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[Advertisement of a baseball tournament at Cleveland Diamond field]
Poster advertisement of a baseball grand tournament to be played beginning August 25, 1940 at the Cleveland Diamond field, Houston, Texas. The tournament is offered by the "Aces Fours Recreational Club" called the Latin American Baseball tournament. The first team to play is Aztecas vs. Sugarland, starting at 10 a.m. ; the second team is Port Arthur vs. Southern Select playing at 1:45 p.m.; the third team is Galveston 'Blue Moon' vs. New Gulf Tigers, playing at 4:00 p.m. The entrance fee is 33 cents.
[Letter from Peter Enriquez and Manual Urbina to Esteban Flores - 1966-08-02]
Letter from Peter Enriquez and Pastor Manual Urbina of the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission to Reverend Esteban Flores, dated August 2, 1966. Enriquez and Urbina report on the progress at the Magnolia Temple.
[Letters from Peter Enriquez and Manual Urbina to Esteban Flores and D. E. Sloan - 1966-08-02]
Letter from Peter Enriquez and Pastor Manual Urbina of the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission to Reverend Esteban Flores. Enriquez and Urbina write that they are looking forward to Flores's upcoming visit to Magnolia Temple. Letter from Enriquez and Pastor Urbina of the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission to Reverend D. E. Sloan, dated August 2, 1966. Enriquez and Urbina write that they are looking forward to Sloan's upcoming visit to Magnolia Temple.
[Letter authorizing Dolores Hernandez to travel with Mr. & Mrs. Porfirio Beltran]
Letter to the State of Texas, Harris County, from Toby P.Hernandez authorizing his daughter, Dolores R. Hernandez, to travel with Mr. And Mrs. Porfirio Beltran.
[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to McCane-Sondock Security - 1979-08-13]
American Legion letter dated Aug. 13, 1979 to McCane-Sondock Security. This letter is about B. F. Rader having been voted out of the organization and his pass card needs to be cancelled and Mr. Joe Garcia replacing him as part of the American Legion Building Corp. He needs to be issued a pass card as does Joe Garcia, Leticia Salazar and Evangelina Allen.
Program of the Regional State Convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens, August 29, 1943
Program for the League of United Latin American Citizens Regional State Convention held at the Arabia Temple in Houston, Texas, on August 29, 1943.
[Letter from Jose Angel Medrano to Elizabeth Cisneros - 1947-08-02]
Letter to Elizabeth Cisneros, Secretary, Club Recreativo Regis, inviting members of the club to the first anniversary Ball of the Club Recreativo de Veterans, Houston, Texas, on August 3, 1947. The letter is signed by Jose Angel Medrano of Club Recreativo de Veteranos. Included with the letter are two typed sheets of the names of the 1947 members of Club Recreativo de Veteranos, Houston, Texas, with their addresses.
Bienaventurado el 1899-1967
Report on the life and legacy of Reverend Manuel Urbina who passed away on August 14, 1967. The report is written by Urbina's widow, Irene Salce de Urbina.
[Language Missions Report of Missionary Work for Manuel Urbina for the month ending August 25, 1962]
Personal report of Manuel Urbina's work at the Magnolia Temple for the month ending on August 25, 1962. Includes Urbina's activities and a report on the congregation served. Urbina notes that the main emphasis for the next month will be "Visitation from house to house."
[Language Missions Report of Missionary Work for Manuel Urbina for the month ending August 25, 1963]
Personal report of Manuel Urbina's work at the Magnolia Temple for the month ending on August 25, 1963. Includes Urbina's activities and a report on the congregation served. Urbina notes that the main emphasis for the next month will be "study on evangelism."
[Language Missions Report of Missionary Work for Manuel Urbina for the month ending August 25, 1964]
Personal report of Manuel Urbina's work at the Magnolia Temple for the month ending on August 25, 1964. Includes Urbina's activities and a report on the congregation served. Urbina notes that the main emphasis for the next month will be "cruzada bautista nueva vida."
[Language Missions Report of Missionary Work for Manuel Urbina for the month ending August 25, 1966]
Personal report of Manuel Urbina's work at the Magnolia Temple for the month ending on August 25, 1966. Includes Urbina's activities and a report on the congregation served. Urbina notes that the main emphasis for the next month will be "Temple repairs."
[Language Missions Report of Missionary Work for Manuel Urbina for the month ending March 25, 1962]
Personal report of Manuel Urbina's work at the Magnolia Temple for the month ending on March 25, 1962. Includes Urbina's activities and a report on the congregation served. Urbina notes that the main emphasis for the next month will be "Visitation from house to house."
[Advertisement of a baseball game between Prison All Stars and Southern Select]
Advertisement for a baseball game between the Prison All stars (a team selected from the best players of the Texas Prison system) and Southern Select (All Mexican team of Houston) at the Prison Stadium in Huntsville, Texas on Sunday, August 9, 1942. Entertainment by Prison Military Band. The game starts at 2:00 p.m. General admission is 25 cents (federal tax included). At head of poster, "Double-Header".
[Agenda of the first reunion de veteranos de la Revolucion Mexicana, 1910-1917]
A flyer with the afternoon’s agenda - including video interviews, speeches, and awards - of first reunion de veteranos de la Revolucion Mexicana, 1910-1917. Mrs. Pancho Villa and three men who rode with Villa are interviewed in the videos, including Aurelio "Leo" Reynosa, Rafael Lorenzana Reyna, and Jesus M. Gonzalez. Included with the flyer is a souvenir bookmark from the reunion.
[Military career and business of Ignacio Bocanegra and Pilar Miranda]
Photocopy of a document describing the life and hardships of Ignacio Bocanegra and Pilar Miranda, who fought in Pancho Villa's revolution. After the struggle they moved to Houston and started a candy factory, which became very prosperous later.
[Obituaries for Manuel Urbina from Houston newspapers]
Photocopy of four newspaper clippings, two from the Houston Post, two from the Houston Chronicle. The clippings are obituaries and article about Manuel Urbina, who passed away on August 14, 1967.
[Soldier with machine gun at target practice]
Photograph of a young man, a soldier, laying down on the ground at a machine gun at a practice range.
[Soldiers pose in front of military tank]
Photograph of eighteen soldiers posing in front of a military tank during the summer of 1948. One man, facing away from the camera, stands at the entrance to the tank. Two other tanks flank the group.
[Wedding photograph of Ignacio and Virginia Acosta]
Photograph of Ignacio and Virginia Acosta taken on August 5, 1923. The bride is dressed in white with a white head veil decorated with flowers. She holds a bunch of white flowers in her hand. The groom wears a suit with bow tie.
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