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[First Communion class at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church]

Photograph of the students of the First Communion class of the Guadalupe Church on May 15, 1949. All the children are dressed in white.

Date: May 15, 1949

Creator: The Maurers Photographers

Item Type: Photograph

[Rosalio Gonzalez's War Ration Book One]

War Ration Book One that belonged to Rosalio Gonzalez. Rosalio Gonzalez's address and physical description is recorded. The booklet contains 13 unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.

Date: May 4, 1942

Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.

Item Type: Text

[Felicitas Latlip's War Ration Book One]

War Ration Book One that belonged to Felicitas Latlip. Felicitas Latlip's address and physical description is recorded. The booklet contains 2 unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.

Date: May 4, 1942

Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.

Item Type: Text

[Frank Latlip, Senior's War Ration Book One]

War Ration Book One that belonged to Frank Latlip, Sr. Frank Latlip's address and physical description is recorded. The booklet contains 2 unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.

Date: May 4, 1942

Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.

Item Type: Text

[Mary Louise Latlip's War Ration Book One]

War Ration Book One that belonged to Mary Louise Latlip. Mary Latlip's address and physical description is recorded.

Date: May 4, 1942

Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.

Item Type: Text

[Application for War Ration Book by Frank Latlip]

War Ration Book Application card completed by Frank Latlip, Senior. It was mailed from El Paso, Texas on May 29, 1943. It is stamped: "No. 888908 CW"

Date: May 12, 1943

Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.

Item Type: Text

[Letter from T. W. "Buckshot" Lane to John J. Herrera - 1949-05-14]

Letter from Sheriff T. W. "Buckshot" Lane asking if John J. Herrera knows any good Latin doctors in Houston or San Antonio, as Lane has realized that there no Latin doctors in his county and many Spanish-speaking residents therefore did not seek medical help, as they did not speak English. The letter is typed on letterhead for The County of Wharton.

Date: May 14, 1949

Creator: Lane, T. W.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John J. Herrera to T. W. "Buckshot" Lane - 1949-05-17]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter sent to Sheriff T. W. "Buckshot" Lane to assure him that John J. Herrera had received Lane's letter and was contacting his friends around Texas to try to find a Latin doctor willing to take up his proposition.

Date: May 17, 1949

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Percy Foreman to John J. Herrera - 1944-05-13]

Letter from Percy Foreman to John Herrera about discrimination against a sizable portion of Mexican American citizens in Harris county. He requests the names of Mexican American citizens who are qualified voters in Harris County so that they can be eligible for selection as Grand Jurors or Grand Jury Commissioners.

Date: May 13, 1944

Creator: Foreman, Percy

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Dr. Carlos E. Castañeda - 1947-05-31]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Dr. Carlos E. Castañeda mentioning that he is considering running for President General of LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens).

Date: May 31, 1947

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

[Statement of Account for John J. Herrera from John Barron Consulting Radio Engineers - May 28, 1947]

A Statement of Account with a balance due of $906.05 sent by John Barron Consulting Radio Engineers to John J. Herrera.

Date: May 28, 1947

Creator: John Barron Consulting Radio Engineers

Item Type: Text

[Letter from John J. Herrera to D. F. Prince - 1947-05-09]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter sent by John J. Herrera to D. F. Prince acknowledges receipt of Prince's latest communication to advise that the FCC granted the petition to amend to 1510 kc. Herrera also inquires on behalf of Felix H. Morales about the possibility of using the call letters (KMOR) and about contacting the lawyers for the Mexia station in regards to covering expenses incurred in amending the application.

Date: May 9, 1947

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from D. F. Prince to John J. Herrera - 1947-05-12]

Letter sent to John J. Herrera by D. F. Prince, in which Prince informs Herrera that he has contacted the attorney in Mexia about the matter of sharing the expense incurred by Felix H. Morales in amending his application at Houston.

Date: May 12, 1947

Creator: Prince, D. F.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John J. Herrera to T. J. Slowie - 1947-05-23]

An onionskin carbon copy of a letter written by John J. Herrera to T. J. Slowie, Secretary, Superintendent of Documents, in Washington, D. C. Herrera encloses a check for $0.60 and requests two copies of Part I, "Rules Relating to Organization, Practice and Procedure."

