[News Script: Boy and dog] (open access)

[News Script: Boy and dog]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Billy Melton, a young Fort Worth runaway befriended by two large dogs in Trinity Park. The boy is returned to his family.
Date: March 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bus hits store] (open access)

[News Script: Bus hits store]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a bus crashing through the front of a grocery store in Fort Worth. No one was injured in the accident.
Date: March 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: County jail squabble] (open access)

[News Script: County jail squabble]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about federal prison experts advising Tarrant County court officers on necessary improvements to the county jail after a series of escape attempts.
Date: March 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: San Antonio opens new air terminal] (open access)

[News Script: San Antonio opens new air terminal]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the dedication of a new terminal at San Antonio International Airport.
Date: March 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Temco selects beauty queen] (open access)

[News Script: Temco selects beauty queen]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a beauty contest held among female employees of the Texas Engineering and Manufacturing Company in Grand Prairie.
Date: March 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Theatre robbery] (open access)

[News Script: Theatre robbery]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an armed robbery at the Tivoli Theatre in Fort Worth. Both suspects are quickly apprehended.
Date: March 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Thrill show] (open access)

[News Script: Thrill show]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a stunt driving demonstration by a Canadian daredevil club at Riverside Speedway in Fort Worth, with motorcycle and car tricks performed.
Date: March 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Work progresses on Trinity dam] (open access)

[News Script: Work progresses on Trinity dam]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about progress on the construction of a dam on the Trinity River near Dallas, intended to route water into the city's municipal system.
Date: March 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Archers] (open access)

[News Script: Archers]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the 5th annual Texas State Archers Association Tournament in Dallas.
Date: May 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Cattleman gets A. Harris award] (open access)

[News Script: Cattleman gets A. Harris award]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an award ceremony held in Dallas by the A. Harris and Company department store, honoring Fort Worth Cattleman John C. Burns.
Date: May 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Ceremonies honor dead of all wars] (open access)

[News Script: Ceremonies honor dead of all wars]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Memorial Day ceremonies in Dallas and Fort Worth honoring American war dead through history.
Date: May 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Graham] (open access)

[News Script: Graham]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a visit to Dallas by evangelist Billy Graham for a month of religious revival events.
Date: May 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Youngsters star in water ski act] (open access)

[News Script: Youngsters star in water ski act]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two young water skiers performing stunts for audiences at Lake McQueeney in South Texas.
Date: May 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fire] (open access)

[News Script: Fire]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an apartment fire in Fort Worth.
Date: July 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Heroes] (open access)

[News Script: Heroes]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about telephone company workers, E. L. Kinkead and R. F. Sides, being honored for their heroism in saving the life of M. R. Campbell after a car wreck in Grayson County.
Date: July 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Houston Buffs] (open access)

[News Script: Houston Buffs]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Houston Buffs baseball team acquiring Mike Clark and Dixie Walker.
Date: July 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Legion parade opens convention] (open access)

[News Script: Legion parade opens convention]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a parade by the American Legion in Houston to celebrate the organization's Texas convention.
Date: July 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News briefs (crime)] (open access)

[News Script: News briefs (crime)]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about L. J. Saling being jailed for the shooting murder of his wife, Mary Ruth Saling while she was at work at Montgomery Ward in Fort Worth.
Date: July 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Red Cross stages Dallas water show] (open access)

[News Script: Red Cross stages Dallas water show]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a swimming, diving, and water safety show staged by the Red Cross at the Fair Park Pool in Dallas.
Date: July 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Ben Hogan] (open access)

[News Script: Ben Hogan]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the return home to Fort Worth of champion golfer Ben Hogan following his victory at the British Open.
Date: December 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Brown torch murder] (open access)

[News Script: Brown torch murder]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Donald Hawkins Brown going on trial in Dallas for the torch murder of an insurance adjuster.
Date: December 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Drouth] (open access)

[News Script: Drouth]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the devastating drought faced by the southern states in 1953. President Eisenhower visited Amarillo to discuss the problem.
Date: December 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Eisenhower inauguration] (open access)

[News Script: Eisenhower inauguration]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Texans traveling to Washington, D.C., to attend the inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was born in Denison.
Date: December 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Floyd Hill - jail break] (open access)

[News Script: Floyd Hill - jail break]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two jailbreaks at the Tarrant County Jail, with all escapees thwarted or eventually captured or killed by police
Date: December 31, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library