The film begins with footage of Virginia McNeill, pregnant with her first child, and her husband Charlie Wayne McNeill playing with a dog and cat at the home of Charlie’s parents, F.C. “Clarence” McNeill and step-mother Gladys McNeill, on Mission Street in Denton. Charlie wears a Tyler Junior College letterman jacket. A car arrives carrying F.C. and Gladys McNeill and Glen and Anna Key (00:00-01:21). At their home on Bernard Street, Virginia and Charlie play with a dog (01:21-02:00). In the next scene, Virginia’s nephew Ted McNeill plays outdoors with his mother Nina McNeill and his father Ned McNeill (02:43), Charlie, and Virginia (02:00-04:02). Virginia and Charlie spend Christmas at F.C. and Gladys McNeill’s home (04:02-07:39) with the Ted and Nina McNeill family. Virginia and Nina receive childrens shirts that read “North Texas State 19??" (04:47) . The group sits on the couch (left to right), F.C. and Gladys, Charlie, Nina, and Ned (07:09). In the next scene, Virginia is outdoors at her home on Bernard Street with her brother Jack Ball, his wife Nancy Ball, and her nephew Michael Ball (07:39-08:59). Michael and Jack play with Virginia’s dog. The next scene includes footage of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church and …

This home movie includes footages of businesses in downtown Denton, Texas including Western Auto Associate Store, Shraders Pharmacy, the Texas Theater, Austin Shoes, Franklins, Denman Hardware, Inc., The Shamrock Shoes, Stone's Shoe Store, Taliaferros, Lawhon Music Co., J.C. Penney, Co., and the Denton Typewriter Exchange.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a freight train accident and derailment in near Hebron in Denton County. No one is injured, but a large number of train cars are damaged.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the annual awards day program for the Air Force ROTC at North Texas State College.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a Roanoke woman being charged with child abuse after the two children of a woman in her employment were found with multiple injuries.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a young Dallas boy drowning in Lake Dallas during a camping trip. The body is later recovered by the Denton Fire Department.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a bank cashier found dead of an apparent suicide in Lewisville after the discovery of a $253 thousand shortage at the institution.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about two brothers being arrested in connection with a bank robbery in Justin. A third brother was still at large.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a bank robbery in the small town of Justin. The suspect is still on the loose.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a visit to Texas State College for Women in Denton by former Fort Worth Mayor Edgar Deen and his wife, Edith. The college is recognizing Mrs. Deen for the national publication of her book, a history of Biblical women.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a ceremony marking the driving of the final spike on a new rail line between Dallas and Denton County that will provide Dallas with direct rail service to Chicago.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the president of Optimists International, Donald J. Twiss, speaking to the Denton Optimists Club.

Video footage of the 1955 Homecoming Parade for North Texas State College.

Video footage of the 1955 Homecoming Parade for North Texas State College.