[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From Jacob B. Wiebe and Aganetha Wiebe to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From Jacob B. Wiebe and Aganetha Wiebe to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document describing the terms of an oil and gas lease from Jacob B. Wiebe and Aganetha Wiebe to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company for a tract of land in Ochiltree County, Texas. It states that Jack Sayles has examined the documents and that the examination was conducted on behalf of the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: March 30, 1940
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 24, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 30, 1940 (open access)

The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 24, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 30, 1940

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 30, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Sayles to Jack Sayles, March 30, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from John Sayles to Jack Sayles, March 30, 1940]

Letter from John Sayles to Jack Sayles discussing travel plans and remitting mail between the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company and himself. Sayles briefly states sufficient fulfillment of a requirement for a title with F. F. Claunts.
Date: March 30, 1940
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward S. Arentz to E. P. Crane, March 29, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Edward S. Arentz to E. P. Crane, March 29, 1940]

Letter from Edward S. Arentz to E. P. Crane requesting a legal instrument with more details regarding the Jacob B. Wiebe lease. Arentz requests the new instrument be executed and kept in Crane's files.
Date: March 29, 1940
Creator: Arentz, Edward S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward S. Arentz to Sayles & Sayles, March 29, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Edward S. Arentz to Sayles & Sayles, March 29, 1940]

Letter from Edward S. Arentz to Sayles & Sayles discussing the Betty estate. Arentz remits the affidavit for the land.
Date: March 29, 1940
Creator: Arentz, Edward S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement between the Ford Gum & Machine Company, Inc., John Horn and Parramore Post No. 57, Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Agreement between the Ford Gum & Machine Company, Inc., John Horn and Parramore Post No. 57, Abilene, Texas]

An agreement by and between the Ford Gum & Machine Company, Inc., Lockport, New York, and John Horn of Pecos, Texas, and the Parramore Post No. 57 (of the American Legion), Abilene, Texas, dated the 28th day of March, Nineteen Hundred and Forty. Second page includes original signatures.
Date: March 28, 1940
Creator: Mason, F. S.; Horn, John S. & Brownlee, Thomas K.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Sayles to F. F. Claunts, March 28, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from John Sayles to F. F. Claunts, March 28, 1940]

Letter from John Sayles to F. F. Claunts discussing the J. B. Friesen lease. There are some requirements that still have not been met.
Date: March 28, 1940
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Sayles to F. F. Claunts, March 28, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from John Sayles to F. F. Claunts, March 28, 1940]

Letter from John Sayles to F. F. Claunts discussing the requirement documents regarding the Beatty Estate.
Date: March 28, 1940
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to F. F. Claunts, March 28, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to F. F. Claunts, March 28, 1940]

Letter from Sayles & Sayles to F. F. Claunts stating all original requirements have been met for the Edna Betty lease.
Date: March 28, 1940
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to F. F. Claunts, March 28, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to F. F. Claunts, March 28, 1940]

Letter from Sayles & Sayles to F. F. Claunts discussing land in Ochiltree County. Sayles & Sayles discuss what requirements are still needed to acquire the land.
Date: March 28, 1940
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to F. F. Claunts, March 28, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to F. F. Claunts, March 28, 1940]

Letter from Sayles & Sayles to F. F. Claunts informing him of requirements for the Jacob B. Wiebe lease that are still outstanding.
Date: March 28, 1940
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to R. F. Rood, March 23, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to R. F. Rood, March 23, 1940]

Letter from Sayles & Sayles to R. F. Rood discussing titles for land in Hansford and Ochiltree Counties. Sayles & Sayles deliver notes on outstanding requirements for these estates and leases.
Date: March 28, 1940
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward S. Arentz to Sayles & Sayles, March 27, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Edward S. Arentz to Sayles & Sayles, March 27, 1940]

Letter from Edward S. Arentz to Sayles & Sayles stating he has prepared an affidavit of limitation for the Betty estate. Arentz will forward another affidavit requiring Sayles signature to prove Edna Betty owned lands in Ochiltree County.
Date: March 27, 1940
Creator: Arentz, Edward S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward S. Arentz to Sayles & Sayles, March 26, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Edward S. Arentz to Sayles & Sayles, March 26, 1940]

Letter from Edward S. Arentz to Sayles & Sayles reminding them of how long it took to get a waiver granted in favor of their oil and gas lease. Arentz will carry the file as a closed one as he is not sure if the legal department of the I. T. I. O. will prevail against the insurance company. He states a limitation affidavit for Thad A. Thomson's land will be sufficient to satisfy a requirement of the lease.
Date: March 26, 1940
Creator: Arentz, Edward S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. Claunts to Mr. Arentz, March 26, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Mr. Claunts to Mr. Arentz, March 26, 1940]

Letter from Mr. Claunts to Mr. Arentz discussing documents related to Jacob B. Wiebe and Southwestern Life Insurance Company's deed of trust on Wiebe's property and stating the documents and letters should be forwarded to Sayles & Sayles. The notegram is copied to Sayles & Sayles.
Date: March 26, 1940
Creator: Claunts, F. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Dan Childress, March 26,1940] (open access)

[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Dan Childress, March 26,1940]

Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Dan Childress enclosing the appellant's reply to the appellee's motion for rehearing.
Date: March 26, 1940
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Dan Childress, March 26, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Dan Childress, March 26, 1940]

Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Dan Childress delivering notice of an appellee's motion for rehearing.
Date: March 26, 1940
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hunter M. Jones to T. N. Carswell - March 25, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Hunter M. Jones to T. N. Carswell - March 25, 1940]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell ("Tommie"), Abilene, Texas, from Hunter M. Jones, Southland Life Insurance Company dated March 25, 1940. Jones advises Carswell that he "certainly did a grand job" as representative of the Alumni and Ex-students Association.
Date: March 25, 1940
Creator: Jones, Hunter M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. F. Rood to Sayles & Sayles, March 25, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from R. F. Rood to Sayles & Sayles, March 25, 1940]

Letter from R. F. Rood to Sayles & Sayles discussing titles for lands in Hansford and Ochiltree Counties. The titles all relate to oil and gas leases and Rood addresses the issues with the specific titles. The letter is on Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company letterhead.
Date: March 25, 1940
Creator: Rood, R. F.
Object Type: Letter
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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1988: Waiver by Appellant] (open access)

[Cause No. 1988: Waiver by Appellant]

Document in cause no. 1988, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater, waiving the issuance and service of notice and precept of the appellee's motion for rehearing.
Date: 1940-03-23~
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Childress to Sayles & Sayles, March 23,1940] (open access)

[Letter from Dan Childress to Sayles & Sayles, March 23,1940]

Letter from Dan Childress to Sayles & Sayles in regards to the appellee has filed for a motion of rehearing in the case of Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater.
Date: March 23, 1940
Creator: Childress, Dan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Sayles to Edward S. Arentz, March 23, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from John Sayles to Edward S. Arentz, March 23, 1940]

Letter from John Sayles to Edward S. Arentz discussing Jacob Wiebe's land. Sayles has not received the affidavit from Judge R. E. Underwood.
Date: March 23, 1940
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gilbert Smith to Dan Childress, March 22, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Gilbert Smith to Dan Childress, March 22, 1940]

Letter from Gilbert Smith to Dan Childress, copied to Sayles & Sayles, discussing the court case Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. vs. W. O. Rainwater.
Date: March 22, 1940
Creator: Smith, Gilbert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History