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Application for War Ration Book No. 3

Description: Ration book application signed by Beatrice Clementine Blewett in Alexandria, Louisiana. The note on the bottom right corner says "This application must be mailed between June 1 and June 10, 1943. After June 10th, applications will not be accepted before August 1. Affix postage before mailing."
Date: June 10, 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Brochure for the Cotton Stamp Plan for Tarrant County]

Description: Brochure for "The Cotton Stamp Plan For Tarrant County, Texas" from the United States Department of Agriculture. The brochure discusses the purposes of the plan, instructions on how to get cotton stamps, and how to use them. Also included is the envelope that the brochure was delivered in.
Date: June 30, 1941
Partner: City of Grapevine

[Certificate Presented to Charles R. Griggs by the U. S. Army]

Description: Certificate presented to Charles R. Griggs by the United States Army appointing him to the temporary rank of corporal of "Company C, 58th Inf. Tng. Bn." The rest of the text explains that he shall adequately perform the duties of that rank and be obedient to order given to him that a corporal must follow.
Date: June 3, 1942
Creator: United States. Army.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Gas Mileage Ration Folder for F. D. Wyatt]

Description: Mileage ration folder belonging to F. D. Wyatt, valid from June 13, 1945 until September 13, 1945. This card is folded down the center creating a place to put coupons for gas rations inside; the note on the front says: "Any Person Finding Lost Coupons Should Mail or Return Them at Once to the Nearest War Price and Rationing Board."
Date: June 13, 1945
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Marjorie N. Forester's Ration Book Identification Stub and Application Card]

Description: Ration book application and identification stub belongingto Marjorie N. Forester in Roscoe, Texas. The identification stub has instructions that read: "After completing this application, tear off this stub and be sure to keep it until you get your war ration book no. 3." The application says it must be mailed between June 1 and June 10, 1943.
Date: June 9, 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

Oral History Interview with Harry William Crate, June 9, 1998

Description: Interview with Harry William Crate, former professor of mathematics and engineering with an interest in archaeology from Kerrville, Texas. Professor Crate discusses the results of various fossil and artifact finding expeditions around the Hill Country of Texas, specifically the numerous burned rock mounds found in the Kerry County area. He includes his opinions on why and how the burned mounds were created. As noted in the transcript, the interview continues in the manuscript of Professor Crate… more
Date: June 9, 1998
Creator: Patton, Laura; O'Hara, Peggy; Crate, Harry William & Crate, Melba Lee Williams
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Martha R. Johnson, June 6, 1998

Description: Interview with Martha R. Johnson, owner of the popular Raleigh House Restaurant, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Johnson discusses the origins and establishment of her restaurant, which was named after her husband, Raleigh White Johnson. She described the success of the restaurant and her experiences running it for 34 summers.
Date: June 6, 1998
Creator: O'Hara, Kathy & Johnson, Martha Robinson
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Melba Lee Williams Crate, June 9, 1998

Description: Interview with Melba Lee Williams, a former professor and descendant of some of the first settlers in Kerr County, from Kerrville, Texas. In this interview, Mrs. Crate relates how her great-grandparents came with Joshua Brown (Texas pioneer) to the first shingle camp established on the banks of the Guadalupe, in what later became Kerrville. Mrs. Crate briefly details her early life in Bandera, Texas, as well as Kerrville. She also recounts her memories of the flood of 1932.
Date: June 9, 1998
Creator: O'Hara, Peggy & Crate, Melba Lee Williams
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Ross Snodgrass, June 13, 1999

Description: Interview with Ross Snodgrass, ranche rfrom Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Snodgrass discusses his family's move to the area in the mid-1800s, as well as their ranching history. He talks about his own experience as a rancher, raising and training animals, surviving droughts (and anthrax), roping, and more. Mr. Snodgrass also tells stories about the "Whippoorwill" band he and his wife, Clarabelle Snodgrass, started after marrying in 1933. The transcript includes a few comments by his wife.
Date: June 13, 1999
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Ross
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Ross Snodgrass, June 13, 1999, Supplement

Description: Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with rancher Ross Snodgrass, including photographs of family, his prize winning horses and cattle, his T & Lazy T Snodgrass Ranch, and newspaper clippings.
Date: June 13, 1999
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Ross
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Receipt for Gasoline Purchase to Bud Yates]

Description: Bill of sale receipt to Bud Yates for the purchase of 11 3/4 gallons of gasoline for the total cost of $1.80.
Date: June 27, 1940
Creator: Oxford Service Station
Partner: City of Grapevine

[Receipt from McLendon Hardware Co.]

Description: Receipt from McLendon Hardware Company in Waco, Texas, for the sale of goods to Rush Gardner & Bartlett Company in Marlin, Texas.
Date: June 28, 1928
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Receipt from the John B. Stetson Company for Earl Yates, June 30, 1941]

Description: Bill of sale for Earl Yates from the John B. Stetson Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the total balance for Mr. Yates is $9.84 as of June 30, 1941. Also included is the envelope in which the statement was mailed in.
Date: June 30, 1941
Creator: John B. Stetson Company
Partner: City of Grapevine

[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store to Louise Back]

Description: Receipt from the Murphy grocery store to Louise Back with an itemized list of her purchases and the price for each item, her total is written on the bottom of the receipt.
Date: June 2, 1934
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store to Louise Back]

Description: Receipt from the Murphy grocery store to Louise Back with an itemized list of her purchases and the costs for each, the total is written on the bottom of the page.
Date: June 26, 1934
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Registration Certificate of Floyd Stevenson]

Description: Registration certificate to Floyd Stevenson acknowledging his submitted registration and telling him that he has been "duly registered this 5 day of June, 1917."
Date: June 5, 1917
Creator: Voss, Miller
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Report of the Account Balance for Company B 49th Armored Infantry Battalion]

Description: Report concerning the status of the financial account balance of Company B 49th Armored Infantry Battalion, signed by Charles R. Griggs and two other men. The statement shows that this company has $89.84 on hand, with no cash in the bank; the next section shows that these funds were transferred from Griggs to Walter E. Alroud, with a final certification signed off at the bottom of the page. The text at the top of the second page acknowledging that the company's funds were "audited and found c… more
Date: [1945-06..1945-07]
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011

Description: Interview with Irene and Bill Womack, a couple from two well-known Kerr County families, from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their ancestors, the Reals and the Womacks. They also talk about the local people and places they remember growing up in Kerrville. The interview transcript includes photos of Mr. and Mrs. Womack and their family, on pages 31-36.
Date: June 16, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Womack, Irene Fisher & Womack, Bill
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Thomas Jasper "Jack" Moore, III, June 6, 2011

Description: Interview with Thomas Jasper "Jack" Moore, III, a lumberyard from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Moore describes lives of three generations of the Moore family who owned a general store in Ingram, Texas, and later lumberyards and/or ranches. He also discusses how ranchers deal with coyotes. The interview transcript includes photos of Mr. Moore and his family, on pages 24-26.
Date: June 6, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Moore, Thomas Jasper, III & Moore, Peggy Benson
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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