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[Letter to Oscar Laurel - 1955-12-12]

Description: Letter to Oscar Laurel, LULAC National President, dated December 12, 1955. At the top of the letter there is a note to John J. Herrera with the signature of "Ed": "We don't know if Laurel has "sold out" Lulac to the Shivers forces." In the letter to Laurel it is stated that Laurel should not endorse nor aid politicians with an agenda that goes against the "people." "I am sure you will agree with me that Lulac should in no manner lend itself to efforts of politicians designed to divide and weak… more
Date: December 12, 1955
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Bond for $36 by Francisco Farias]

Description: Text of a bond statement testifying that Francisco Farias (principal), Lazaro de la Garza and Juan Ortiz (seconds) will pay $36 to the chief justice in Webb County as a fine for violating an ordinance that regulates straying animals in Laredo, Texas.
Date: July 12, 1860
Creator: Farias, Francisco; de la Garza, Lazaro & Ortiz, Juan
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Subpoena: P. Treviño and A. Vidaurri]

Description: Subpoena requiring Pedro Treviño and Atanacio Vidarri to appear as witnesses against G. A. Staacke. There are two versions of the text; the first is written in ink and stricken out, replaced with a version below in pencil.
Date: July 12, 1860
Creator: Laredo (Tex.)
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Arrest Warrant: W. Johnston]

Description: Warrant issued by the Laredo mayor's office to arrest W. Johnston in response to a complaint by M. Mendiola that he abused, insulted, and drew a gun on her.
Date: August 12, 1860
Creator: Laredo (Tex.)
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[News Script: Laredo citizens pray for rain]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a water shortage in south Texas that caused the Rio Grande to run dry and drastic rationing to be put into effect in Laredo.
Date: June 12, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Laredo citizens pray for rain]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a water shortage in south Texas that caused the Rio Grande to run dry and drastic rationing to be put into effect in Laredo.
Date: June 12, 1953
Duration: 2 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: New top Texas weather]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about different parts of Texas which is experiencing floods, thunderstorms, tornadoes and downpours.
Date: June 12, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Aliens]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the U. S immigration service at Laredo which says that it has appended 58 thousand aliens attempting to enter the United states between February 4th and March 1st.
Date: March 12, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Federal grants]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about governor Dolph Briscoe who announced that the approval of some sizeable federal grants.
Date: July 12, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Torpedo-Controlling Apparatus.

Description: Patent for improvements to a torpedo controlling apparatus. Electrically operated wings or vanes are added to the exterior of the torpedo, allowing remote control from within an airplane. The position and angle of the wings or vanes affect the depth of the submerging operation.
Date: August 12, 1919
Creator: Longoria, Nicholas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ratchet-Drill

Description: Patent for adding mechanical improvements to ratchet drill tools. These improvements include improved adjustment efficiency and range.
Date: August 12, 1913
Creator: McMillan, Eugene C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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