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[Aircraft Delivery Orders #8] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #8]

Orders for several Air Force pilots and WASP to ferry various aircraft from Wichita, Kansas to Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Date: January 31, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Receipt #4] (open access)

[Memorandum Receipt #4]

Army delivery receipt certifying that WASP Gayle D. Ewing ferried a PT-13 D model aircraft to an air base in Fort Dix, New Jersey to be installed with a radio and bombsight equipment.
Date: January 31, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces War Department
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1944 (open access)

Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: Autry, R. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Effie Billinsley to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Effie Billinsley to Blanche Perry]

Letter plus envelope from Effie Billinsley to Perry. Billinsley thanks Perry for the painting, talks of her spiritual walk, her family, and the church in Frederick, Oklahoma. Mentions a church dispute which Brother Foster and his wife helped heal.
Date: January 31, 1944
Creator: Billinsley, Effie
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Captain M. D. Whiteside - August 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Captain M. D. Whiteside - August 31, 1944]

A letter written to Captain M. D. Whiteside, Air Surgeon's Office, War Department, Pentagon Building, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Abilene, Texas, dated August 31, 1944. Carswell advises Whiteside that Mr. Collier will carry on the effort to secure the hospital location for Abilene.
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to George E. Ijams - August 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to George E. Ijams - August 31, 1944]

A letter written to Col. George E. Ijams, Assistant Administrator, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Abilene, Texas, dated August 31, 1944. Carswell advises Ijams that Mr. E. M. Collier and he hope to supply sufficient information to warrant the location in Abilene of the new Veterans Hospital for Texas.
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to L. H. Tripp - August 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to L. H. Tripp - August 31, 1944]

A letter written to Col. L. H. Tripp, Director of Construction, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Abilene, Texas, dated August 31, 1944. Carswell expresses the appreciation of Mr. E. M. Collier and himself regarding the enjoyment of their visit and for the information Tripp provided relative to the present status of the Veterans Hospital for Texas.
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Leonard Outhwaite - August 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Leonard Outhwaite - August 31, 1944]

A letter addressed to Mr. Leonard Outhwaite, Secretary, Federal Board of Hospitalization, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Abilene, Texas, dated August 31, 1944. Carswell expresses appreciation from Mr. E. M. Collier and himself for the information given to them. "We trust the brief, as to locating the proposed Veterans Hospital for Texas in Abilene, will have the attention of your Board at the proper time".
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Lieutenant Colonel A. L. Tynes - August 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Lieutenant Colonel A. L. Tynes - August 31, 1944]

A letter written to Lt. Col. A. L. Tynes, Surgeon General's Office, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Abilene, Texas, dated August 31, 1944. Carswell expresses appreciation from Mr. E. M. Collier and himself for the courtesies extended to them while in Washington and acknowledges the information and encouragement Tynes gave to them regarding the location of a Veterans Hospital in Texas assuring him that they intend to secure this Hospital for Abilene.
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Senator Tom Connally - August 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Senator Tom Connally - August 31, 1944]

A letter written to Senator Tom Connally, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Abilene, Texas, dated August 31, 1944. Carswell advises that while in Washington he and Mr. E. M. Collier were in Connally's office and gives his assurance that Mrs. Carr provided the information they were seeking regarding a Veterans Hospital for Texas.
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - August 13, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - August 13, 1944]

A corrected application for leave for T. N. Carswell from the Selective Service System, Austin, Texas, dated August 31, 1944. The reverse side includes a blank form; CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FOR SICK LEAVE.
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - August 31, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - August 31, 1944]

An application for leave from the Selective Service System for T. N. Carswell, Austin, Texas, dated August 31, 1944. The reverse side includes a CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FOR SICK LEAVE EXCEEDING THREE DAYS dated August 31, 1944. Signed by L. H. Magee, Abilene, Texas for Thomas N. Carswell.
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - May 31, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Application for Leave for T. N. Carswell - May 31, 1944]

A Selective Service System application for leave for T. N. Carswell, Austin, Texas, dated May 31, 1944. The reverse side includes a blank form: Certicificate Required for Sick Leave.
Date: May 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - January 31, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - January 31, 1944]

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, CAS, Travel Order No. 372 for work in District 18-A B performed from January 1-31, 1944.
Date: January 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - March 31, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - March 31, 1944]

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, CAS, Travel Order No. 372 for work in District 19-B L 20-A from March 1-31, 1944. The itinerary is dated March 31, 1944.
Date: March 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - May 31, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - May 31, 1944]

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, CAS, Travel Order No. 372 for work in District 20-A from May 1-31, 1944.
Date: May 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October 31, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October 31, 1944]

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, Clerical Audit Supervisor, for work in District 7-B from October 18, 1944 through October 31, 1944. The reverse side includes remarks by T. N. Carswell.
Date: October 31, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Status Report Regarding a Veteran's Hospital in Texas] (open access)

[Status Report Regarding a Veteran's Hospital in Texas]

A report by T. N. Carswell and E. M. Collier on behalf of the Abilene Chamber of Commerce (Abilene, Texas) on the current status regarding a Veterans Hospital in Texas based on information gained while at Washington, dated August 31, 1944
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: Collier, E. M. & Carswell, Thomas Norwood
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 31, 1944]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing military experiences, past correspondence, and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Date: July 31, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 31, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing receiving a pack of cigarettes, flying a fighter from Jackson, MS, to Raleigh and Newark, seeing a show and getting dinner, flying on an airliner at night, picking up a plane from Long Beach, news about her friend Marion, flying in a B-24, and happening to meet an Air Corps private who knew of her through a mutual acquaintance.
Date: October 31, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James D. Palmer to Cornelia Yerkes, May 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from James D. Palmer to Cornelia Yerkes, May 31, 1944]

Letter from James Palmer to Cornelia Yerkes discussing a recent note from her and her time flying as a WASP.
Date: May 31, 1944
Creator: Palmer, James D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1944 (open access)

Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 31, 1944
Creator: Pouns, Joe B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Robert Thompson to Mickey McLernon, January 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Robert Thompson to Mickey McLernon, January 31, 1944]

Letter from Lieutenant Robert Thompson to Mickey McLernon discussing aviation, weather interfering with classes, and his eyesight. On the back of the envelope is a message that reads " Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country ".
Date: January 31, 1944
Creator: Thompson, Robert A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell earnings statement] (open access)

[Gayle Snell earnings statement]

Statement of earnings and deductions for WASP Gayle Snell for the pay period ending on May 31, 1944. She was paid $134.40.
Date: May 31, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History