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[Clipping: Fifty Years Ago Today]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article featuring excerpts from the Dallas Morning News fifty year prior. Some of the excerpts are about Dallas county indictments to conviction ratio and a Dallas restaurant with a singing parrot. An article is partially visible on the reverse side about peanut farm loss.
Date: July 30, 1943

[Letter from Captain Charles J. Maisel to T. N. Carswell - July 28, 1943]

Description: A letter written to Legionnaire Thos. N. Carswell, 5th Division Commander, The American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Capt. Chas. J. Maisel, Department Commander, Dallas, Texas, dated July 28, 1943. Maisel appoints Carswell as Chairman of the RULES Committee for the Department War Conference and discusses the arrangements to be made at Fort Worth for meeting rooms and bulletin boards.
Date: July 28, 1943
Creator: Maisel, Charlie

[Letter from Harry E. Rather to T. N. Carswell - July 27, 1943]

Description: A letter written to Legionnaire Thos. N. Carswell, 5th Division Commander, The American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Harry E. Rather, Department Adjutant, The American Legion, Austin, Texas, dated July 27, 1943. Rather compliments Carswell on his Fifth Division Convention "success" and on his speech as one of the best he has heard.
Date: July 27, 1943
Creator: Rather, Harry E.

[Letter from Harry E. Rather to A. W. Cline, copy to T. N. Carswell - July 26, 1943]

Description: A letter written to Legionnaire A. W. Cline, Com., Harry F. Edmondson Post 289, The American Legion, Goldthwaite, Texas, from Harry E. Rather, Department Adjutant, The American Legion, Austin, Texas, dated July 26, 1943. Copy to Thos. N. Carswell. Rather explains regarding the prizes won by Cline and his Post at Goldthwaite pertaining to the Legion membership drive and offers the congratulations of the Department of Texas for their success in growing their membership.
Date: July 26, 1943
Creator: Rather, Harry E.

[Letter from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell - July 23, 1943]

Description: A letter written to Dad [T. N. Carswell] from "Baby Doll" [Peggy Carswell], dated July 23, 1943. Peggy expresses her appreciation for the telegram he sent for her twentieth birthday. She explains her non-involvement before in campus activities but that she is now "dreadfully" busy describing her school activities, roommate, friends and jobs. She confirms that she is meeting Mother at the train, tonight.
Date: July 23, 1943
Creator: Carswell, Peggy

[Letter from Guy H. May to T. N. Carswell - July 13, 1943]

Description: A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Vice-Com., American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Guy H. May, Department Adjutant, American Legion, Nashville 3, Tennessee, dated July 13, 1943. May explains the use of funds that the Department spent on Colonel Waring's candidacy advising that Colonel Waring might have the other information Carswell requested.
Date: July 13, 1943
Creator: May, Guy H.

[Letter from Harry E. Rather to T. N. Carswell - July 13, 1943]

Description: A letter written to Mr. Thos. N. Carswell, c/o Local Board No. 1, Selective Service, Brownwood, Texas, from Harry E. Rather, Department Adjutant, The American Legion, Austin, Texas, dated July 13, 1943. Rather recounts the events of the morning both before and after they received Carswell's letter, describes the new membership as a pleasant surprise and advises that Carswell has saved his Division while reviving a "goose-egg" Post.
Date: July 13, 1943
Creator: Rather, Harry E.

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Harry Rather - July 12, 1943]

Description: A letter written to Mr. Harry Rather, Dept. Adjutant, American Legion, Austin, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, 5th Division Commander dated July 12, 1943. Carswell explains to Rather that while he was working in Goldthwaite he noticed a decline of the Post so he worked to renew interest in the Legion and advises that he is enclosing a check with a list of twenty-eight names of the present membership of the newly-organized Harry F. Edmondson Post No. 289 at Goldthwaite, Texas, and requests receipts … more
Date: July 12, 1943
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)

[Letter from J. J. Saslavsky to T. N. Carswell - July 10, 1943]

Description: A letter written to Comrade T. N. Carswell, Vice Commander, The American Legion, Department of Texas, Abilene, from J. J. Saslavsky, Department Adjutant, The American Legion, Department of Ohio, Columbus, dated July 10, 1943. Saslavsky replies to a letter in which Carswell requests information regarding the amount of money spent on Milo Warner's campaign.
Date: July 10, 1943
Creator: Saslavsky, J. J.

[Letter from S. W. Geiser to Former Members of Headquarters Company 20, Student Army Training Corps, July 8, 1943]

Description: Letter from S. W. Geiser to former members of SATC Headquarters Company 20 on the occasion of the company's 25th anniversary. Geiser discusses the careers of former members, many of them academics, and includes a complete list of the company's members and their current known addresses.
Date: July 8, 1943
Creator: Geiser, S. W.

[Letter from T. N. Carswell addressed to Adjutant, American Legion, Department of North Dakota - July 7, 1943]

Description: A letter addressed to Adjutant, American Legion, Department of North Dakota, Bismark, North Dakota, from T. N. Carswell, Vice-Commander, American Legion, Department of Texas, dated July 7, 1943. Carswell advises of the plans to propose a buddy for National Commander and requests information on the approximate amount of money expended in electing Judge Stambough.
Date: July 7, 1943
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell addressed to Adjutant, American Legion, Department of Ohio - July 7, 1943]

Description: A letter addressed to Adjutant, American Legion, Department of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, from T. N. Carswell, Vice-Commander, American Legion, Department of Texas, dated July 7, 1943. Carswell advises of the plans to propose a buddy for National Commander and requests information on the approximate amount of money expended in electing Judge Warner.
Date: July 7, 1943
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)

[Letter from Jeff Davis to T. N. Carswell - July 6, 1943]

Description: A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Jeff Davis, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Hallsville, Texas, dated July 6, 1943. Davis discusses his conference with Drs. McConnell and Atwood [F. M. McConnell, Julian Atwood] confiding that they were "very anxious" to get Carswell to "take up and carry on" and offers his support if Carswell joins them. Davis handwrites a postscript advising that "we have two Jeff Davises here" and requests that Carswell be sure to include the box n… more
Date: July 6, 1943
Creator: Davis, Jeff

[Letter from T. N. Carswell addressed to Adjutant, American Legion, Department of Tennessee - July 6, 1943]

Description: A letter addressed to Adjutant, American Legion, Department of Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, from T. N. Carswell, Vice-Commander, American Legion, Department of Texas, dated July 6, 1943. Carswell advises of the plans to propose a Texan for National Commander and requests information on the approximate amount of money that was expended in electing Judge Waring.
Date: July 6, 1943
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
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