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[Document Listing Payment From Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company to Sayles & Sayles, April 1, 1940]
Document listing services done by Sayles & Sayles for the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company and the fees paid by the company. There's a note stating this amount does not include telephone, telegram, and express expenses.
Date:
April 1, 1940
Creator:
Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes Discussing Land in Concho and Menard Counties, Texas]
Notes which have "I.T.I.O.Co." (Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company) written at the top and dated August 7, 1940. Just below, the names "Floyd C. Dodson" and "Fritz Wilhelm" are written and these notes are likely in relation to an oil and gas lease from Wilhelm to Dodson. The notes discuss a tract of land in Menard and Concho Counties, Texas, listing its ownership history and the documents which pertain to it.
Date:
August 7, 1940
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document Listing Payment From Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company to Sayles & Sayles, April 9, 1940]
Document listing services done by Sayles & Sayles for the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company and the fees paid by the company.
Date:
April 9, 1940
Creator:
Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill From George O. Harrell, April 16, 1940]
Document listing the cost of receiving copies of the proceeding in cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, requested by Sayles & Sayles. The listed cost of the copies is $2.00.
Date:
April 16, 1940
Creator:
Harrell, George O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes Discussing an Oil and Gas Lease from Jacob B. Wiebe and Aganetha Wiebe to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]
Notes with "I.T.I.O.Co. T-227-D" written at the top and dated "3-1-40." The notes list the details of an oil and gas lease from Jacob B. Wiebe and Aganetha Wiebe to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company of land in Ochiltree County, Texas and the history of the property.
Date:
March 1, 1940
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Engineers, January 1940
List of engineers employed in the 11th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date:
January 1, 1940
Creator:
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Clerks, January 1940
List of clerks employed in the South Texas District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date:
January 1, 1940
Creator:
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Conductors, January 1940
List of conductors employed in the 7th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date:
January 1, 1940
Creator:
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Telegraphers, January 1940
List of telegraphers employed in the South Texas District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date:
January 1, 1940
Creator:
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Brakemen, January 1940
List of brakemen employed in the South Texas District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date:
January 1, 1940
Creator:
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, January 1940
List of firemen employed in the South Texas District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date:
January 1, 1940
Creator:
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Switchmen, January 1940
List of switchmen employed in the Smithville Yard, South Texas District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date:
January 1, 1940
Creator:
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Train Porters, January 1940
List of train porters employed in the 7th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date:
January 1, 1940
Creator:
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, July 1940
List of firemen employed in the South Texas District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of July 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date:
July 1, 1940
Creator:
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Assets of San Simon Cattle Company Partnership]
Financial asset figures of the San Simon Cattle Company Partnership between 1920 and 1940. A handwritten note at the top reads, "These figures for my books, The deficiencies in assets figures".
Date:
1940~
Creator:
Parramore, Dock Dilworth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Gertrude Johnson]
Photocopy of a transcript of an interview with Gertrude Johnson, a long time resident of Deep Eddy, Texas. She talks about her work with the church and school in the area and how at one point the garden that she grew produced a 17.5 pound sweet potato. She also mentions her time as a teacher in the Eanes area and the frequency of which entire classes would not show up to school. At the bottom of the page there is a typed recipe for "Mrs. Johnson's unbaked cookies" as well as handwritten text that seems to be listing out the names of other families who lives in the area.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
Eanes History Center
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: OCtober 7, 1940]
Minutes from the Fall 1940 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Houston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a roster of the society's current members.
Date:
October 7, 1940
Creator:
Stuck, Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 1, 1940]
Minutes from the Spring 1940 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Dallas, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a roster of the society's current members.
Date:
April 1, 1940
Creator:
Stuck, Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Gasoline Purchase to Bud Yates]
Bill of sale receipt to Bud Yates for the purchase of 11 3/4 gallons of gasoline for the total cost of $1.80.
Date:
June 27, 1940
Creator:
Oxford Service Station
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to Ellen Duncan]
Western Union telegram to Mrs. Ellen Duncan with a note reading: "AM LEAVING FOR HOME 6 AM WEDNESDAY CALL NAT="
Date:
[1940..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of the Names and Ranks of Men in a Battalion]
List of names and ranks of the men in a certain battalion; the names are divided into different platoons: 1st Rifle Platoon, 2nd Rifle Platoon, 3rd Rifle Platoon, Anti-Tank Platoon, HQ Platoon. The names of the men are listed to the right of their rank underneath their assigned platoon name.
Date:
[1940..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from R.T. Dennis & Co. Inc.]
Receipt from R.T. Dennis & Co. Inc. Furniture and Carpets for the sale of goods to E.W. Whitfield.
Date:
March 1, 1940
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brown Blanche Perry Scrapbook]
Scrapbook containing photographs, church bulletins, newspaper and magazine clippings, baptistry painting interpretations, etc. related to the various churches and individuals with whom Perry was associated.
Date:
1940/1966
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interpretation for 7th Avenue Church of Christ]
A typewritten essay "Interpretation of the picture in the auditorium of the 7th Ave. Church of Christ, Miami, Fla., a creation of Mrs. Blanche G. Perry of Denver, Colorado." Symbols mentioned include palm trees, sand, flowers and birds, reeds, rocks, dove, cross, sun's rays, sunset, water. Includes handwritten edits. Note at top reads "One of my first interpretations. Written in 1940."
Date:
1940
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History