[News Clip: Sleeper] captions transcript

[News Clip: Sleeper]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Alonzo "Fats" Reagan, a man who spends much of his time asleep, being the state of Texas's star witness in the murder trial of Claudie V. Bledsoe.
Date: August 9, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Civilian jet plane placed on display] captions transcript

[News Clip: Civilian jet plane placed on display]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a light plane powered by jet engines, called a Morane Saulnier 760, being shown around the nation with a stop in Dallas.
Date: August 9, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Mayor Moses' birthday] captions transcript

[News Clip: Mayor Moses' birthday]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a 75th birthday party for Dallas Mayor R. L. Thornton.
Date: August 10, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Bridge is damaged in freak accident] captions transcript

[News Clip: Bridge is damaged in freak accident]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a railroad bridge collapsing near Denison, sending nine cars off the tracks. The accident was caused by a car crashing into one of the train cars and sending it into the bridge. A man and woman in the car were injured.
Date: August 10, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Lie detector test upholds bribe story] captions transcript

[News Clip: Lie detector test upholds bribe story]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a captured escaped convict who claimed to have bribed a guard to be released from a Louisiana prison undergoing a lie detector test. The test substantiates his story.
Date: August 10, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Friends paint home of injured officer] captions transcript

[News Clip: Friends paint home of injured officer]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about eight Dallas police officers volunteering to paint the home of a fellow officer, who is recovering from serious injuries received in a traffic accident while chasing a speeder.
Date: August 10, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Flag won't fly over Fort Worth hotel] captions transcript

[News Clip: Flag won't fly over Fort Worth hotel]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Hilton Hotels worldwide raising an official corporate flag in a special ceremony -- except for the Hilton in Fort Worth, where the flagpole malfunctioned and sent the flag over the side of the building.
Date: August 10, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Gatesville storm] captions transcript

[News Clip: Gatesville storm]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about two people killed and another injured after a powerful windstorm collapses two buildings in the Central Texas town of Gatesville.
Date: August 10, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: TV repairmen] captions transcript

[News Clip: TV repairmen]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a court hearing for two Oak Cliff television repairmen accused of overcharging customers and performing fraudulent and unnecessary repair work.
Date: August 11, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Mexican models fly to New York show] captions transcript

[News Clip: Mexican models fly to New York show]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Mexican fashion designer Ramon Valdiosera and four models stopping over in Dallas en route to New York for a fashion show.
Date: August 11, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Pussy story] captions transcript

[News Clip: Pussy story]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about members of the Dallas Cat Club traveling to Minneapolis for the national competition of the American Cat Fanciers Association.
Date: August 11, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Event] captions transcript

[News Clip: Event]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an event being held for an aircraft association.
Date: August 11, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Picnic] captions transcript

[News Clip: Picnic]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a party for families purchasing homes in a newly-constructed Dallas subdivision.
Date: August 11, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Pete] captions transcript

[News Clip: Pete]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a public measuring ceremony for a python named Pete at Fort Worth's Forest Park Zoo, after the arrival of a python named Pat at the Dallas Zoo that is claimed to be longer than Pete.
Date: August 12, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Texas Citizens Council (anti-integration)] captions transcript

[News Clip: Texas Citizens Council (anti-integration)]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Texas Citizens Council meeting to discuss the integration of races in public schools.
Date: August 12, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Swimmers] captions transcript

[News Clip: Swimmers]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Red Cross-sponsored swimming classes for Dallas children.
Date: August 12, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Home blast blames on union strife] captions transcript

[News Clip: Home blast blames on union strife]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the home of a plumber's union organizer bombed in Richland Hills. The victim, Jeff Mullally, blames strife within the union over unemployment for the bombing.
Date: August 14, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Scouts] captions transcript

[News Clip: Scouts]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a World Scout Organization group departing a camp near Duncanville on a trip to Canada for the organization's Jamboree gathering.
Date: August 14, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Pharmacists] captions transcript

[News Clip: Pharmacists]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the annual convention of the Texas Pharmaceutical Association at the Texas Hotel in Fort Worth.
Date: August 14, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Grandma] captions transcript

[News Clip: Grandma]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a 103rd birthday party for a Pleasant Grove woman, Ella Feagin.
Date: August 14, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: News briefs - painting] captions transcript

[News Clip: News briefs - painting]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the painting of a recreation center for veterans.
Date: August 14, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Pet show] captions transcript

[News Clip: Pet show]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a pet show at the Wynnewood Swim and Country Club in Dallas.
Date: August 14, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Mitch Miller] captions transcript

[News Clip: Mitch Miller]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Mitch Miller being honored for his song "Yellow Rose of Texas."
Date: August 16, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Pete comes up short; but how about Pat?] captions transcript

[News Clip: Pete comes up short; but how about Pat?]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Pete, a famous python at the Forest Park Zoo in Fort Worth, being measured for his length in a competition against a python at the Dallas Zoo, Pat.
Date: August 14, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library