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Three hero medal winners to be honored Sunday

Description: Clipping from a newspaper about a dance given by the Houston Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens to honor three Congressional Medal of Honor winners: Macario Garcia, Clteo Rodriguez and Lucina Adams.
Date: September 1945
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Tijerina denies LULAC 'passed word' on Nixon

Description: Article about League of United Latin American Citizens National President Felix Tijerina denies reports that LULAC has been urging members to vote against Richard Nixon in the upcoming presidential race: "The 51-year-old restaurant operator, wearing an 'Ike' pin in his lapel, said in a later statement to newsmen that he personally endorsed the Eisenhower-Nixon administration and will vote for their reelection Nov. 6."
Date: 1956
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Tin Types

Description: Clipping of heading only for monthly newsletter, Tin Types. This issue is volume IV, number 8.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Tin Processing Corporation
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

L.U.L.A.C pays homage to Sugar Land war hero

Description: Clipping from The Houston Post about a LULAC meeting held to honor Staff Sgt. Macario Garcia. Garcia received the Congressional Medal of Honor on August 23, 1945, from President Harry Truman. Post photograph features Robert E. Smith ; Sergeant Macario Garcia ; and John J. Herrera.
Date: September 7, 1945
Creator: Gregory, Martha
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

UT Prof G. I. Sanchez dies, page one

Description: Page one of a newspaper clipping about the passing of Dr. George Isadore Sanchez y Sanchez Thursday, April 6, 1972.
Date: April 6, 1972
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

UT Prof G. I. Sanchez dies, page two

Description: Page two of a newspaper clipping about the passing of Dr. George Isadore Sanchez y Sanchez Thursday, April 6, 1972.
Date: April 6, 1972
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

W. H. Petersen Obituary

Description: Obituary for W. H. "Speedy" Petersen of Danevang, Texas. He was born on February 17, 1913 in Illinois and died on October 4, 1997 at the age of eighty-four. Petersen was a World War II veteran and the retired owner of the Petersen Electric Company in Fort Worth. He and his wife, Nancy, were married for fifty-seven years.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Well done, Mr. Shepperd

Description: Clipping of an article in The Waco News-Tribune about Texas attorney general John Ben Shepperd and his accomplishments, while in office, for the state of Texas. The article addresses Shepperd's foil of a "Communist inspired plot". It also elaborates on Shepperd's staff and his accomplishments on "a staggering amount of legal labor expended on behalf of the people of Texas." There is an emphasis at the end of the return of unused budget money to the state treasury, a show of his "efficiency" whi… more
Date: January 22, 1954
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Wharton County Lulac to award scholarships

Description: Newspaper clipping from unknown publication, with handwritten notation of 1950. This article concerns the Wharton County LULAC council scholarships for Wharton County Junior College. It covers the application details for four scholarships to be awarded for the semester beginning in February of 1950.
Date: 1950
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Why 'Enforcement' Omitted

Description: Newspaper clipping titled "Why 'Enforcement' Omitted" from 1964. The title refers to the "omission of the word 'enforcement' from the Republican civil rights plank" and details the reasons behind it. Followed by another article titled "Scranton Will Fight Again" and a section of comics.
Date: 1964
Creator: Evans, Rowland & Novak, Robert
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Wirtz expects farm hands to unionize, part one]

Description: Newspaper clipping of the comments U.S. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz made during his speech at the 1966 LULAC conference in Houston. Wirtz discussed why farm field hands should be unionized. Article also contains Wirtz's comments at a press conference.
Date: 1966
Creator: Lee, Bill
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Wirtz expects farm hands to unionize, part two]

Description: Newspaper clipping of the comments U.S. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz made during his speech at the 1966 LULAC conference in Houston. Wirtz discussed why farm field hands should be unionized. Article also contains Wirtz's comments at a press conference.
Date: 1966
Creator: Lee, Bill
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Wright Morrow defends Texas' pale spot

Description: Letter to the editor of the Houston Press criticizing a statement made by Attorney-General Robert F. Kennedy about the importance of the annexation of Texas to the United States. In his article, Morrow points out that key historical figures supported Texas' annexation including James K. Polk, Andrew Jackson, and General Sam Houston.
Date: unknown
Creator: Morrow, Wright
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Wright says Pickle is aiding Blakley in race

Description: Newspaper clipping about Jim Wright, U.S. Congressman, saying that the Texas Employment Commission member Jake Pickle is helping William A. Blakley in the senatorial campaign.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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