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12
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[Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, May 22, 1944]
Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards discussing how the U.S. Army split up she and a group of other female pilots. She mentions that they fly BT-14 planes, give instruction to flight cadets, and are supposed to be trained to fly B-26 planes soon. At the top left of the first page, there is a small, printed illustration of the WASP mascot, Fifinella
Date:
May 22, 1944
Creator:
Duren, Doris
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Percy Foreman to John J. Herrera - 1944-05-13]
Letter from Percy Foreman to John Herrera about discrimination against a sizable portion of Mexican American citizens in Harris county. He requests the names of Mexican American citizens who are qualified voters in Harris County so that they can be eligible for selection as Grand Jurors or Grand Jury Commissioners.
Date:
May 13, 1944
Creator:
Foreman, Percy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 8, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 8, 1944. He wishes he could be at home with his mother, who had an operation. He looks forward to going swimming again, as it's getting hotter in Italy, and he asks after the fishing in Waco. He also mentions that his friend Wilbur Crawford is in the hospital.
Date:
May 8, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 13, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 13, 1944. He thanks them for the flint they sent him, and asks for a few more boxes. He sends his condolences on all the rain Waco had received, noting that it'll take a while for the river to recede and the fishing to improve. He mentions seeing Wilbur Crawford recently, and the two of them deciding they want to go on a camping trip. He sends well wishes to his mother.
Date:
May 13, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 19, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 19, 1944. His friend Wilbur Crawford now works at the hospital and gets Thursdays off, so Willis takes Thursday off as well. He looks forward to going swimming with Crawford, although it rains frequently. He wishes his mother well.
Date:
May 19, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis, May 31, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis, on May 31, 1944. He entreats her to get well and be careful while recovering from her operation, and thanks her for some boxes of food she sent to him. He tells her his company has moved into tents, with six men to a tent, which he finds to be a relief from living in a room with thirty other men.
Date:
May 31, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Lucile Evans Kendrick, May 8, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Lucile Evans Kendrick, on May 8, 1944. He apologizes for not writing more, although he mentions getting a letter from Kendrick's son, Jimmie, who is stationed in the Tropics. Jimmie complained about the food, and Willis tells Lucile Kendrick he knows what Jimmie means. He promises to find her a good cameo from the Italian market, and is glad that it is getting warmer in Italy.
Date:
May 8, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 17, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 17, 1944. He reflects on the strangeness of spending two birthdays overseas, and wishes to spend his next one in America. He tells them he went to see a movie the day before, which he didn't like. He concludes by expressing a wish to meet Jean Wood, and wonders if he still remembers how to talk to girls.
Date:
May 17, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 18, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 18, 1944. He is glad they decided not to sell the house, and offers to help fixing it up when he gets back. He tells of meeting up with a friend, and getting a letter from his aunt asking about the Red Cross.
Date:
May 18, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 15, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 15, 1944. He laments celebrating another birthday overseas, and wishes he could be home for his birthday as well as Mother's Day. He got a letter from a friend in the Pacific who gets to go home when his 18 month service is up, and Willis wishes he could say the same. He expresses regret at one of his father's calves drowning when Waco got a lot of rain, and tells his mother he will buy her and his Aunt Lucile cameos the next time he goes into town.
Date:
May 15, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 30, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 30, 1944. He says that Wilbur Crawford is getting better, and you can't even tell that his leg was ever injured. He urges his mother to get well, saying that he hopes he will be home that year. He dwells on the weather for a while, and tells them not to send him his bathing suit as he already has one.
Date:
May 30, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis, May 7, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis, on May 7, 1944. He tells her to get the very best care during and after her operation, and to ask his father to write him every day to tell him how his mother is.
Date:
May 7, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Prince to Dan Moody, May 13, 1944 #1]
Letter from Charles A. Prince to Governor Dan Moody discussing correspondence between several Army commanders.
