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[Clipping: L. W. Moore] (open access)

[Clipping: L. W. Moore]

Clipping describing the election of L. W. Moore to the vice-presidency of the Pan American Petroleum & Transport Co.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Flowing of Refugees Like in Hitler's Days] (open access)

[Clipping: Flowing of Refugees Like in Hitler's Days]

Clipping describing the mass flow of refugees from East Germany to West Germany, with every day approximately 1000 refugees come from East Germany.
Date: 1953
Creator: Martin, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Cotton Quota Compromise Plan Rejected] (open access)

[Clipping: Cotton Quota Compromise Plan Rejected]

Clipping from the Associated Press describing the rejection of a acreage compromise regarding cotton by three of the five southwestern states.
Date: 1953
Creator: Associated Press
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Rent Your Car in Europe from Godfrey Davis] (open access)

[Clipping: Rent Your Car in Europe from Godfrey Davis]

Clipping from Godfrey Davis describing their car rental service in Europe.
Date: 1953
Creator: Godfrey Davis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for Ortho-Gro Lawn Sprayer] (open access)

[Advertisement for Ortho-Gro Lawn Sprayer]

Clipping of an advertisement for Ortho-Gro Lawn Sprayer.
Date: 1953~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Jack Benny Confesses He Joined Diving Boys] (open access)

[Clipping: Jack Benny Confesses He Joined Diving Boys]

Clipping from [organization] describing Jack Benny diving in the ocean while on vacation with fellow comedian, George Burns. Benny's television plans for the upcoming years are also discussed. An image is included with the clipping in black and white, depicting Burns and Benny wearing leis and playing ukuleles.
Date: 1953
Creator: Boyer, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Isle Zionists Elect Dr. S. R. Kay, Plan Membership Drive] (open access)

[Clipping: Isle Zionists Elect Dr. S. R. Kay, Plan Membership Drive]

Clipping describing the election of Dr. S. R. Kay as the new Galveston district president of Zionist Organizations of America and new preparations for a membership campaign.
Date: October 30, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Modern Cotton Testing Laboratory Opened In Paris Is Made Available To All Mills] (open access)

[Clipping: Modern Cotton Testing Laboratory Opened In Paris Is Made Available To All Mills]

Clipping describing a cotton testing laboratory opened in Paris, France that will accept cotton from any mill for testing.
Date: July 3, 1953
Creator: The Cotton Trade Journal
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jewelers' Article, The Port Arthuran, April 1953] (open access)

[Jewelers' Article, The Port Arthuran, April 1953]

Article about jewelers in Port Arthur, Texas, including Sutherlin Jewelers.
Date: April 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Tariff Study Will Start Next Week] (open access)

[Clipping: Tariff Study Will Start Next Week]

Clipping from The Houston Post describing a conversation to be had between a committee headed by Clarence B. Randall and President Eisenhower about trade and tariff policy. The main points of the committee's agenda are discussed.
Date: September 21, 1953
Creator: The Houston Post
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Hundreds Brave Rain To Witness Hamilton Addition Dedication] (open access)

[Clipping: Hundreds Brave Rain To Witness Hamilton Addition Dedication]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas Star Post regarding the Dallasites who attended the dedication service of Hamilton Park on a rainy day. The president of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association, Jerome Crossman, was thankful for the immense amount of people who attended the event. Fred F. Florence, who represented the Hoblitzelle Foundation states that the black and white citizens who have worked together during the Hamilton Park project have created a joyful event due to their service.
Date: October 10, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Thinking Out Loud] (open access)

[Clipping: Thinking Out Loud]

Clipping of Lynn Landrum's poem on an article on the Dallas Morning News about the meaning of a home. Even though the home is simple and plain, it is still a meaningful place to be. Landrum's poem serves as an abstract to the information on the article about the opening of the newly developed Hamilton Park subdivision.
Date: October 6, 1953
Creator: Landrum, Lynn
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Hamilton Park Dedication Is Set For Sunday] (open access)

[Clipping: Hamilton Park Dedication Is Set For Sunday]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas Express regarding the dedication ceremony for the Hamilton Park project that was coordinated by Jerome Crossman, president of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. The ceremony is a historical marking on the beginning of the end of a housing crisis. After the construction addition from the 2000 units of the initial public housing, there will now be more than 500 homes in the Hamilton Park subdivision.
Date: October 3, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: An Annexation Debt] (open access)

