[News Script: Four Escape Injury in Airplane Mishap] (open access)

[News Script: Four Escape Injury in Airplane Mishap]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a family from Grand Prairie who crashed in a private plane near Weatherford on their way to visit relatives.
Date: September 10, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Police Await New Bomb Threat Clues] (open access)

[News Script: Police Await New Bomb Threat Clues]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an investigation into a bomb threat linked to a complex, "treasure hunt" extortion plot against an unnamed chain store in Texas.
Date: August 27, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Boys launch canoe trip down Brazos] (open access)

[News Script: Boys launch canoe trip down Brazos]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about twelve Fort Worth boys going on a canoe trip down the Brazos River. The boys are Camp Carter campers and travel with their leader, Buddy Tackett.
Date: July 10, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Country Store] (open access)

[News Script: Country Store]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Jones's Country Store in Weatherford. The store has been returned to how it would look in the 1890's, complete with authentic antique merchandise.
Date: July 23, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Ground Breaking] (open access)

[News Script: Ground Breaking]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about ground-breaking ceremonies for a new power plant on the site of Lake Weatherford.
Date: December 12, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Money] (open access)

[News Script: Money]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Oscar Womack, who found thirty-thousand dollars in counterfeit bills in Wise County. The counterfeit bills have been linked to Robert Keller, who may have had a role in the closing of the River Oaks State Bank.
Date: November 10, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Wright sees start of Weatherford Lake] (open access)

[News Script: Wright sees start of Weatherford Lake]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a groundbreaking ceremony for a new lake in Weatherford.
Date: February 14, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Drownings] (open access)

[News Script: Drownings]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about four young men drowning in North Texas while swimming, two in Grapevine Lake, one in Lake Dallas, and one in the Brazos River.
Date: May 13, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Pythian homecoming] (open access)

[News Script: Pythian homecoming]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a celebration for the fiftieth anniversary of the Texas Pythian Home at Weatherford's founding.
Date: September 6, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Millsap storm] (open access)

[News Script: Millsap storm]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a small tornado in Millsap that damaged the high school but caused no injuries.
Date: September 3, 1959
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 parade opening the Parker County Sheriff's Posse Rodeo in Weatherford.
Date: July 29, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Weatherford fire] (open access)

[News Script: Weatherford fire]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two buildings destroyed and one damaged in a fire in the business district of Weatherford. No one was injured in the blaze.
Date: February 18, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Youth admits 39 church burglaries] (open access)

[News Script: Youth admits 39 church burglaries]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a young Fort Worth gang leader confessing to 39 church burglaries in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
Date: October 1, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Navy base honors dads of year] (open access)

[News Script: Navy base honors dads of year]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Navy's Father of the Year contest.
Date: June 19, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bigamy] (open access)

[News Script: Bigamy]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a woman being charged with bigamy in Weatherford.
Date: April 21, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Wright blames politics for charge] (open access)

[News Script: Wright blames politics for charge]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Congressional Candidate Jim Wright of Weatherford being charged with conducting a scheme for obtaining money through the mails. Wright maintained the charge was politically-motivated; his political rival claimed ignorance of the circumstances.
Date: June 30, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: First Monday at Weatherford] (open access)

[News Script: First Monday at Weatherford]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the trading road and country shops in Weatherford, Texas.
Date: November 3, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Weatherford plant] (open access)

[News Script: Weatherford plant]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a new power plant opening in Lake Weatherford.
Date: December 2, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Buckner fire] (open access)

[News Script: Buckner fire]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire at the Buckner Orphans Home east of Dallas, which caused $2500 worth of damage but no injuries. Also covered, a story about one Crandall home destroyed and two others damaged in a fire.
Date: April 7, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Parade launches Weatherford rodeo] (open access)

[News Script: Parade launches Weatherford rodeo]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a parade opening the annual Weatherford Frontier Days fair.
Date: July 27, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Grass fire] (open access)

[News Script: Grass fire]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a grass fire near Aledo.
Date: March 23, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Missionary] (open access)

[News Script: Missionary]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a visit to Fort Worth by Weatherford missionary Rev. Lawrence Zellers, recently released after being imprisoned in Korea.
Date: May 19, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Parade launches Weatherford rodeo] (open access)

[News Script: Parade launches Weatherford rodeo]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a parade and opening ceremonies for the Parker County Sheriff's Posse Rodeo and Frontier Days Celebration, held in Weatherford.
Date: July 28, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Funeral held for Douglas Chandor] (open access)

[News Script: Funeral held for Douglas Chandor]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the funeral of portrait painter Douglas Chandor, who despite being born in England, had made his home in Weatherford, Texas.
Date: January 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library