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[News Clip: The week in review] captions transcript

[News Clip: The week in review]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the police shooting of two infamous Dallas bank robbers after a chase, along with details of their past crimes. The package continues with ongoing coverage of severe statewide flooding, an explosion at a Dallas grocery store, an unsuccessful anti-segregation filibuster in the Texas Senate, the production of the final B-36 Bomber at the Corvair plant in Fort Worth, and the retirement of the nation's oldest railroad conductor.
Date: May 4, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to H. J. Ettlinger, March 2, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to H. J. Ettlinger, March 2, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to H. J. Ettlinger discussing about honoring him during the B'nai B'rith state convention that would be held soon and I. H. Kempner requested few names that he couldn't recollect due to his old age, who played a keen role for B'nari B'rith.
Date: March 2, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: New top Texas weather] (open access)

[News Script: New top Texas weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about fair weather which is prevailing over Texas.
Date: July 19, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Weather intro] (open access)

[News Script: Weather intro]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a capricious early summer which cooled the state autumnal temperatures with record lows at several points including Wichita Falls and Fort Worth- Dallas.
Date: June 26, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas weather new top] (open access)

[News Script: Texas weather new top]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about weather report for different parts of Texas.
Date: June 26, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New top Texas weather] (open access)

[News Script: New top Texas weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a warming trend which is underway in Texas.
Date: March 26, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: NCAA basketball] (open access)

[News Script: NCAA basketball]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Class B title which went to Huckaby by 49- 48 over LaPoynor.
Date: March 9, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Basketball] (open access)

[News Script: Basketball]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Houston Kashmere who captured the Class 4A basketball title 91-87 over South Oak Cliff.
Date: March 9, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New Top Texas Weather] (open access)

[News Script: New Top Texas Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a thick cloud cover and scattered rains and thunderstorms which are dominating in most of Texas.
Date: January 25, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from E. Dale Shepherd, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, June 11, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from E. Dale Shepherd, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, June 11, 1951]

Letter from E. Dale Shepherd to I. H. Kempner inviting the Kempners to the Texas Association of Life Underwriters banquet and an additional luncheon on the following day.
Date: June 11, 1951
Creator: Shepherd, E. Dale
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner, January 12, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner, January 12, 1945]

Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner giving Kempner the option to drive to the B'nai B'rith Hillel meeting with Mose Feld instead of flying if he prefers. He also includes a list of the people who he had made flight reservations for.
Date: January 12, 1945
Creator: Friedman, Newton J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to The B'nai B'rith Hillel Building Foundation Committee, February 1, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to The B'nai B'rith Hillel Building Foundation Committee, February 1, 1945]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to The B'nai B'rith Hillel Building Foundation Committee discussing the most recent Committee meeting and enclosing an estimate of the amount that should be solicited from each area in Texas.
Date: February 1, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman, October 24, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman, October 24, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Newton J. Friedman explaining that he is making reservations to be in Dallas next Tuesday. He asks if the other chairmen have been notified and asks if a co-chairman should be appointed for Forth Worth, Waco, and Beaumont. He also mentions some questions that interested parties have about the Hillel organization.
Date: October 24, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner, December 27, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner, December 27, 1944]

Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner summarizing the campaign's earnings, discussing the Founders Club and requesting to hold a meeting with Kempner in Houston in January.
Date: December 27, 1944
Creator: Friedman, Newton J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remembering railroads (open access)

Remembering railroads

Text about railroad museums across Texas that was published in the "When..." section of a February 2001 Texas Highways magazine article.
Date: 2001-02~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Locomotion: Romancing the rails at Texas train museums, or Two Longs and a Short: Highballin' it through Texas train museums!, or Two Longs and a Short: Museums toot the whistle of railroading's colorful past. (open access)

Locomotion: Romancing the rails at Texas train museums, or Two Longs and a Short: Highballin' it through Texas train museums!, or Two Longs and a Short: Museums toot the whistle of railroading's colorful past.

Draft of an article about train museums across Texas that was published in the February 2001 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2001-02~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Joseph St. Mary to I. H. Kempner, October 26, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph St. Mary to I. H. Kempner, October 26, 1948]

Letter from Joseph St. Mary to I. H. Kempner discussing business in the oil and cotton industries and Kempner's health after being sick.
Date: October 26, 1948
Creator: St. Mary, Joseph
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Tropical Storm] (open access)

[News Script: Tropical Storm]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of tropical storm Delia which still hangs off the Texas Coast and has become erratic in its movement.
Date: September 4, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New Top Texas Weather] (open access)

[News Script: New Top Texas Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story saying the clear skies and calm weather which prevailed over most of the Texas although torrential downpours have caused some flooding in the Galveston area along the upper coast.
Date: August 15, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fire] (open access)

[News Script: Fire]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Dallas fire department which spent a relatively calm day because of no major alarms occurred during morning.
Date: June 23, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Jeffery] (open access)

[News Script: Jeffery]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: February 15, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 8, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 8, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing ferrying aircraft with bad weather and mechanical problems, and doing errands. Written on Friendly Hotels stationary.
Date: December 8, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Plunger (open access)

Pump-Plunger

Patent for a pump-plunger, concentrating on advancements in the design, particularly catering to deep well operations and environments with challenging conditions, such as oil and water wells where fluids are mixed with sand, sediment, or debris.
Date: October 18, 1921
Creator: Miller, Frank J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Texas News broadcast] captions transcript

[News Clip: Texas News broadcast]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: May 9, 1979
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library