[Letter from John J. Herrera to Ivey Gonzalez - 1953-01-08] (open access)

[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 I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, May 9, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, May 9, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James discussing Senate Bill 301 and requested corrections to make to the bill.
Date: May 9, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Price Daniel to John J. Herrera - 1953-04-01] (open access)

[Letter from Price Daniel to John J. Herrera - 1953-04-01]

Letter from Senator Price Daniel of Texas to John J. Herrera, dated April 1, 1953. Daniel is replying to Herrera's request for flags that flew over the Capitol to be purchased for LULAC Councils in Houston, Port Arthur and Freeport, Texas.
Date: April 1, 1953
Creator: Daniel, Price
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Felix Soliz to John J.Herrera - 1953-02-17] (open access)

[Letter from Felix Soliz to John J.Herrera - 1953-02-17]

Letter from Felix Soliz, Secretary of LULAC Council Number 217 in Port Arthur, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated February 17, 1953. Solis invites Herrera to attend a Port Arthur LULAC Council meeting on February 22, 1953 where Miss Emily Rimmer will speak about Junior LULAC work.
Date: February 17, 1953
Creator: Soliz, Felix
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No.14 - The Doughboys on tour 1953 - 1955] captions transcript

[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No.14 - The Doughboys on tour 1953 - 1955]

This home movie documents the Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) on tour in New Mexico and Texas in 1953 - 1955 and performing for various events including the March of Dimes in Lovington, New Mexico and a labor convention in El Paso, Texas. The film begins with band members boarding the Flagship San Antonio airplane and includes footage of Midway Airport and Carswell Air Force Base (01 min., 08 sec.); Paul Blount, Lefty Perkins, "Big Bill" Lister, Joe Bill, Johnny Hicks, Claude King, Bobby Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. Al Turner, Mr. and Mrs. George McCoy, Carol Hubbard, and Gene Bradley aboard an airplane (01 min., 30 sec.); aerial footage of Sweetwater, Texas (03 min., 03 sec.); arrival and takeoff at an airport in Midland, Texas (03 min., 30 sec.); arrival and interviews at the Lea County Airport in Hobbs, New Mexico (05 min., 17 sec.); actor Johnny "Mack" Brown (05 min., 47 sec.) and singers Tommy and Goldie Hill (06 min., 20 sec.) talking to news reporters; LCD band members and friends (Jim Boyd, Elizabeth Ann Boys, Bob Shelton, Johnny Gimble, Zany Blainy, Carol Hubbard, Paul Blount, Red Kidwell, and Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery) traveling to a labor convention in El Paso, …
Date: 1953/1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
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
[Letter from W. W. Overton, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, April 21, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from W. W. Overton, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, April 21, 1953]

Letter from W. W. Overton, Jr. to I. H. Kempner discussing the potential sale of the Galveston Dr. Pepper plant and current Dr. Pepper and Coca Cola prices.
Date: April 21, 1953
Creator: Overton, W. W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History