Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

A document titled "Call to Texas Drys in State Senatorial District No. 24. The document announces a meeting to be held in Abilene, Texas, Thursday December 12 [1940] at 10:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church. "Purpose of the meeting: To canvas the liquor drug store situation in our dry territory, and plan for corrective measures through our representatives in the State's lawmaking body." Senatorial District No. 24 is composed of Mitchell, Scurry, Nolan, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Taylor, Callahan, Shackleford, Throckmorton, Stephens and Eastland Counties.

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Letter from John A. Lomax to Senator W. J. Bryan asking him to contribute some detailed information to be incorporated in a book being written about horses.

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.

Weekly student newspaper from Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.

Letter from Edward S. Arentz to Sayles & Sayles listing requirements for the Jacob B. Wiebe lease. Requirement one has been waived, while the remaining have been either been met or will be met once documents are obtained.

Letter from Jack Sayles to George O. Harrell requesting a copy of the court opinion for the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company v. W. O. Rainwater case.

Letter from Rupert C. Allen to Sayles & Sayles delivering an abstract for land owned by J. B. Friesen.

Letter from Edward S. Arentz to Sayles & Sayles discussing requirements of lease T-227-D for J. B. Friesen. Most requirements are met by affidavits or deeds of trust. Requirement five has not been met as the Southwestern Life Insurance Company refuses to give a subordination of the deed of trust.

Letter from Sayles & Sayles to George O. Harrell asking for a copy of opinion rendered by the Court of Civil Appeals on motion for rehearing in the case of Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs W. O. Rainwater.

Letter from Jack Sayles to George O. Harrell asking for a forwarded copy of the opinion rendered by the Court of Civil Appeals that may have been sent to Harrell.

Photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a light-colored blouse and pants rolled up to her knees (and possibly dog tags around her neck) sitting and holding a hand of playing cards in one hand and a bottle in the other; the picture is out of focus and somewhat blurry.

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly student newspaper from Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.

Weekly student newspaper from Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.

Weekly student newspaper from Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.

A report by Committee members M. H. Godfrey, Mitchell Herron (Shackelford, TX), J. J. Keeter (Throckmorton, TX), A. H. Davis (Callahan, TX), Mrs. Morgan Jones (Taylor, TX), J. M. Cook (Taylor, TX). The report is titled "Report of Committee on Statement of facts, findings and Proposals of the Dry Forces of the 24th Senatorial District in Texas, in conference December 12, 1940." The committee endorses the plan of the Texas United Drys to frame proposed legislation that will protect Dry Territory against indiscriminate sale of liquor by prescription in said Dry Territory; makes a recommendation that an organization in each County of said 24th District be set up to further the cause and purpose of the Texas United Drys; "a permanent district organization was set up with T. N. Carswell, Chairman, J. D. Riddle, Secretary and C. A. Long, Treasurer".