[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and G. E. Meares and R. A. Ascher - May 1938-November 1939]

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Letter from Richard A. Ascher to Tex Bradford regarding a business transaction that is not fully described, but has cost Bradford money, and may also be related to Ascher's incarceration. Later correspondence verifies that Ascher was released from prison on Sept. 6, 1938. A handwritten note on the letter from the Parole Commission says, "Re = Stein Nozzles."

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Ascher, Richard A. & Meares, George E. 1938-05-09/1939-11-02.

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Letter from Richard A. Ascher to Tex Bradford regarding a business transaction that is not fully described, but has cost Bradford money, and may also be related to Ascher's incarceration. Later correspondence verifies that Ascher was released from prison on Sept. 6, 1938. A handwritten note on the letter from the Parole Commission says, "Re = Stein Nozzles."

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Ascher, Richard A. & Meares, George E. [Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and G. E. Meares and R. A. Ascher - May 1938-November 1939], letter, 1938-05-09/1939-11-02; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1479650/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Mike Cochran.

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