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The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 174, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 28, 1949
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 28, 1949
Creator:
Hartman, Fred
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 149, Ed. 1 Monday, November 28, 1949
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 28, 1949
Creator:
Hartman, Fred
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Alcorn Cattle Account]
Invoice for items sold for Sugarland Industries by the Live Stock Commission Company to Clayton Miller, Ralph Gregg, Heim & Thomson, and Pope Huffman, including the pricing and amount of cattle sold under the Alcorn Cattle account.
Date:
November 28, 1949
Creator:
C. B. Johnson Live Stock Commission Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to the Tennessee Gas Transmission Company, November 28, 1949]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to the Tennessee Gas Transmission Company discussing the incorrect inscription of certificates under the name of Henrietta B. Kempner.
Date:
November 28, 1949
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Dave Cohen, November 28, 1948]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Dave Cohen sending a sad letter from Fanny and encloses a copy of his Daniel's reply.
Date:
November 28, 1949
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Granville Elder - 1949-11-28]
Copy of a letter of recommendation from John J. Herrera to Postmaster Granville Elder on behalf of Florencio Jasso.
Date:
November 28, 1949
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Mabel to Mrs. M. E. Wise, November 28, 1949]
Postcard from Mabel to Mrs. M. E. Wise, thanking her for her letter, sending her apologies that Mrs. Wise's father is unwell, and promising to explain why she will be unable to visit Boulder, Colorado until February. The front of the postcard features a photograph of two women standing on a large rock inside a dark cavern. Both women are wearing trousers and t-shirts, and the woman on the right has her hair pulled back into small draped turban. They are illuminated by a light from somewhere on the ground, which also reveals the large rock formations on the cave wall behind them. At their feet is a sign that reads, "Visit Cascade Caverns." The name of the cave, "Tobacco Room," is printed at the top of the postcard.
Date:
November 28, 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Statement for Purchases from Years Ago Country Store]
Statement for items sold to Mrs. D. W. Kempner by Years Ago Country Store totaling $5.55.
Date:
November 28, 1949
Creator:
Years Ago Country Store
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 123, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1949
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 28, 1949
Creator:
Hartman, Fred
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hyman J. Ettlinger to Aaron Topek, October 28, 1949]
Letter from Hyman J. Ettlinger to Aaron Topek requesting that Topek publish an announcement for the Hillel Building fund in the next edition of News and Views. He would like to announce that the Hillel dedication cornerstone laying will take place at 11 am on November 13 which will be followed by a donor's luncheon at 12:30 pm. He requests that he attend and speak at the cornerstone laying. He mentions a meeting of the Hillel Building Committee at 9 am and a need to ask guests if they would like tickets to the Texas-TCU football game as well as hotel reservations. Last, he requests that Topek work with Dave White to create an article for the Houston Herald.
Date:
October 28, 1949
Creator:
Ettlinger, Hyman J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Benjamin Mielziner, October 28, 1949]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Benjamin Mielziner discussing Rabbi Henry Cohen's accidental fall and his current condition, the reference to Kempner's deceased mother Mrs. Eliza Kempner, and Mielziner's request for living descendants of Eliza and her mother.
Date:
October 28, 1949
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1949
A weekly student newspaper from the Rice Institute in Houston, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with advertising.
Date:
October 28, 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 97, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 28, 1949
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 28, 1949
Creator:
Hartman, Fred
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Aetna Life Insurance Company, September 28, 1949]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. enclosing a $1080.24 check Daniel W. Kempner regarding two policies.
Date:
September 28, 1949
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 28, 1949
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 28, 1949
Creator:
Hartman, Fred
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 28, 1949
Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 28, 1949
Creator:
White, D. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Southwestern Times (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 28, 1949
Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes news and information of interest to residents of West University Place, Bellaire, Southside Place, Braeswood, Southampton, Southgate and adjacent areas along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 28, 1949
Creator:
Brackman, Irvin H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 28, 1949
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 28, 1949
Creator:
Hartman, Fred
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dave Cohen, June 28, 1949]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dave Cohen responding to Cohen's previous letter. Kempner explains the standard process that banks go through whenever someone requests a loan, and highlights the fact that Kempner's bank had no communication with the First National Bank.
Date:
June 28, 1949
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to M. E. Kurth, June 28, 1949]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to M. E. Kurth asking if Kurth had seen lectures provided by Washington & Lee Univeristy in early May. Kempner then says that, Kurth has not seen the lectures then Kempner would not mind lending out his copy of them.
Date:
June 28, 1949
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill from Straus-Frank Company, May 1949]
Invoice for items sold to Dan Kempner by Straus-Frank Company, including charges on the account for multiple services like pumping down air conditioning system, remove & clean liquid line strainer & expsion valve, test system for proper operation.
Date:
May 28, 1949
Creator:
Straus-Frank Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 301, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 28, 1949
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 28, 1949
Creator:
Hartman, Fred
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ray I. Mehan to Alvin F. Scharff, May 28, 1949]
Letter from Ray I. Mehan to Alvin F. Scharff discussing a letter sent to I. H. Kempner requesting a map showing the properties wherein an interest in the minerals was retained for the benefit of the Kempner-Nussbaum interests at the time the sale of the surface was made.
Date:
May 28, 1949
Creator:
Mehan, Ray I.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 275, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1949
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 28, 1949
Creator:
Hartman, Fred
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History