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[Merry Christmas Flyer] (open access)

[Merry Christmas Flyer]

Flyer sent by the Office of Dependency Benefits titled "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year."
Date: October 25, 1944
Creator: Office of Dependency Benifits
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Pledges Recieved from Galveston Meeting and Houston Names] (open access)

[List of Pledges Recieved from Galveston Meeting and Houston Names]

Document listing the amount of cash on hand in the bank and a list of pledges from a meeting in Galveston.
Date: October 15, 1944
Creator: B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Department issued Change of Address postcard from 2nd. Lt. Ashley J. Carswell addressed to T. N. Carswell - October 21, 1944] (open access)

[War Department issued Change of Address postcard from 2nd. Lt. Ashley J. Carswell addressed to T. N. Carswell - October 21, 1944]

A Change of Address postcard, issued by the War Department, addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Lt. A. J. Carswell, N.Y., N. Y. The reverse side includes a Notice of Change of Address, dated October 21, 1944, regarding 2nd. Lt. Ashley J. Carswell in care of Postmaster, New York, N. Y.
Date: October 21, 1944
Creator: Carswell, Ashley
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to Peggy Carswell from T. N. Carswell - October 20, 1944] (open access)

[Telegram to Peggy Carswell from T. N. Carswell - October 20, 1944]

A Western Union telegram sent to Miss Peggy A. Carswell, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. from Dad [T. N. Carswell], Richmond, Texas, dated October 20, 1944. Carswell congratulates Peggy on her graduation from Cornell after having entered Randolph-Macon four years earlier, for four years of life, both bitter and sweet depending on one's efforts and philosophy. He expresses his wish that he could join her for the occasion and expresses his appreciation for Uncle Milton and Aunt Nonie for their presence and for all they have done. The reverse side includes Western Union terms, cost, and information regarding The Western Union Telegraph Company, Incorporated. R. B. White, President.
Date: October 20, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Local Board Memorandum No. 190-B - Extension of Veterans Assistance Program to former members of The United States Merchant Marine and [Public Law 87 78th Congress - An Act]] (open access)

[Selective Service System Local Board Memorandum No. 190-B - Extension of Veterans Assistance Program to former members of The United States Merchant Marine and [Public Law 87 78th Congress - An Act]]

A memorandum from theNational Headquarters of the Selective Service System (Washington 25, D. C.), issued October 31, 1944. The memorandum (NO. 190-B) pertains to an extension of the Veterans Assistance Program to former members of the United States Merchant Marines.
Date: October 31, 1944
Creator: United States. Washington, D. C. National Headquarters Selective Service System.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October 4, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October 4, 1944]

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, CAS, Travel Order No. 4, for work in District 17 A & B, from September 17, 1944 through September 30, 1944. The reverse side includes REMARKS by T. N. Carswell - Travel Itinerary Verification dated October 4, 1944.
Date: October 4, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell -- October 8, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell -- October 8, 1944]

An itinerary for T. N. Carswell for work in District 7-B dated October 8, 1944 through November 10, 1944. Approved and signed by L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C., Chief, Field Division.
Date: October 8, 1944
Creator: Fellbaum, L. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October 28, 1944] (open access)

[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October 28, 1944]

A revised itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell for Special work engaged in on the dates of October 28, 1944 through November 10, 1944. The itinerary is approved and signed by L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C., Chief, Field Division. Second page is a duplicate unsigned copy.
Date: October 28, 1944
Creator: Fellbaum, L. M.
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)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October, 1944] (open access)

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

An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, Clerical Audit Supervisor, for work in District 7-B from October 1, 1944 through October 17, 1944. The reverse side includes a blank form (2 pages).
Date: October 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dividend Number 168 for The Texas Company, October 2, 1944] (open access)

[Dividend Number 168 for The Texas Company, October 2, 1944]

Dividend check from The Texas Company (Texaco) in the amount of 2 per cent or 50c per share, payable October 2, 1944 to stockholders of record as of September 1, 1944.
Date: October 2, 1944
Creator: The Texas Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
AAF to Inactivate WASP on December 20 (open access)

AAF to Inactivate WASP on December 20

A press briefing from the War Department discussing the announcement that the WASP would be inactivated on December 20, 1944. Included are statements from General Hap Arnold and Jacqueline Cocran.
Date: October 1944
Creator: United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations. Press Branch
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Cash Purchases, October 16, 1944] (open access)

[Receipt of Cash Purchases, October 16, 1944]

Receipt for the cash purchase of several items, totaling at $35.60, signed at the bottom by Catherine Parker.
Date: October 16, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Catherine Parker WASP Inoculation Card] (open access)

[Catherine Parker WASP Inoculation Card]

Pilot an crew member physical record card for WASP Catherine Parker. The card states that Parker completed the inoculations for smallpox, triple typhoid, and anti-tetanus and qualifies her flight as of October 13, 1944.
Date: October 13, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Operations Orders Number 87, Extract 1-2] (open access)

[Operations Orders Number 87, Extract 1-2]

Special orders for a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots and other personnel to return to specified based for training purposes.
Date: October 11, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces. Base Unit, 2563rd.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Weather Exam, October 18, 1944] (open access)

[Weather Exam, October 18, 1944]

Weather exam with ten true-false questions, all answered.
Date: October 18, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Weather Exam, October 2, 1944] (open access)

[Weather Exam, October 2, 1944]

Weather exam completed by Suzette vanDaell with ten questions, as well as a diagram on the first page.
Date: October 2, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: Ocotber 3, 1944] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: Ocotber 3, 1944]

Minutes from the Fall 1944 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Galveston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a treasurer's report.
Date: October 2, 1944
Creator: Stuck, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Blanche Perry from Nashville, Tennessee] (open access)

[Letter to Blanche Perry from Nashville, Tennessee]

Incomplete letter from an unknown person to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting done for the church in Nashville, Tennessee. Mentions several comments from other church members regarding how the painting affected them. Includes personal details of author.
Date: October 18, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Jordan Hall to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Jordan Hall to Blanche Perry]

Letter from Mrs. Jordan Hall and signed by others in her Sunday School Class to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting for the church in Nashville, Tennessee.
Date: October 8, 1944
Creator: Hall, Jordan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6178 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6178

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Right to withhold transportation aid under the Rural Aid Act, and related question.
Date: October 4, 1944
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6187 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6187

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Pipelines subject to taxation in and for Anderson County Levee Improvement District No. One.
Date: October 1944
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6195 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6195

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether or not a claim for refund of the tax on motor fuel exported or lost by fire or other accident is subject to a six months limitation period for filing; whether such six months limitation period in fire or other accident losses runs from the time of the delivery of the motor fuel or from the date of the accident; and whether the Comptroller would be authorized to deduct from a current claim filed by an exporter, the amount of a former claim filed after said six months period and paid in error.
Date: October 9, 1944
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6213 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6213

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Sale of beer to prisoners of war in a dry area, and related questions.
Date: October 6, 1944
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History