[Letter from F. H. Hakon to Pete Lack, July 21, 1961] Page: 1 of 1
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1.2" .v ''"o S Z A S, R O E B UCK AND CO.
W4TER HOUSE CORRESPONDENCE
0t1P7. NO
TO 6700r -b .tAt Texas, ____ ________________
TrOn .O._ ^ ,T__ MA, Mr. Pete Lack
'nROM oasm1041 Oklahoma City 7-21-61
rTOn MO- - STO0t._________ _ ATh
Pt-- Pate:
Wt 'iite an *L& c'tn~te *r, onar books origibnIlJ Made law in 1913
th*' Covers the alIe of toin-esential itesm en Sunday. This is the
a that we ha-e gotten our Comaty Attsrmer to enforce, and although
it -t. a very "eak lan, ne ha" been secesafl in closing up retail
et k-Non Suar:, fer the lrt three vteka,
'i 'he presenC t Ae ee ar staing t th tkh Cat- Zennl to try to
g^, *eau to prrs rvi tlrEitpuee that would bo sere effeatiws. PranklT,
wt -tc treadigr - tti 4At cc th t.m 0A tv ?flamne it isn't very
wet' worded &r -the ra 71'M otio a"nfl at rva sILed MSA ;LtPn.
Hew-ler, the Ccaty Atteruey hasn't gffwen up vat will continue to film
chM~jes against nay local hvsiness that sells wkat he considers nn-
es-ttia merchandise on Swndy,
I ltcik your best bet on this thing in to go through your City Gevern-
Wer *ad try to net a local erdisaace passed,
We jtg ran a series of tree ads caflimg peosp$as attention to the fta
the' Studay wen the time for rest, rolaatiom rX religion, Publie
sertient is nirt definitly with us on this klad of thing, and in ort
GO.- we did not emlist the aid of the churabesa hout we did get the saj-
pod' if the churches immediately after our campaign began, But it's
her4 if you oat, to keep religion ot of this sort of thug,
I "-nt this is he infeznaatiou you aced,
TYm tery truly,
"If you can answv briefly in onphand, do so on this sheet"
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Hakon, F. H. [Letter from F. H. Hakon to Pete Lack, July 21, 1961], letter, July 21, 1961; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1273196/m1/1/?q=%221961-07%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.