[News Script: Benson arrives to study drought] (open access)

[News Script: Benson arrives to study drought]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arrival in Fort Worth of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Benson, touring the drought-afflicted Southwest to determine the allocation of federal relief funds.
Date: June 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Cops] (open access)

[News Script: Cops]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an investigation of Dallas police officers for a police burglary conspiracy.
Date: June 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Garland] (open access)

[News Script: Garland]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the grand opening of a new main street in Garland, connecting the business district with the city's western end.
Date: June 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: POWs] (open access)

[News Script: POWs]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Texas Prisoners of War arriving home.
Date: August 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dallas Jaycees name Miss Flame] (open access)

[News Script: Dallas Jaycees name Miss Flame]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Miss Flame beauty contest held in Dallas, to kick off Fire Prevention Week.
Date: August 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Driverless truck] (open access)

[News Script: Driverless truck]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a truck rolling down Jacksboro Highway after Bob Crosley failed to engage the brake.
Date: August 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Shivers tangles with FBI chief] (open access)

[News Script: Shivers tangles with FBI chief]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a dispute between Texas Governor Allan Shivers and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover over the state or federal jurisdiction of civil liberties investigations in Texas.
Date: August 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Thugs] (open access)

[News Script: Thugs]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about four men charged in Fort Worth with abducting and beating a hospital patient for unknown reasons.
Date: August 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sailboats race for championship] (open access)

[News Script: Sailboats race for championship]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Texas Championship of sailboat racing, held at White Rock Lake in Dallas, in which the winner will represent Texas at the National Regatta in Chicago.
Date: July 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Cat bid for league lead is thwarted] (open access)

[News Script: Cat bid for league lead is thwarted]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a baseball game at LaGrave Field between the Fort Worth Cats and the Dallas Eagles. The Eagles win the game 6-1.
Date: June 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Marines] (open access)

[News Script: Marines]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about members of the Dallas-based Marine Corps preparing for a two week camping trip at Camp Pendleton, California.
Date: July 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Woman sheriff on Dallas visit] (open access)

[News Script: Woman sheriff on Dallas visit]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an elected female sheriff, Mrs. Bill Harpole of Mississippi, visiting Dallas to attend the extradition hearing of a prisoner.
Date: June 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New airport is formally opened] (open access)

[News Script: New airport is formally opened]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Fort Worth greater international airport having a formal opening that included tours, and appearances from important figures from across the nation.
Date: April 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Lions arrive for Dallas pro game] (open access)

[News Script: Lions arrive for Dallas pro game]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Detroit Lions arriving in Fort Worth for a charity game in Dallas against the New York Giants.
Date: August 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fund started for girl] (open access)

[News Script: Fund started for girl]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a charity drive in Dallas for an abandoned infant born without arms in Waxahachie.
Date: July 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Boat by air] (open access)

[News Script: Boat by air]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Fred Deere receiving a 15-foot snipe sailboat that was shipped by air.
Date: August 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News briefs - USDA sworn in] (open access)

[News Script: News briefs - USDA sworn in]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the swearing in of John A. Hamilton as U.S. District Attorney, replacing Bill Cantrell.
Date: August 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Beer thief] (open access)

[News Script: Beer thief]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Dallas man stealing beer from a delivery truck, being locked inside the truck by the deliveryman, and deposited at police headquarters.
Date: July 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Movie stars to attend premiere] (open access)

[News Script: Movie stars to attend premiere]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arrival in Dallas of film stars Mona Knox, Rosemarie Bowe, and Aldo Ray, in town for the premiere of the motion picture, "Let's Do It Again."
Date: June 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Conley returns] (open access)

[News Script: Conley returns]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Louis Bob Conley being released from jail and being reunited with his daughter.
Date: July 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fatal accident] (open access)

[News Script: Fatal accident]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a car wreck that killed former city councilman Bennett H. Stampes in Dallas.
Date: July 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Granbury manhunt] (open access)

[News Script: Granbury manhunt]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about three men, suspected of robbing a series of businesses in several small towns, being hunted by the police.
Date: November 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Hier faces trip back to prison] (open access)

[News Script: Hier faces trip back to prison]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Gene William Hackett being booked at the U.S. Marshall's office after his arrest in a tavern.
Date: March 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Derailed freight cars] (open access)

[News Script: Derailed freight cars]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about three loaded railroad freight cars derailing in Dallas. No one was injured, but both the cars and track were damaged.
Date: February 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library