Date: May 23, 1947

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from D. F. Prince to Felix H. Morales - 1947-05-02]

Letter from D. F. Prince in Washington, D. C., to Felix H. Morales in Houston, Texas. Prince notifies Morales that the FCC has granted his petition for leave to amend to 1510 kc and action on his application should be within the following 30 to 45 days.

Date: May 2, 1947

Creator: Prince, D. F.

Item Type: Letter

[Contract between Felix H. Morales and Charles L. Belfi - May 10, 1947]

A memorandum of a contract made between Felix H. Morales and Charles L. Belfi in Bexar County, Texas. The contract stated that Morales had employed Belfi as the general manager of the proposed radio station in Houston, Harris County, Texas. The contract listed the salary and commission terms Belfi was to receive as well as housing and transportation accommodations. The full term of the contract was to expire after ten years on May 10, 1957 and it was signed by both parties and notarized.

Date: May 10, 1947

Creator: Morales, Felix H.

Item Type: Legal Document

[Contract between Felix H. Morales and Charles L. Belfi - May, 1947]

A contract for personal services between Felix H. Morales and Charles L. Belfi. The contract provides details about their employment agreement and payment terms. The blank contract was not dated or signed.

Date: May 1947

Creator: Morales, Felix H.

Item Type: Legal Document

[Federal Communications Commission Order for Construction Permit, for Texas Star Broadcasting Company, May 2, 1947]

An FCC Order granting permission for leave to amend the construction permit application filed by the Texas Star Broadcasting Company of San Antonio, Texas.

Date: May 2, 1947

Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.

Item Type: Legal Document

[Federal Communications Commission Order for Construction Permit, for Blake Smith, Jr., and Eugene Smith Womack, May 2, 1947]

An Order for Construction Permit from the FCC. The order dismissed the application of Felix Morales in Houston thereby removing the conflict with another applicant for the same radio facilities. The FCC Order granted a construction permit to Bi-Stone Broadcasting Company in Mexia, Texas.

Date: May 2, 1947

Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.

Item Type: Legal Document

[Federal Communicaton Commission Order for Construction Permit for Felix H. Morales, May 2, 1947]

An Order from the Federal Communications Commission to amend the application of Felix H. Morales of Houston, Texas. The order acknowledge the change in frequency from 950 kc to 1510 kc and removed the application from the hearing docket.

Date: May 2, 1947

Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.

Item Type: Legal Document

[Letter from John J. Herrera to D. F. Prince - 1947-05-09]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter sent by John J. Herrera to D. F. Prince acknowledging receipt of Prince's latest communication to advise that the FCC granted the petition to amend to 1510 kc. Herrera also inquires on behalf of Mr. Morales about the possibility of using the call letters (KMOR) and about contacting the lawyers for the Mexia station in regards to covering expenses incurred in amending the application.

Date: May 9, 1947

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

[Speech by John J. Herrera]

Pages four through twenty-four of a speech written by John J. Herrera some time between May 1949 and the end of 1959. It appears to be a committee report after research about Spanish-speaking people in Texas. Herrera focuses on three major problem areas around which most of the other problems are clustered: 1. Communication ; 2. Education ; and 3. Employment. Herrera also discusses possible approaches to changing existing conditions.

Date: 1949-05/1959

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Text

[Letter from Beauford H. Jester to John J. Herrera - 1949-05-13]

Letter to John J. Herrera from Beauford H. Jester, Governor, acknowledging receipt of Herrera's letter to Colonel Homer Garrison, Jr. about a situation reported at Wharton and El Campo.

Date: May 13, 1949

Creator: Jester, Beauford H.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Gus C. Garcia - 1949-05-18]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Gus C. Garcia, about the LULAC scholarship fiesta to be held on May 25th. Herrera asks Garcia to speak at the event on the topic of "Education for Latin Americans in Texas." Herrera says that Garcia's presence will greatly help to draw crowds and thus raise money to help for scholarships for the young generation of Latino Americans.

Date: May 18, 1949

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

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