[News Script: Reel] (open access)

[News Script: Reel]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an electric fishing reel invented by San Antonio store owner Allen Scott.
Date: May 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Brief accident] (open access)

[News Script: Brief accident]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a car and bus accident in downtown Dallas, that sent Glenda Kay Watts to the hospital.
Date: August 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Heliport] (open access)

[News Script: Heliport]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a heliport constructed at Fort Worth's Western Hills Hotel, the first of its kind for use by the public at a hotel in the world.
Date: May 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Ike] (open access)

[News Script: Ike]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicating the Falcon Dam on the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas.
Date: October 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Millionth cow at stock yards] (open access)

[News Script: Millionth cow at stock yards]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the marking of the millionth steer unloaded in 1953 at the Fort Worth Stockyards, marking a new high in sales last reached in 1947. Stockyards Manager W. L. Pier blames the demand on ongoing drought conditions in the state.
Date: October 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: C-99 end first trip to Europe] (open access)

[News Script: C-99 end first trip to Europe]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the return of U.S. Air Force C-99 cargo plane to Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio after its first transatlantic flight to Germany and back.
Date: August 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Deweyville loses river battle] (open access)

[News Script: Deweyville loses river battle]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the flooded Sabine River threatening the town of Deweyville and other riverside communities near the Texas-Louisiana border.
Date: May 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News briefs] (open access)

[News Script: News briefs]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an accident between an automobile and a teenager riding a motorcycle at an intersection in Dallas. The rider suffered an injured leg. The script goes on to describe a collision between two automobiles at a highway intersection in Dallas, slightly injuring two women passengers. The driver of one of the cars fled the scene of the accident.
Date: September 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Phone strike] (open access)

[News Script: Phone strike]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a strike of Southwestern Bell Telephone workers, with employees in cities across Texas walking off their jobs in support of higher wages.
Date: August 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Colts] (open access)

[News Script: Colts]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Balimore Colts arriving in Fort Worth to play the Chicago Cardinals in Lubbock.
Date: August 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fashions] (open access)

[News Script: Fashions]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fashion show in Dallas by the Southwestern Men's Apparel Club.
Date: May 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Baugh Honored for Grid Feats] (open access)

[News Script: Baugh Honored for Grid Feats]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Texas Christian University honoring former-TCU football player Sam Baugh after Baugh was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame.
Date: September 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texan invents farm machinery] (open access)

[News Script: Texan invents farm machinery]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Frank W. McLarty, who invented a tractor with adjustable attachments to limit the amount of farm equipment a small farmer might have to purchase.
Date: September 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News briefs (murder)] (open access)

[News Script: News briefs (murder)]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Jub Belcher being arrested for the shooting murder of V. V. Langley.
Date: August 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Airline inaugurates new service] (open access)

[News Script: Airline inaugurates new service]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the inauguration of new Delta-C & S Airlines service from Dallas to Detroit and Dallas to Indianapolis at Love Field.
Date: September 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Clinic launches colonial tourney] (open access)

[News Script: Clinic launches colonial tourney]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about practice rounds for the Fort Worth Colonial Invitation Golf Tournament.
Date: May 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Negroes have day at state fair] (open access)

[News Script: Negroes have day at state fair]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a "Negro Achievement Day" at the State Fair of Texas.
Date: October 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: One killed, two hurt in cave-in] (open access)

[News Script: One killed, two hurt in cave-in]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Henry Jamison, who died in a cave-in in Haltom City, while laying sewer lines for the Harry Fortune Mechanical Construction Company.
Date: August 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Shrine parade] (open access)

[News Script: Shrine parade]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Cowtown Posse heading the Moslah Shrine Circus Parade in Fort Worth.
Date: November 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Carter honored at YMCA camp] (open access)

[News Script: Carter honored at YMCA camp]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a day of appreciation at YMCA Camp Carter in Fort Worth, celebrating the camp's founder and supporter, newspaper publisher Amon G. Carter.
Date: December 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Merry Christmas for Dallas paid] (open access)

[News Script: Merry Christmas for Dallas paid]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Mr. and Mrs. Albert McCabe, both crippled by polio, being visited by their five-year old daughter, Bonnie Ruth, for Christmas. Bonnie now lives with her grandparents in Pittsburgh, due to her parents difficulty in caring for her.
Date: December 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dallas woman is PTA president] (open access)

[News Script: Dallas woman is PTA president]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the elections of a state President for the Parent Teacher Association sparking controversy in Dallas.
Date: November 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Civil defense] (open access)

[News Script: Civil defense]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about civil defense directors gathering in Dallas to hear from W. A. Brewer speak on what could happen in an atomic attack.
Date: November 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Santa in tank] (open access)

[News Script: Santa in tank]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Santa arriving at 49er Hall atop an M-47 General Patton tank for a Christmas party given to the children of the 49th National Guard Armored Division.
Date: December 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library