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Folk Travelers: Ballads, Tales and Talk

Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including traveling anecdotes, folk ballads, folklore in natural history, as well as information about black and white magic, Western animals, and cattle brands. The index begins on page 259.
Date: 1953
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Partner: UNT Press

[Letter from Ralph Yarborough to Hector P. Garcia - 1955-04-19]

Description: Letter from Ralph Yarborough explaining to Dr. Hector P. Garcia a Democratic publication in the Dallas area called The White Rocker and the need for pro-Democratic writings and Spanish-language publications. Yarborough asks Garcia to explore possibilities for such in the Corpus Christi area, Nueces County, or other areas of Texas. The letter was also sent to some other publishers of Spanish-language newspapers in the state.
Date: April 19, 1955
Creator: Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Preston A. Weatherred to Truett Latimer, April 15, 1957]

Description: Letter from Preston A. Weatherred to Truett Latimer discussing House Bill 299, a bill that would affect the chain store tax law. Mr. Weatherred explains how the current law is unfair to small drive-in ice and food stores and how the bill would change this without changing the laws for the larger chain stores.
Date: April 15, 1957
Creator: Weatherred, Preston A.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[News Script: The week in review]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the events of the past week, including news about the ICT insurance company in Dallas, Charlie Mae Allen's court case, and the return to jail of James Edward Skinner.
Date: February 23, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Texas Association for Fair Annexation to Truett Latimer, April 15, 1955]

Description: Letter from Texas Association for Fair Annexation to Truett Latimer discussing House Bill 307, a bill aiming to give relief to Texans who have been victimized by involuntary annexations. They go on to explain the broader effects of the current annexation law.
Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Texas Association for Fair Annexation
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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