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[Letter from Jack Whetstone to Truett Latimer, March 8, 1957]

Description: Letter from Jack Whetstone to Truett Latimer discussing the legislature's decision to withhold funds from the University of Texas part of the Cotton Research Committee of Texas in the General Appropriations Bill. Whetstone writes that the reduction in research funding for the university will jeopordize the entire cotton research program and he urges Latimer to consider restoring the funds so they can continue their work.
Date: March 8, 1957
Creator: Whetstone, Jack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Felton Saverance, March 8, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Felton Saverance discussing a petition Saverance signed proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow people to vote to redivide the commissioner precincts in their counties. Latimer explains the process an amendment would have to go through and advocates instead for his proposal to allot two commissioners to the city of Abilene and two commissioners to the rest of the county.
Date: March 8, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Petree, February 8, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Petree discussing Latimer's intention to vote against unnamed legislation concerning the consolidation of schools, which Latimer believes would do away with smaller schools and lead to the destruction of smaller communities.
Date: February 8, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from O. F. Dingler and Albert F. Tucker to Truett Latimer, April 8, 1957]

Description: Letter from O. F. Dingler and Albert F. Tucker to Truett Latimer discussing Senate Bill 225, and House Bills 777 and 487 concerning alcohol sales. Dingler and Tucker thanked Latimer for his opposition to SB 225, which would have permitted breweries in dry areas, and urged him to oppose HB 777, which would allow multiple local elections on the issue. They also asked him to support HB 487, which would ban the sale of beer and alcohol in grocery stores, drive-ins, and super markets.
Date: April 8, 1957
Creator: Dingler, O. F. & Tucker, Albert F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Truett Latimer to W. C. Rosson, March 8. 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to W. C. Rosson discussing a petition Rosson signed proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow people to vote to redivide the commissioner precincts in their counties. Latimer explains the process an amendment would have to go through and advocates instead for his proposal to allot two commissioners to the city of Abilene and two commissioners to the rest of the county.
Date: March 8, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Ed Tapscott, April 8, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Ed Tapscott discussing unnamed legislation concerning a raise for teachers. Latimer explains that according to legislative rules, no single shot appropriation bill can be raised until the General Appropriations bill has been passed to ensure there is enough money to cover the costs of operating the state government. He writes that he believes the General Appropriations bill will pass soon and then legislators can turn their attention to the teachers pay raise propo… more
Date: April 8, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Truett Latimer to R. E. Rosson, March 8, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to R. E. Rosson discussing a petition Rosson signed proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow people to vote to redivide the commissioner precincts in their counties. Latimer explains the process an amendment would have to go through and advocates instead for his proposal to allot two commissioners to the city of Abilene and two commissioners to the rest of the county.
Date: March 8, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Truett Latimer to John W. Sears, March 8, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Hohn W. Sears discussing a petition Sears signed proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow people to vote to redivide the commissioner precincts in their counties. Latimer explains the process an amendment would have to go through and advocates instead for his proposal to allot two commissioners to the city of Abilene and two commissioners to the rest of the county.
Date: March 8, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Truett Latimer to J. R. Rosson}, March 8, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to J. R. Rosson discussing a petition Rosson signed concerning a constitutional amendment that would allow people to vote to redivide commissioner precincts in their counties. Latimer explains the process the amendment would have to go through and advocates instead for his proposal, which would allot two commissioners to the city of Abilene and two commissioners to the rest of the county.
Date: March 8, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Oscar Zinnerle, March 8, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Oscar Zinnerle discussing a petition Zinnerle signed proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow people to vote to redivide the commissioner precincts in their counties. Latimer explains the process an amendment would have to go through and advocates instead for his proposal to allot two commissioners to the city of Abilene and two commissioners to the rest of the county.
Date: March 8, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Willard Pratt to Truett Latimer, January 8, 1957]

Description: Letter from Willard Pratt to Truett Latimer discussing an unnamed bill that would make Arlington State College a four-year university. Pratt writes that the school would be a technical institution focused on engineering, which the region lacks, and could help solve the shortage of technically trained people in the area. He also notes that the college is less expensive than other schools in the state and asks Latimer to support the bill.
Date: January 8, 1957
Creator: Pratt, Willard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from W. A. Stephenson to Max C. Smith, February 8, 1957]

Description: Letter from W. A. Stephenson to Max C. Smith discussing increased appropriations for the Abilene State Hospital. Stephenson writes that he has toured the hospital and believes the small increase in funding is insufficient for the needs of the hospital, which will see an 10% increase in patient load over the following year. Truett Latimer is copied on the letter.
Date: February 8, 1957
Creator: Stephenson, W. A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Dr. Elwin L. Skiles, April 8, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Dr. Elwin L. Skiles discussing Latimer's opposition to House Bill 777, which the First Baptist Church of Abilene was also against. Latimer writes that he was the only member of the Liquor Regulation Committee to vote against the bill in committee but that there is considerable opposition to it and he believes it will be defeated.
Date: April 8, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Scott, April 8, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Scott discussing their opposition to House Bill 777. Latimer writes that he was the only member of the Liquor Regulation Committee to vote against the bill but that there is significant opposition to it and it is unlikely to pass.
Date: April 8, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Baptistry Painting for Vancouver, BC #2]

Description: Photograph of the baptistry paintings created by Blanche Perry for Blundell Church of Christ in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Notes on the back of the photo read in part "Brundell Church, Vancouver, B.C., May 1957, visited the church Aug. 1957" and "Jordan River near Tiberias ... Taken from Sawyers View Master scences of Holy Land."
Date: May 8, 1957
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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