[Clipping: An Annexation Debt]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News regarding how the mayor of Dallas announced a policy about not sanctioning annexation to Dallas real-estate developments. The new policy has faced a suggestion from the news due to it not considering the new development of Hamilton Park, a Black subdivision. The Hamilton Park project is not a commercial real estate development, but rather an essential move to aid the housing shortage and lack of proper water supply and sewerage.
Date: August 16, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: New Negro Community To Be Dedicated Sunday] (open access)

[Clipping: New Negro Community To Be Dedicated Sunday]

Clipping of an article on the Dallas Morning News regarding the upcoming dedication ceremony of the new development Hamilton Park. The new addition will end the housing shortage in the predominantly Black Dallas subdivision, which was sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. The ceremony will recognize the association and its president, Jerome Crossman, as well as other prominent Dallas citizens and Black leaders who will be present to speak.
Date: September 30, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: New Negro Housing] (open access)

[Clipping: New Negro Housing]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News regarding the status of the Hamilton Park project. The project is sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association and their aim was to build 700 new homes as well as to improve the living conditions for the residents of Hamilton Park. Although the newly built homes will only serve a fraction of the residents, it is the start of overcoming the obstacles of the housing crisis.
Date: July 24, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: New Housing For Negroes Due This Year] (open access)

[Clipping: New Housing For Negroes Due This Year]

Clipping of an article from the Daily Times Herald regarding the first houses that were built near Forest Lane and Central Expressway that are now fully constructed and ready for new residents to move into. The project, sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association, is also planning to create an extension of the water and sanitary sewer lines to the area. The contracts for the new sewer lines were signed by the association's president, Jerome Crossman, who has also signed a contract with the Associated Construct Company, is also acting as an independent contractor for the construction of the new homes.
Date: July 19, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Building Contract Let For Negro Home Project] (open access)

[Clipping: Building Contract Let For Negro Home Project]

Clipping of an article regarding the announcement of the construction contracts that will let the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association pursue their development for Hamilton Park. While housing was the first priority, the construction of sanitary water and sewer lines are also serving the project as well. The Hamilton subdivision project is named in memory of R.T. Hamilton, a physician whose motivation was to improve the Black communities in Dallas.
Date: July 19, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Plans Completed for 172-Acre Dallas Negro Housing Project] (open access)

[Clipping: Plans Completed for 172-Acre Dallas Negro Housing Project]

Clipping of an article regarding the completion of the Hamilton Park housing project, which was sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. President of the association, Jerome Crossman, announced that the development was for middle-class Black families that are affected by the housing shortage to build new and improved homes in the subdivisions. The association also plans to construct a 2.5-mile water line along with a 3-mile sanitary sewer line for Hamilton Park as well.
Date: June 7, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Dallas Negroes As Homeowners] (open access)

[Clipping: Dallas Negroes As Homeowners]

Clipping of an article on the Dallas Morning News regarding the large proportion of Black citizens of Dallas who are homeowners. However, their homes are not in the best areas or in the best conditions, and Black citizens would like an improvement in their living conditions. Due to the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Associations' contribution to improving the housing condition in predominantly Black areas, the city of Dallas is developing to be a fair community for all races.
Date: June 7, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Negro Home Projects Does Dallas Proud] (open access)

[Clipping: Negro Home Projects Does Dallas Proud]

Clipping of a news article written by Dennis Hoover from the Daily Times Herald praising the Hamilton Park housing project sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. Hoover states how the families in Hamilton Park used to crowd in one house before the new construction of the homes due to the high prices and shortage. Hoover states that the members of the Dallas association have created a historical landmark and should receive lots of credit for ending a detrimental housing crisis.
Date: March 1, 1953
Creator: Hoover, Dennis
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Housing for Airport Area Negroes] (open access)

[Clipping: Housing for Airport Area Negroes]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News regarding how a Black residential area is dealing with a housing shortage due to Love Field extending their land to their area for their airport. Many false accusations of the number of Black people and families who lost their homes and have now become homeless were made. However, this is not the case due to the Dallas Citizens' Association's plan to construct more homes to aid the current housing shortage, which will benefit all Black people in the Dallas area.
Date: January 22, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: 13 Trillion Cubic Feet of Gas] (open access)

[Clipping: 13 Trillion Cubic Feet of Gas]

Photocopy of a newspaper article about a bill concerning gas rates.
Date: 1953-04-09~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Le Billet Dans Le Bas] (open access)

[Clipping: Le Billet Dans Le Bas]

Clipping from Le Figaro arguing against the portrayal of France as weak and useless, the American funding of a German Army, and advocating for more American help in Vietnam.
Date: January 27, 1953
Creator: Mauriac, François
System: The Portal to Texas History