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[Port Arthur Civilian Defense Card] (open access)

[Port Arthur Civilian Defense Card]

Card certifying A. J. Krohn as an air raid warden in Port Arthur, Texas. A head shot of Krohn and his fingerprint are visible on the front of the card. The text on the back of the card reads: "Port Arthur Civilian Defense Air Raid. This is to certify that A. J. Krohn has been duly appointed an air raid warden. This is his authority to carry out the duties given wardens by the chief air raid warden."
Date: January 10, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7391 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7391

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, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Deduction of collection expense from grant to City of Port Arthur.
Date: 1946
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3036 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3036

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, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Salaries of deputy tax assessors of Jefferson County.
Date: March 19, 1941
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7267 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7267

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, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Bond proceeds, Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7.
Date: 1946
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7325 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7325

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, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Legality of employment by Commissioners Court of Jefferson County of a permanent tax expert independently of the Assessor's office to set the valuations on industrial property and related questions.
Date: September 23, 1946
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-434 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-434

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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The manner in which payment may be made to the City of Port Arthur of certain funds alleged to have been erroneously paid to the State.
Date: November 18, 1947
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6550 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6550

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, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Under the facts submitted what tax rate can be assessed and collected by the independent school district that is to be formed in Jefferson County?
Date: May 16, 1945
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Brown Blanche Perry Scrapbook] (open access)

[Brown Blanche Perry Scrapbook]

Scrapbook containing photographs, church bulletins, newspaper and magazine clippings, baptistry painting interpretations, etc. related to the various churches and individuals with whom Perry was associated.
Date: 1940/1966
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
Examination of Title to Lot Number Ten, Block Number Thirty Two of Del Mar Terrace (open access)

Examination of Title to Lot Number Ten, Block Number Thirty Two of Del Mar Terrace

Examination of a real estate title of an addition to Port Arthur, Texas. Zoning requirements are noted, as well as zoning ordinances in the city of Lakeview that would affect the use of the property.
Date: April 23, 1949
Creator: Rutan, R. L. & Phares, Gil K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Shipping List from Griffing Nurseries to D. W. Kempner, March 26, 1948] (open access)

[Shipping List from Griffing Nurseries to D. W. Kempner, March 26, 1948]

Copy of a shipping list from Griffing Nurseries for D. W. Kempner's order.
Date: March 26, 1948
Creator: Griffing Nurseries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lamar College] Tentative Summer School Program: 1940 (open access)

[Lamar College] Tentative Summer School Program: 1940

Draft summer school course schedule for Lamar College in 1940 organized in a table, listing rooms and professors at the top with rows labeled by time of day, with class names marked within the grid. Text at the bottom of the page lists information about credits and fees.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Lamar College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Driver's License for Edith Wilson Sutherlin] (open access)

[Driver's License for Edith Wilson Sutherlin]

Driver's license for Edith Wilson Sutherlin, from the 1940s.
Date: June 14, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beaumont 1941 Index (open access)

Beaumont 1941 Index

Index to Sanborn maps of Beaumont in Jefferson County, Texas, listing street names and maps on which they appear.
Date: 1941
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beaumont 1941, Volume One - Title Page (open access)

Beaumont 1941, Volume One - Title Page

Sanborn map title page for Beaumont in Jefferson County, Texas.
Date: 1941
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note from D. W. Kempner, July 11, 1947] (open access)

[Note from D. W. Kempner, July 11, 1947]

Note initialed "D. W. K." with a listing of plants to order including magnolias, dogwood, and wisteria from Griffing Nurseries on September 15th.
Date: July 11, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Lamar College, Summer Session 1942 (open access)

Catalog of Lamar College, Summer Session 1942

List of courses offered by the Lamar College for the summer session in 1942 organized by time and room number, with other information about the session at the bottom of the page.
Date: 1942
Creator: Lamar College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Lamar College, Summer Session 1941 [Annotated] (open access)

Catalog of Lamar College, Summer Session 1941 [Annotated]

Catalog of courses offered by the Lamar College for the the summer sessions during 1941, as well as information about tuition and fees, and credit hours. The class list has a number of handwritten corrections and notations.
Date: 1941
Creator: Lamar College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Lamar College, Summer 1941 [Draft] (open access)

Catalog of Lamar College, Summer 1941 [Draft]

Catalog of courses offered by the Lamar College for the the summer sessions during 1941, as well as information about tuition and fees, and credit hours.
Date: 1941
Creator: Lamar College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Berried Yaupon Hollies] (open access)

[Invoice for Berried Yaupon Hollies]

Invoice for twenty berried Yaupon hollies sold to Daniel W. Kempner by Griffing Nurseries for $28.
Date: December 1949
Creator: Griffing Nurseries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from Griffing Nurseries, March 31, 1949] (open access)

[Invoice for Items from Griffing Nurseries, March 31, 1949]

Invoice for items sold to Plantersville Nurseries by Griffing Nurseries. The total was $73.60.
Date: March 31, 1949
Creator: Griffing Nurseries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from Griffing Nurseries, March 1948] (open access)

[Invoice for Items from Griffing Nurseries, March 1948]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by Griffing Nurseries for $34.01.
Date: March 1948
Creator: Griffing Nurseries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from Griffing Nurseries, March 1949] (open access)

[Invoice for Items from Griffing Nurseries, March 1949]

Invoice for items sold to Plantersville Nurseries by Griffing Nurseries for $73.60, marked paid on the 29th of April, 1949.
Date: 1949-03~
Creator: Griffing Nurseries
System: The Portal to Texas History