Resource Type

[News Script: Sonny Evans] (open access)

[News Script: Sonny Evans]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arrest of teenager Sonny Evans, who was found in a car near the scene of a tavern where somebody had torn off the back screen, supposedly in a burglary effort.
Date: September 7, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Negro Agrees to Sell Judkins House] (open access)

[News Script: Negro Agrees to Sell Judkins House]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about African American man Lloyd G. Austin moving into the all-white block of Judkins street in Fort Worth, Texas. After a day of demonstration and a night of violence protesting, Austin agreed to sell the Judkins home and move into an all-black area; however, when given the sales papers, Austin declined to sign them.
Date: September 3, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Balloon] (open access)

[News Script: Balloon]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an Army Signal Corps weather balloon that floated down from the sky in Fort Worth and found a new home with Joe Whilhite's son.
Date: September 12, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Jury being chosen for assault trial] (open access)

[News Script: Jury being chosen for assault trial]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the beginning of jury selection in Dallas, Texas, for the trial of Joseph D'Angelo of Brooklyn, New York, accused of raping an 11-year-old Dallas girl on 4 February 1956.
Date: September 10, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Football Luncheon] (open access)

[News Script: Football Luncheon]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an honor banquet in Dallas for the Chicago Bears and New York Giants football teams.
Date: September 14, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Abductor Sentenced on Assault Charge] (open access)

[News Script: Abductor Sentenced on Assault Charge]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Garland Lee Creed, a Fort Worth house painter who pleads guilty to charges of assault with intent to rape a six-year-old girl.
Date: September 25, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Daniel Denies He's Committed to Adlai] (open access)

[News Script: Daniel Denies He's Committed to Adlai]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Texas Senator Daniel, who spent two days conferring with Jim Blundell.
Date: September 13, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dallas Loan Firm is Robbed] (open access)

[News Script: Dallas Loan Firm is Robbed]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a bandit who robbed a loan company in downtown Dallas with a 38-caliber pistol.
Date: September 17, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: GOP] (open access)

[News Script: GOP]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about preparations for the Texas Republican Convention at Fort Worth's Texas Hotel.
Date: September 5, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: President of U.N. is Visitor at Airport] (open access)

[News Script: President of U.N. is Visitor at Airport]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Jose Maza, president of the United Nations General Assembly, and his stop at Fort Worth's Carter Field.
Date: September 24, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dogs] (open access)

[News Script: Dogs]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a carpenter, A.C. Maddox, who is building dog houses for sale. He has a "city" of more than 20 dog houses in his backyard.
Date: September 6, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News Briefs - Gooks] (open access)

[News Script: News Briefs - Gooks]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a group of international visitors stopping in Fort Worth as part of their tour of America and several other countries to look at their electric power industries.
Date: September 2, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: NAACP to Fight Restraining Order] (open access)

[News Script: NAACP to Fight Restraining Order]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the NAACP's decision to fight a restraining order, which bars the organization from doing business in Texas.
Date: September 23, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Butler Says Texas Will Vote Democratic] (open access)

[News Script: Butler Says Texas Will Vote Democratic]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Paul Butler, a Democratic National Chairman, who arrives at Carter Field to attend a football game and discuss politics.
Date: September 23, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Nine Injured When Bus, Cars Collide] (open access)

[News Script: Nine Injured When Bus, Cars Collide]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the collision of two cars and a transit bus at the intersection of Peak and San Jacinto streets in Dallas.
Date: September 18, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: TCU] (open access)

[News Script: TCU]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a pep rally for Texas Christian University's football game against the University of Kansas at Lawrence.
Date: September 19, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Arrangements Made for League Playoff] (open access)

[News Script: Arrangements Made for League Playoff]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Texas League playoffs and the arrangements made in case of ties.
Date: September 5, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dallas Fire (Folo Ft. Worth Fire)] (open access)

[News Script: Dallas Fire (Folo Ft. Worth Fire)]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire at an A-and-P grocery store, which is believed to have been caused by a gas-burning hot-water-heater.
Date: September 28, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New Racial Strife in Fort Worth] (open access)

[News Script: New Racial Strife in Fort Worth]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about protests and demonstrations against an African American family who recently moved onto an all-white street in a racially mixed neighborhood.
Date: September 2, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Parade] (open access)

[News Script: Parade]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a carnival to be held at the Fair Park Foods Building in Dallas, Texas, as a fund raising project for the National Polio Foundation.
Date: August 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Airport Hearing] (open access)

[News Script: Airport Hearing]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing over the charge that Fort Worth's Carter Field receives inadequate service.
Date: September 17, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dallas University] (open access)

[News Script: Dallas University]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the opening of the University of Dallas, which 150 freshman will attend.
Date: September 24, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Tornado] (open access)

[News Script: Tornado]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a tornado and severe weather in Cleburne, Midlothian, and Britton, and the damage that was sustained.
Date: August 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Apache Belles Star in Oak Cliff Parade] (open access)

[News Script: Apache Belles Star in Oak Cliff Parade]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an hour-long parade driven through downtown Fort Worth to attract attention to Fire Prevention Week, featuring a 100-girl precision drill team.
Date: September 30, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library