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[Letter from Darall G. Hawk to M. E. Sedberry, August 24, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Darall G. Hawk to M. E. Sedberry, August 24, 1940]

Letter from Darall G. Hawk to M. E. Sedberry discussing discrepancies in the rental payment dates for the Millar and Farrar leases. Very slight changes were made to the contracts and the lessors are to waive the payment for September 1940. Once the agreements are approved by all parties, they are to be mailed to Sayles. A section addressed to Sayles at the bottom of the letter waives subordination of the General American Life Insurance Company lien on the Robert Wilson land and the Land Bank and Commissioner's loan on Wilhelm tract.
Date: August 24, 1940
Creator: Hawk, Darall G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Erich Goldberger, August 24, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Erich Goldberger, August 24, 1940]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Erich Goldberger discussing Kempner trying to find transportation for the Goldberger family and informing Kempner that he will be willing to sign an affidavit for the family but insisting they find a way to a country that allows immigration.
Date: August 24, 1940
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Sayles to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, August 24, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from John Sayles to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, August 24, 1940]

Letter from John Sayles to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company discussing requirements for the Wilhelm lease. These include notes of the survey for the land and registering the land in compliance with Bill No. 9 of the Texas Legislature of 1939. Abstracts need to be returned to Sayles. All other requirements have been met.
Date: August 24, 1940
Creator: Sayles, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Childress to Sayles & Sayles, May 24,1940] (open access)

[Letter from Dan Childress to Sayles & Sayles, May 24,1940]

Letter from Dan Childress to Sayles & Sayles discussing the court's overruling of the motion from the appelle for rehearing. This is in regards to the case of Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W.O. Rainwater.
Date: May 24, 1940
Creator: Childress, Dan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Helen Forrest McKee to Little, Brown and Company, April 24, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from Helen Forrest McKee to Little, Brown and Company, April 24, 1970]

Letter from Helen Forrest McKee to Little Brown Company discussing Mrs. McKee's project to turn Jacqueline Cochran's life into a children's book so that Cochran can be accessible to a younger age group.
Date: April 24, 1940
Creator: McKee, Helen Forrest
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Sayles to George S. Berry, April 24, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Sayles to George S. Berry, April 24, 1940]

Letter from Jack Sayles to George S. Berry stating Eula Stith does not desire to sell or dispose of the collateral security of her note.
Date: April 24, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lester P. Barlow to Alex Bradford, April 24, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Lester P. Barlow to Alex Bradford, April 24, 1940]

Letter from Lester P. Barlow to Alex Bradford on Lester wanting Bradford to meet Senator Sheppard and get a tour of the plant. On the second page explosives are being discussed.
Date: April 24, 1940
Creator: Barlow, Lester P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Bascom Giles, April 24, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Bascom Giles, April 24, 1940]

Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Bascom Giles asking whether or not the corrected patents have been issued, and if not, on what date they are expected to be issued.
Date: April 24, 1940
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Dan Childress, April 24, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Dan Childress, April 24, 1940]

Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Dan Childress discussing cause no. 1988, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater. The letter states the enclosed documents are the original and a copy of the appellee's motion to file supplemental transcript and the appellee's motion for rehearing, and that copies have also been sent to Gilbert Smith.
Date: April 24, 1940
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Sayles to Darall G. Hawk, March 24, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Sayles to Darall G. Hawk, March 24, 1940]

Letter from Jack Sayles to Darall G. Hawk discussing the Betty estate. Sayles gives the reason for the requirement that Hawk has requested to waive, stating that any interested party or creditor in the Betty estate could institute an ancillary administration proceeding for the Texas property in the estate. This would be superior to a lease held by the heirs.
Date: March 24, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dave Shanks to Sayles & Sayles, February 24, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Dave Shanks to Sayles & Sayles, February 24, 1940]

Letter from Dave Shanks to Sayles & Sayles delivering an abstract for land in Ochiltree County that contains an oil and gas lease.
Date: February 24, 1940
Creator: Shanks, Dave
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Callcott] (open access)

[Letter from Frank Callcott]

A letter from Frank Callcott to Carl B. Compton in reply to Carl's invitation to him to become a member of the Southwestern University Arts Club.
Date: January 24, 1940
Creator: Callcott, Frank
System: The UNT Digital Library