date: April 27, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, April 5, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, April 5, 1943]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing recently attended medical conferences and recent correspondence.
Date: April 5, 1943
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser, April 13, 1943 (open access)

[Letter from George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser, April 13, 1943

Letter from Wing Commander George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser discussing personal business.
Date: April 13, 1943
Creator: Greaves, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser, April 22, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser, April 22, 1943]

Letter from Wing Commander George Greaves to Joe B. Plosser requesting a letter of recommendation from Plosser.
Date: April 22, 1943
Creator: Greaves, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. E. Tips to R. I. Mehan, April 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from H. E. Tips to R. I. Mehan, April 3, 1943]

Letter from H. E. Tips to R. I. Mehan discussing information on notes and acceptances payable for Texas Cotton Industries to be used for the creation of an excess profits tax return.
Date: April 3, 1943
Creator: Tips, H. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. E. Tips to R. I. Mehan, April 6, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from H. E. Tips to R. I. Mehan, April 6, 1943]

Letter from H. E. Tips to R. I. Mehan discussing depreciation schedules of Texas Cotton Industries, Barstow Farm Company, Grand Falls Farms, Inc., and La Junta Farms for year ended January 31, 1943. Also delivered are miscellaneous income reports for the same corporations.
Date: April 6, 1943
Creator: Tips, H. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, April 19, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from H. M. Renaud to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, April 19, 1943]

Letter from H. M. Renaud of the British Air Commission to Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince and R. E. Olin of Plosser-Prince Air Academy discussing the acknowledgement of Plosser-Prince Air Academy's Check No. 2137 for $10,000.
Date: April 19, 1943
Creator: Renaud, H. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner, Jr. to Frank Scofield, April 13, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner, Jr. to Frank Scofield, April 13, 1943]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Frank Scofield delivering tax form 1120 for the Texas Cotton Industries corporation. Kempner delivers the first quarterly installment of taxes due.
Date: April 13, 1943
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner, Jr. to Frank Scofield, April 13, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner, Jr. to Frank Scofield, April 13, 1943]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner, Jr. to Frank Scofield delivering tax form 1121.
Date: April 13, 1943
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry C. Claiborne to Joe B. Plosser, April 30, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Harry C. Claiborne to Joe B. Plosser, April 30, 1943]

Letter from Harry C. Claiborne to Joe B. Plosser offering Claiborne's assistance in helping Plosser through his trial.
Date: April 30, 1943
Creator: Claiborne, Harry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Lolla Block, April 20, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Lolla Block, April 20, 1943]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Lolla Block discussing Kempner's opinions on the problems facing Galveston public schools and recommendations for possible changes in schools.
Date: April 20, 1943
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 5, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 5, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 5, 1943. He reports getting promoted and acquiring a mattress. His company had their tents floored, and he tells what he did for his day off in honor of the first year anniversary of the formation of his battalion. He also straightens out money matters.
Date: April 5, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 17, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 17, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 17, 1943. He tells them how his friends are doing, and mentions seeing a swarm of grasshoppers.
Date: April 17, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 19, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 19, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 19, 1943. He details an "American dinner" he and his friends had in town.
Date: April 19, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 25, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 25, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 25, 1943. He tells them about his trip to Africa, focusing on a stop in Bermuda.
Date: April 25, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History