Resource Type

[News Script: Personalities of the week] (open access)

[News Script: Personalities of the week]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering news stories about Jack Todd appearing before court for charges of illegally transporting explosives, Sam Rayburn's nephew Tom Rayburn, being named regional head of the price and wage control office in Dallas, the GM of the American Red Cross, James T. Nicholson, visiting Dallas, and about Bill Derrick being named Mr. Dallas.
Date: January 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Baseball] (open access)

[News Script: Baseball]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the start of spring baseball practice under Coach Alex Hooks at Southern Methodist University.
Date: February 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Gift show] (open access)

[News Script: Gift show]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Allied Gift and Jewelry Show in Dallas, selling jewelry and housewares to retailers from all over the region.
Date: February 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Policy trial] (open access)

[News Script: Policy trial]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the trial of Harry Urban, Senior for charges of keeping and exhibiting a policy game
Date: February 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Youthful problem] (open access)

[News Script: Youthful problem]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two and a half year old Christie Collins of Dallas going to a place that strikes fear in the hearts of children, the barber shop.
Date: February 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Eye advice] (open access)

[News Script: Eye advice]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Texas Optometrists Association convention in Dallas and Doctor Carl F. Shepard's opinion on the effects of television on the eyes.
Date: March 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Music festival] (open access)

[News Script: Music festival]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a music festival in Highland Park attended by students from area high schools.
Date: March 21, 1951
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 Karl Grumbach, jailed in Dallas for forging checks.
Date: March 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Female firemen] (open access)

[News Script: Female firemen]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the annual Texas Firemen's Association convention, with pumping and hose competitions for men and women.
Date: June 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Plane crash] (open access)

[News Script: Plane crash]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a young Oak Cliff boy, Darrell Otis Parham, killed by a crop dusting plane that skidded off a runway during takeoff.
Date: June 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Football Giants] (open access)

[News Script: Football Giants]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the New York Giants playing an exhibition football game in Dallas.
Date: August 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Snake hunting hobby of curator] (open access)

[News Script: Snake hunting hobby of curator]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Lawrence Curtis, reptile curator for the Dallas Fair Park Aquarium, hunting for snakes in Dallas.
Date: August 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Yell school] (open access)

[News Script: Yell school]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a "yell school" for female cheerleaders at Southern Methodist University.
Date: August 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fire engine on road Camp Wisdom fire] (open access)

[News Script: Fire engine on road Camp Wisdom fire]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire on pasture land in Dallas County near a boy scout camp.
Date: September 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Football] (open access)

[News Script: Football]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Fort Worth high school football game between Pascal High in Fort Worth and Highland Park High in Dallas. Pascal High wins the game 32-14.
Date: September 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Truck turnover] (open access)

[News Script: Truck turnover]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an accident that turned over Edwin Rentell's truck in Dallas.
Date: September 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas news review] (open access)

[News Script: Texas news review]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering major Texas news stories from the past week.
Date: October 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Age no handicap to Dallas poloist] (open access)

[News Script: Age no handicap to Dallas poloist]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an elderly Dallas polo player, Dr. Raworth Williams, competing in the national polo championships in Chicago.
Date: November 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Official sees need for wage hikes] (open access)

[News Script: Official sees need for wage hikes]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Robert T. Creasey, Assistant secretary of Labor, speaking in Dallas.
Date: November 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Silver Star to postal clerk] (open access)

[News Script: Silver Star to postal clerk]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Howard Rasberry, a mail clerk in Carrollton, receiving the Silver Star for bravery in Korean War action.
Date: November 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Present for John] (open access)

[News Script: Present for John]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about John Morrison of the Salvation Army being given a surprise gift of money.
Date: December 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sally Rand in court] (open access)

[News Script: Sally Rand in court]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about strip-teaser Sally Rand, stage name for Helen Gould Beck Finkelstein, going before the court in Dallas to attempt to collect $18,000 that she claims the State Fair owes her.
Date: December 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: War hero helps blood center] (open access)

[News Script: War hero helps blood center]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Captain Raymond Harvey, a Korean war veteran helping the Dallas Red Cross by recruiting blood donors.
Date: December 21, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dallas 5-alarm fire] (open access)

[News Script: Dallas 5-alarm fire]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a five-alarm fire in a Dallas neighborhood. No one was injured in the blaze.
Date: January 21, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library