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[Advertisement for José E. Chapa's radio programs -1953]

Advertisement for two radio programs hosted by José E. Chapa in Chicago and Evanston, including dates, times, and frequencies.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Text

[Advertisement from Houston Times All-Church Press for Political Advertising]

Advertisement from Houston Times All-Church Press for Political Advertising. "As your MESSENGERS TO These Influential and Civic-Working Voters, Use The Houston Times With 81 Separate Local Newspapers Each One Edited by the Reader's Own Pastor." The advertisement also boasts, "ONLY 3 1/2 Cents Per Paper"; "LEAD Your Race from the Start."

Date: 1954

Creator: Houston Times All-Church Press

Item Type: Text

[Affidavit from Abel Cisneros - 1951-07-10]

Statement from Abel Cisneros, President of Wharton County LULAC Council Number 170, notarized by Isabel S. Rivera, dated July 10, 1951. This statement is concerning a discriminatory incident in which three men of Mexican descent were refused service on grounds of their race.

Date: July 10, 1951

Creator: Cisneros, Abel

Item Type: Legal Document

[Affidavit from Angelita Cisneros]

An affidavit from Angelita Cisneros in which she states she is a dependent of Private Abel Cisneros and is making a request for a dependency discharge. The document is neither signed nor notarized.

Date: June 1954

Creator: Cisneros, Angelita

Item Type: Legal Document

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-30]

An affidavit from Dolores Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. Dolores listed the family's monthly living expenses and provided information about her medical condition. The document was signed and notarized on June 30, 1954.

Date: June 30, 1954

Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.

Item Type: Legal Document

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09]

An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros with her request for a hardship discharge for her husband, Private Abel Cisneros. The document is signed but not dated or notarized in September 1954.

Date: September 1954

Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.

Item Type: Legal Document

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30]

An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros made for the purpose of procuring a dependency discharge for her husband, Private Abel Cisneros. The document was not signed by Mrs. Cisneros.

Date: September 30, 1954

Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.

Item Type: Legal Document

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30]

An affidavit from Dolores Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. Dolores lists the family's monthly living expenses and provides information about her medical condition. The document is not signed and has John J. Herrera as the Harris County Notary Public.

Date: September 30, 1954

Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.

Item Type: Legal Document

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - June, 1954]

An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. The purpose of the affidavit was to procure a dependency discharge for her husband. The document contains the signature of Mrs. Cisneros. The name of the Wharton County Notary Public and the exact date in June, 1954 were left blank.

Date: June 1954

Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.

Item Type: Legal Document

[Affidavit from Ernest Rosales - 1957-11-06]

Witness testimony giving Ernest Rosales's account of the night of November 1, 1957, describing Rosales and his friends being engaged in a fight with some other men, during which shots were fired. Second page of testimony is not included here.

Date: November 6, 1957

Creator: Rosales, Ernest

Item Type: Legal Document

[Affidavit from Ernest Rosales, page one - 1957-11-06]

Document contains the sworn statement from Ernest Rosales. Rosales describes the events related to a fight and a shooting. Statement is notarized by John J. Herrera.

Date: November 6, 1957

Creator: Rosales, Ernest

Item Type: Legal Document

[Affidavit from Matilde Cisneros - 1954]

An affidavit from Matilde Cisneros, mother of Private Abel Cisneros. The purpose of the affidavit was to petition the United States Army for a dependency discharge for her son, Abel Cisneros. The document is not signed.

Date: 1954

Creator: Cisneros, Matilde

Item Type: Legal Document

[Agenda for trip to Mexico, October 5, 1951]

Agenda for a trip to Mexico from October 5-13, 1951. Sightseeing plans on agenda mention visiting Mexico City, Acapulco, Guadalajara, Veracruz. Includes meeting with the Mayor and City Officials of Mexico City at City Hall, and introduction to President Miguel Alemán Valdés.

Date: October 5, 1951

Item Type: Text

[Agenda of LULAC's Day of Outing, August 17, 1952]

Agenda of LULAC's Day of Outing held Sunday, August 17, 1952, on picnic grounds off of Beaumont Highway.

Date: 1952-08~