Highlights at San Jacinto Day celebration here (open access)

Highlights at San Jacinto Day celebration here

Newspaper clipping of an article covering the San Jacinto Day Celebration published on April 22, 1942. The article is pasted on a piece of brown paper along with John J. Herrera's business card that lists his profession as "Notary Public, Income Tax Work". The article includes four photographs including one of John J. Herrera holding a memorial wreath.
Date: April 22, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dr. John J. Pendergrass Obituary] (open access)

[Dr. John J. Pendergrass Obituary]

Clipping from Dr. John J. Pendergrass' obituary, who passed on January 17, 1948. The text gives a biographical account of the doctor's education, family background, and retirement to Wharton county. It continues on the second page with anecdotes of his charity work. It ends with a small list of his surviving family, including his wife, two children, a sister, a brother, and five grandchildren.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cortez new Lulac President (open access)

Cortez new Lulac President

Newspaper clipping from "San Antonio Light" announcing Raoul A. Cortez as the new LULAC President-General and names of other office bearers of LULAC. Cortez pledged to fight against segregation of Latino Americans in public schools. San Antonio was selected for the 1949 convention for the LULAC sessions.
Date: June 14, 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Three hero medal winners to be honored Sunday (open access)

Three hero medal winners to be honored Sunday

Clipping from a newspaper about a dance given by the Houston Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens to honor three Congressional Medal of Honor winners: Macario Garcia, Clteo Rodriguez and Lucina Adams.
Date: September 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
L.U.L.A.C pays homage to Sugar Land war hero (open access)

L.U.L.A.C pays homage to Sugar Land war hero

Clipping from The Houston Post about a LULAC meeting held to honor Staff Sgt. Macario Garcia. Garcia received the Congressional Medal of Honor on August 23, 1945, from President Harry Truman. Post photograph features Robert E. Smith ; Sergeant Macario Garcia ; and John J. Herrera.
Date: September 7, 1945
Creator: Gregory, Martha
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping from scrapbook - includes article, "Latin American Scouts Map Ritual," letter and envelope] (open access)

[Clipping from scrapbook - includes article, "Latin American Scouts Map Ritual," letter and envelope]

Part of page from a scrapbook with a letter from the Secretary of the Board of Legal Examiners to John J. Herrera, and articles about the Latin-American Boy Scouts of America, Antonio Morales, Jr. and Daniel Rodriguez.
Date: {1943-04-18,1943-09-11,1943-10-29}
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Fragment with Clippings] (open access)

[Scrapbook Fragment with Clippings]

Partial scrapbook page with clippings entitled "Council reverses license rejection," "Taxi driver chooses law; so does son," and "Seventy taking bar exams here." Also includes an invoice from Dwyer's Drug Store and a money. order.
Date: September 1, 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Meetings scheduled by Latin American league of citizens (open access)

Meetings scheduled by Latin American league of citizens

Newspaper clipping with handwritten date noted as October 1947 titled "Meetings Scheduled By Latin American League of Citizens". This article contains information about an upcoming LULAC regional convention to be held in Houston for LULAC delegates from 45 Texas cities.
Date: October 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
LULACs to assist in Dime March drive (open access)

LULACs to assist in Dime March drive

Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper regarding LULAC's call to Latin-American citizens to aid in the March of Dimes fund campaign. Handwritten date on clipping of 1949.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Latin-American citizens league to meet here (open access)

Latin-American citizens league to meet here

Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper with handwritten notation of 1949. This is an announcement of the upcoming LULAC Regional Convention to be held in Houston, Texas on January 29 and 30, 1949.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Biographical Article on John J. Herrera] (open access)

[Biographical Article on John J. Herrera]

Biographical article on John J. Herrera from the Pan-American magazine, Volume 1, Number 4, January, 1945.
Date: January 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tin Types (open access)

Tin Types

Clipping of heading only for monthly newsletter, Tin Types. This issue is volume IV, number 8.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Tin Processing Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping from scrapbook - includes greeting card, business card, and envelope addressed to John J. Herrera] (open access)

[Clipping from scrapbook - includes greeting card, business card, and envelope addressed to John J. Herrera]

Part of page from a scrapbook with a note from the Supreme Court of Texas congratulating John J. Herrera, with envelope, and a business card for John J. Herrera. Note, envelope, and business card are laminated on a piece of thin cardboard.
Date: October 24, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Coronation of Queen Ofelia of the Fiesta de la Raza] (open access)

[Coronation of Queen Ofelia of the Fiesta de la Raza]

Newspaper clipping of the coronation of Queen Ophelia I on October 11, 1942, on the grounds of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, Texas. The coronation was part of the Fiesta de la Raza.
Date: October 11, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping of Win Post Tourney openers] (open access)

[Clipping of Win Post Tourney openers]

Section of the Houston Post covering the Post Tourney. Includes Post Tourney Calendar and Tournament Box Scores, and names of the teams and their performance. Also includes an article by Frank Morris, "Mexicans Field Sensationally behind Beltran."
Date: July 8, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History