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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 29, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying to Love Field, picking up a P-51 and flying it to Meridian, MS, and news about family friends. Typed on The Mayo (Tulsa) stationary.
Date: May 29, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from E. L. Wade to T. N. Carswell - May 27, 1944]

Description: A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from E. L. Wade, President, El Paso Bar Association, El Paso, Texas, dated May 27, 1944. Wade acknowledges the receipt of the letter from Carswell in which he advised that Mr. Thornton Hardie will get good support from the Abilene Bar in his candidacy for Vice President of the State Bar of Texas. He expresses his appreciation for Carswell for having written and advises that he called Hardie and read the letter to him noting that Hardie w… more
Date: May 27, 1944
Creator: Wade, E. L.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Alsie H. Carleton to Robert B. Wiley, May 25, 1944]

Description: Letter from Alsie H. Carleton to Robert B. Wiley (sic.), recognizing her group's performance of the "Nautical Knot.", marveling at the "limited number of boys" used that day.
Date: May 25, 1944
Creator: Carleton, Alsie H.
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Letter from J. M. Willson to T. N. Carswell - May 24, 1944]

Description: A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from J. M. Willson, The American Legion, Department of Texas, dated May 24, 1944. Willson expresses his appreciation for the congratulations from Carswell but does not take credit and is adverse to taking sides, hoping to remain one of the unambitious that can help the whole Legion.
Date: May 24, 1944
Creator: Willson, J. M.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 23, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent letters, ferrying a P-51 to Newark, being grounded by poor weather, politics affecting the WASP, and the possibility of Army Air Force commissions. Written on Mayo Hotel (Tulsa) stationary.
Date: May 23, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, May 22, 1944]

Description: Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards discussing how the U.S. Army split up she and a group of other female pilots. She mentions that they fly BT-14 planes, give instruction to flight cadets, and are supposed to be trained to fly B-26 planes soon. At the top left of the first page, there is a small, printed illustration of the WASP mascot, Fifinella
Date: May 22, 1944
Creator: Duren, Doris
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 21, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting for flying orders and difficulty getting a plane to fly, her uniform and needing clothing items from the recipient, attending a pass-in-review, her friend Bobby and missing a chance to meet with someone, and the P-51. Typed on Hotel Heidelberg (Jackson MS) stationary.
Date: May 21, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from AAFBU to Mr. Nick A. Hill, May 20, 1944]

Description: Letter from Army Air Forces Base Unit to Mr. Nick A. Hill containing an invitation to the 44-W-4 graduation on May 23, 1944.
Date: May 20, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces Base Unit
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Nancy Harris to State Headquarters, Selective Service System, Texas - May 19, 1944]

Description: A letter from Nancy Harris, Clerk for the Matagora County Local Board #1 of the Selective Service System, dated May 19, 1944. Harris advises regarding a copy of a discharge order and asks Headquarters if the board has the authority to send registrant 2nd Lt. William Wellborn Stinnett in for induction or if they are to continue in his I-C classification.
Date: May 19, 1944
Creator: Harris, Nancy
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, May 17, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents Fred and Frances discussing issues with supplies of P-51s for graduating fighter pilots, skipping ground school classes, gifts, her mother's health, her friend Bobby, marriages, applying to join the British ferry command, and rumors about cancellation of the WASP program. Typed on Hotel John Marshall (Richmond) stationary.
Date: May 17, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Telegram from J. Watt Page to T. N. Carswell - May 16, 1944]

Description: A Western Union Telegram (confirmation copy) sent to Mr. T. N. Carswell, c/o Selective Service Local Board No. 5, El Paso, Texas, from J. Watt Page, State Director of Selective Service, Austin, Texas dated May 16, 1944. Page acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Carswell dated the 12th. He advises of the intention of Colonel Edward S. Shattuck, Chief Appeals Division National Headquarters Selective Service, to make a Texas visit soon.
Date: May 16, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, May 12-14, 1944]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing picking up a new plane, being grounded by weather, the possibility of visiting, her father's health, a problem with her wrist, flying to Dallas, a colonel, and buying her friend a wedding gift. Typed (on May 12) and written (on May 14) on Hotel John Marshall (Richmond) stationary.
Date: 1944-05-12/1944-05-14
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to M. T. Wilson - May 12, 1944]

Description: A letter written to Mr. M. T. Wilson, Clerk, Local Board No. 1, Roby, Texas, from T. N. Carswell dated May 12, 1944. Carswell acknowledges receipt of the letter from Wilson dated April 11 and advises that the forwarding of mail from Abilene to Austin is slow. He advises of recording issues in Form 100 and suggests that Wilson leave the line on the form blank until it is decided whether or not to reclassify the registrant for service.
Date: May 12, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - May 10, 1944]

Description: A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, El Paso, Texas dated May 10, 1944. Carswell advises of a descrepancy by the T. and N. O. Railroad Company regarding a form 42-A in the file of a registrant listed as an employee of the company. Carswell advises that he is calling attention to this discrepency due to the fact that he noted many such instances of this nature during the inspection of the El Paso Boards.
Date: May 10, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 9, 1944]

Description: Letter from Cornelia Yerkes written on American Airlines stationary discussing her visit to Newark and a trip to Dallas via Buffalo and Chicago.
Date: May 9, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Senator Tom Connally to T. N. Carswell - May 4, 1944]

Description: A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Tom Connally, United States Senate, dated May 4, 1944. Connally acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Carswell regarding the Montgomery-Ward Company affair and discusses the occurence advising that none of the war acts adopted by Congress intended to authorize Government seizure in such a situation. "The acts authorizing seizure were intended to cover plants manufacturing arms, munitions and equipment and in which operations w… more
Date: May 4, 1944
Creator: Connally, Tom
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 3, 1944]

Description: Letter from Women Air Service pilot Cornelia Yerkes written on Delta Air Line stationary, discussing recent work.
Date: May 3, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Representative Sam Russell to T. N. Carswell - May 2, 1944]

Description: A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Sam Russell, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., dated May 2, 1944. Russell acknowledges the letter from Carswell dated the 29th of April and expresses his disapproval of the taking over, on the part of the Executive Department, of the Montgomery-Ward Mail Order Store in Chicago and discusses legislation regarding such actions and compromises that are required to win the war; "However, I am becoming tired of standing so muc… more
Date: May 2, 1944
Creator: Russell, Sam
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - May 2, 1944]

Description: A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS, El Paso, Texas dated May 2, 1944. Carswell refers to his own letter of April 29, 1944 and answers his own question regarding the proper Classification Record Entry for registrants signing Form 219, that he will instruct that form 150 be used in the usual manner unless otherwise advised.
Date: May 2, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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