Date:
May 13, 1944
Creator:
Prince, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe E. Plosser and Charles A. Prince to Commanding General of Central Flying Training Command, May 13, 1944 #2]
Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to the Commanding General of Central Flying Training Command, Randolph Field, Texas, discussing Plosser and Prince's request to be reinstated as "civilian operators of the training program at Avenger Field."
Date:
May 13, 1944
Creator:
Plosser, Joseph B. & Prince, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser and Charles A.Prince to Commanding General, Central Flying Training Command, May 20, 1944]
Letter from Plosser and Prince to the Commanding General at the Central Flying Training Command in Randolph Field, Texas discussing Plosser and Prince's "application for reinstatement as civilian operators of training program, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas," as reads the subject line of the letter.
Date:
May 20, 1944
Creator:
Plosser, Joseph B. & Prince, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe E. Plosser and Charles A. Prince to Commanding General of Central Flying Training Command, May 13, 1944 #1]
Letter from Plosser-Prince Air Academy to the Commanding General of Central Flying Training Command, Randolph Field, Texas, discussing Plosser and Prince's request to be reinstated as "civilian operators of the training program at Avenger Field."
Date:
May 13, 1944
Creator:
Plosser, Joseph B. & Prince, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Prince to Dan Moody, May 13, 1944 #2]
Letter from Charles A. Prince to Governor Dan Moody discussing correspondence between several Army commanders.
Date:
May 13, 1944
Creator:
Prince, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cecile B. Kempner, May 18, 1944]
Letter, using Western Union, from I. H. Kempner to Cecile B. Kempner discussing prominent community members in Galveston, San Antonio, and Beaumont.
Date:
May 18, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Cecile Kempner, May 17, 1944]
Letter to Cecile Kempner discussing Kempner 1944 taxes and the writer's travel plans to Washington D. C. and New York in June, 1944.
Date:
May 17, 1944
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy Harris to State Headquarters, Selective Service System, Texas - May 19, 1944]
A letter from Nancy Harris, Clerk for the Matagora County Local Board #1 of the Selective Service System, dated May 19, 1944. Harris advises regarding a copy of a discharge order and asks Headquarters if the board has the authority to send registrant 2nd Lt. William Wellborn Stinnett in for induction or if they are to continue in his I-C classification.
Date:
May 19, 1944
Creator:
Harris, Nancy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Senator Tom Connally to T. N. Carswell - May 4, 1944]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Tom Connally, United States Senate, dated May 4, 1944. Connally acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Carswell regarding the Montgomery-Ward Company affair and discusses the occurence advising that none of the war acts adopted by Congress intended to authorize Government seizure in such a situation. "The acts authorizing seizure were intended to cover plants manufacturing arms, munitions and equipment and in which operations were delayed or hindered by labor disturbances."
Date:
May 4, 1944
Creator:
Connally, Tom
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from J. Watt Page to T. N. Carswell - May 16, 1944]
A Western Union Telegram (confirmation copy) sent to Mr. T. N. Carswell, c/o Selective Service Local Board No. 5, El Paso, Texas, from J. Watt Page, State Director of Selective Service, Austin, Texas dated May 16, 1944. Page acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Carswell dated the 12th. He advises of the intention of Colonel Edward S. Shattuck, Chief Appeals Division National Headquarters Selective Service, to make a Texas visit soon.
Date:
May 16, 1944
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - May 10, 1944]
A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, El Paso, Texas dated May 10, 1944. Carswell advises of a descrepancy by the T. and N. O. Railroad Company regarding a form 42-A in the file of a registrant listed as an employee of the company. Carswell advises that he is calling attention to this discrepency due to the fact that he noted many such instances of this nature during the inspection of the El Paso Boards.
Date:
May 10, 1944
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. E. Giescke to W. J. Bryan, May 24 1944]
Letter from F. E. Giescke to W. J. Bryan thanking him for the letter he sent and informing him that his information will be updated in the Former Students Association. He also informs Mr. Bryan of how his endowment check will be utilized and provides him with information about the activities of the Former Students Association.
Date:
May 24, 1944
Creator:
Giescke, F. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History