[Dallas Firefighter Class 70 #1]

Portrait of the 7 Dallas Fire class members from March 1955 to April 1955 posing in front of a chalkboard wall inside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing casual attire, button down shirt or collared shirt, with light or dark colored slacks, and a black belt.
Date: March 1, 1955
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Dallas Eagles] (open access)

[News Script: Dallas Eagles]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the return of the Dallas Eagles baseball club after the end of spring training in Florida.
Date: April 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Irving schools] (open access)

[News Script: Irving schools]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a major upset in the Irving school system resulting in the dismissal of seven principals and two other school employees.
Date: March 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: SMU football drills] (open access)

[News Script: SMU football drills]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about spring football drills at Southern Methodist University.
Date: February 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Body of drowning victim recovered] (open access)

[News Script: Body of drowning victim recovered]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the recovery of a drowned man's body from a lake near Grand Prairie, after his capsized boat was discovered the day before. Another man aboard the boat survived after reaching the shore.
Date: February 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News briefs -- accident] (open access)

[News Script: News briefs -- accident]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a young girl struck by a car on a Dallas street. The girl, 7-year-old Matilda Agnes Rose Valenzuela, is not seriously injured.
Date: February 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from George Andre to W. H. Louviere, June 1, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from George Andre to W. H. Louviere, June 1, 1955]

Letter from George Andre to W. H. Louviere discussing prices of a John Hancock Insurance plan.
Date: June 1, 1955
Creator: Andre, George L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Chronicle (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1955 (open access)

The Weekly Chronicle (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1955

Weekly newspaper from Duncanville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 1, 1955
Creator: Barber, Hildred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Chronicle (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1955 (open access)

The Weekly Chronicle (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1955

Weekly newspaper from Duncanville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 1, 1955
Creator: Barber, Hildred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Bar Association] captions transcript

[News Clip: Bar Association]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about members of the State Bar Association convening in Dallas to hear an address by U.S. District Judge William C. Mathes.
Date: July 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1955 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1955

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1955
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Building collapses in downtown Dallas] (open access)

[News Script: Building collapses in downtown Dallas]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a two-story brick building in downtown Dallas collapsing and killing two men and injuring eight others on Elm street.
Date: June 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Rusty] (open access)

[News Script: Rusty]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a stray Dallas dog named Rusty receiving a life-saving operation.
Date: June 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Burnett] (open access)

[News Script: Burnett]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Dick Burnett, the owner of the Dallas Eagles baseball team, dying of a heart attack at the age of 57.
Date: June 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New Irving school vote set April 16] (open access)

[News Script: New Irving school vote set April 16]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the establishment of a new school district and board in Irving after the previous district was abolished in a local election.
Date: April 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Drowning] (open access)

[News Script: Drowning]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering two news stories about the accidental drowning of Curtis Burns and the suicidal drowning of Albert Roach.
Date: May 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Southern Cal wins Dallas track meet] (open access)

[News Script: Southern Cal wins Dallas track meet]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a collegiate track meet in Dallas, with runners from the University of Southern California winning the majority of the events.
Date: May 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Drowning] captions transcript

[News Clip: Drowning]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the accidental drowning of Curtis Burns and the suicidal drowning of Albert Roach.
Date: May 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Southern Cal wins Dallas track meet] captions transcript

[News Clip: Southern Cal wins Dallas track meet]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a collegiate track meet in Dallas, with runners from the University of Southern California winning the majority of the events.
Date: May 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Dallas Eagles] captions transcript

[News Clip: Dallas Eagles]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the return of the Dallas Eagles baseball club after the end of spring training in Florida.
Date: April 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: New Irving school vote set April 16] captions transcript

[News Clip: New Irving school vote set April 16]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the establishment of a new school district and board in Irving after the previous district was abolished in a local election.
Date: April 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Rusty] captions transcript

[News Clip: Rusty]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a stray Dallas dog named Rusty receiving a life-saving operation.
Date: June 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Building collapses in downtown Dallas] captions transcript

[News Clip: Building collapses in downtown Dallas]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a two-story brick building in downtown Dallas collapsing and killing two men and injuring eight others on Elm street.
Date: June 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Burnett] captions transcript

[News Clip: Burnett]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Dick Burnett, the owner of the Dallas Eagles baseball team, dying of a heart attack at the age of 57.
Date: June 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library