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[Birth Certificate for Vera Mae Cummings]

Description: Birth certificate for Vera Mae Cummings, born in Palestine, Texas, May 15, 1922 to Gent Cummings and Nellie Bell Price. The back of the page includes instructions for completing information and the text of legislation related to the form. There is also a certificate stapled to the top of the back page certifying that the birth certificate is legitimate.
Date: January 30, 1943
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

Document pertaining to the case of The State of Texas vs. Texas Power and Light Company, cause no. 371 [Part 1], 1947

Description: Document related to the case of The State of Texas vs. Texas Power and Light Company, filed February 10, 1947. Document is the plaintiff's third amended original petition "to enforce the collection of certain state and county taxes and also taxes due certain districts and/or political subdivisions of Henderson County, Texas ... said taxes beind [sic] delinquent, due and unpaid to the State of Texas and Henderson County, Texas."
Date: 1947
Creator: Noeulier, K. & Dowdy, J. D.
Partner: Henderson County District Clerk's Office

[Certificate by S. E. Kempner, June 16, 1944]

Description: Certificate signed by Stanley Eugene Kempner certifying that H. Kempner became the owner of Lot 5, Block 76, on September 27, 1922 and certifying that D. W. Kempner is a trustee of H. Kempner with power to convey the lot.
Date: June 16, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Stanley E., 1885-1954
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Extract from Complaint]

Description: Extract from court case complaint describing dues and taxes with the United States Cane Sugar Refiners' Association and the Imperial Sugar Company.
Date: 1947~
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Document pertaining to the case of The State of Texas vs. Texas Power and Light Company, cause no. 371 [Part 3], 1947

Description: Document related to the case of the State of Texas vs. Texas Power and Light Company, filed March 12, 1947. The state sought to collect taxes from the Texas Power and Light Company allegedly owed for the years 1945 and 1946. The document, signed by presiding judge R. J. Johnston, orders to the court to pay costs and penalties collected by the court (as a result of the judge's decree) to the Assessor-Collector of Texas of Henderson County, Texas.
Date: 1947
Creator: Dowdy, J. D.
Partner: Henderson County District Clerk's Office

Document pertaining to the case of The State of Texas vs. Texas Power and Light Company, cause no. 371 [Part 2], 1947

Description: Document related to the case of The State of Texas vs. Texas Power and Light Company, filed January 7, 1947. Document is the decree of the court signed by presiding R. M. Johnston. The state sought to collect taxes from the Texas Power and Light Company allegedly owed for the years 1945 and 1946. This document describes the settlement reached in court by both parties. The document is signed by the attorneys for the plaintiffs (Edgar Hutchins of Hutchins and Weeden; W. D. Justice of Jusitice, Mo… more
Date: 1947
Creator: Dowdy, J. D.
Partner: Henderson County District Clerk's Office

[Amendment to LULAC Charter - 1940-04-15]

Description: Copy of an Amendment to League of United Latin American Citizens Charter dated April 15, 1940. The amendment extends the territorial limits of the corporation from "The State of Texas" to "United States of America".
Date: April 15, 1940
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Partner: Houston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Decision regarding the charges brought by the Committee on Fair Employment Practice in the matter of Shell Oil Company]

Description: Charges filed by the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice against Shell Oil Company, Incorporated, dated December 11, 1944, for engaging in discriminatory employment practices at the Deer Park Refinery in Houston, Texas.
Date: December 30, 1944
Creator: United States. Committee on Fair Employment Practice
Partner: Houston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Copy of case number 68, Committee on Fair Employment Practice in the matter of Shell Oil Company]

Description: Copy of a legal document of charges brought by the United States Fair Employment Committee in the matter of Shell Oil Company, Incorporated, and Oil Workers International Union, Local 367, C.I.O. for engaging in discriminatory employment practices. A hearing was ordered by the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice to examine the complaints filed with the said committee. This document was signed on behalf of Shell Oil Company by P.E. Foster, refinery manager, and John C. Quilty, Ind… more
Date: December 30, 1944
Creator: United States. Committee on Fair Employment Practice
Partner: Houston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Case number 68, Committee on Fair Employment Practice in the matter of Shell Oil Company]

Description: Legal document of charges brought by the United States Fair Employment Committee in the matter of Shell Oil Company, Incorporated, and Oil Workers International Union, Local 367, C.I.O. for engaging in discriminatory employment practices. A hearing was ordered by the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice to examine the complaints filed with the said committee. This document was signed on behalf of Shell Oil Company by P.E. Foster, refinery manager, and John C. Quilty, Industrial Ma… more
Date: December 30, 1944
Creator: United States. Committee on Fair Employment Practice
Partner: Houston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Bill for Services Rendered for John J. Herrera by John H. Barron - April 14, 1947]

Description: Onionskin carbon copy of an itemized bill sent to John J. Herrera for services rendered by John Barron, Consulting Radio Engineers of Washington, D.C. Services rendered between March 5 through April 11, 1947 and totaled $906.05.
Date: April 14, 1947
Creator: Barron, John H.
Partner: Houston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Financial Statement for Felix H. Morales]

Description: Financial Statement prepared for Felix H. Morales for September 1947. The statement lists Morales' assets as $40,194.27, total liabilities as $7,085 and net worth as $33,109.27.
Date: September 1, 1947
Creator: Morales, Felix H.
Partner: Houston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

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

Description: 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.
Partner: Houston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Federal Communications Commission Order for Hearing, for Roy Hofheinz and W. N. Hooper, January 30, 1947]

Description: A notice from the Federal Communications Commission regarding the application of Texas Star Broadcasting Company. This is an order for a hearing for Mission Broadcasting Company to determine the legal, technical, financial and other qualifications of the applicant to construct and operate the proposed station in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: January 30, 1947
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Partner: Houston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

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

Description: 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.
Partner: Houston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Federal Communicaton Commission Order for Construction Permit, Eugene J. Roth, January 30, 1947]

Description: An FCC Order for Construction Permit regarding the Mission Broadcasting Company (KONO) of San Antonio, Texas. An application had been submitted to change the facilities of KONO in San Antonio and a hearing was needed to determine the technical, financial, and other qualifications of the applicant to construct and operate the station.
Date: January 30, 1947
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Partner: Houston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Federal Communications Commission Order for Construction Permit Hearing, Roy Hoefheinz and W. H. Hooper, January 30, 1947]

Description: An FCC Order for a Hearing in regards to the application for a Construction Permit filed by the Texas Star Broadcasting Company of San Antonio, Texas. The Hearing would determine if there would be interference with the radio services proposed in the pending application submitted by Felix H. Morales in Houston, Texas.
Date: January 30, 1947
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Partner: Houston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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