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[News Clip: Blazing Gas Well is Blasted Out]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a gas well fire near Houston extinguished by firefighting specialists after burning for a day.
Date:
April 12, 1953
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from John W. Kirkpatrick to Tax Payer]
Letter from John W. Kirkpatrick addressed to "Tax Payer" informing the recipient that all unpaid taxes for the year 1952 and earlier are now on the Delinquent Tax Rolls.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, John W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to John W. Kirkpatrick, November 2, 1953]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to John W. Kirkpatrick discussing taxes owed by Fannie K. Adoue in Colorado County, Texas.
Date:
November 2, 1953
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melvin Sisk to Truett Latimer, February 26. 1953]
Letter from Melvin Sisk to Truett Latimer discussing opposition from various parties toward House Bill 207.
Date:
February 26, 1953
Creator:
Sisk, Melvin
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gene Wofford to Truett Latimer, March, 1953]
Letter from Gene Wofford to Truett Latimer discussing his pride in Latimer's conduct in the legislature, inviting Latimer to his wedding, and discussing how he is faring in seminary school.
Date:
1953-03~
Creator:
Wofford, Gene
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gene Wofford to Truett Latimer, June 5, 1953]
Letter from Gene Wofford to Truett Latimer discussing how the Smiths and Clarice are doing and listing both the duties and dress code that Latimer will have as Gene's best man in his wedding.
Date:
June 5, 1953
Creator:
Wofford, Gene
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Gene Wofford, May 5, 1953]
Letter from Truett Latimer to Gene Wofford stating that he won't be in town for Gene and Dorothy's wedding until the day of the ceremony, and mentioning when the legislative session will be ending.
Date:
May 5, 1953
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Gene Wofford, May 18, 1953]
Letter from Truett Latimer to Gene Wofford discussing the recent tornado weather in Texas and confirming that he will be in attendance at Gene's wedding, asking for fuller details on how he should dress for the event. He states at the end when Legislature will finish its session.
Date:
May 18, 1953
Creator:
Wofford, Gene
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack G. Fisk to Truett Latimer, August 10, 1953]
Letter from Jack G. Fisk to Truett Latimer discussing his recent activities and friends he has seen.
Date:
August 10, 1953
Creator:
Fisk, Jack G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack G. Fisk to Truett Latimer, June 8, 1953]
Letter from Jack G. Fisk to Truett Latimer discussing Truett coming to visit him at his home in the next week.
Date:
June 8, 1953
Creator:
Fisk, Jack G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, July 30, 1953]
Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing progress and sales regarding the two men's pecan orchards.
Date:
July 30, 1953
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lane City Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1953
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lane City Southeast Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1953
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Houston
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date:
1953
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Midfield Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1953
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Danciger Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1953
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Danevang Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1953
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pledger Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1953
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Francitas Northeast Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1953
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pierce Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1953
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-50
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, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the commissioners' court to use funds in the "General Fund Hospital Reserve Account" to construct an addition to Wharton County Nightingale Hospital.
Date:
June 10, 1953
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Ivey Gonzalez - 1953-01-08]
Onionskin carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Ivey Gonzalez, Superintendent of the Identification Bureau, Police Department, Wichita Falls, Texas dated January 8, 1953. Herrera inquires about setting up a meeting to discuss LULAC and possibly organizing a LULAC council in Wichita, Falls. Herrera mentions the eight new councils set up so far in his presidency of LULAC: El Paso; Port Arthur; Wharton; Seguin; Smeltertown, and Victoria, Texas; and Deming and Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Date:
January 8, 1953
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ofelia Mendoza to Mrs. Gus Gonzalez - 1953-01-26]
Carbon copy of letter from Ofelia Mendoza, Field Consultant for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, New York, New York, to Mrs. Gus Gonzalez of Wharton, Texas, dated January 26,1953. Mendoza asks for Mrs. Gonzalez's opinions on Planned Parenthood Federation literature and whether this service would be advantageous to the Latin American families in the area.
Date:
January 26, 1953
Creator:
Mendoza, Ofelia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Lloyd G. Rust, Jr., to John J. Herrera - 1953-01-05]
Telegram from Lloyd G. Rust, Jr., Wharton County Attorney, to John J. Herrera, dated January 5, 1953. Rust notifies Herrera of the date and time of the Grand Jury hearing regarding conduct of an Officer Sifford. Rust invites Herrera to be a witness at this hearing.
Date:
January 5, 1953
Creator:
Rust, Lloyd G., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History