[News Script: News Briefs; Poll Taxes] (open access)

[News Script: News Briefs; Poll Taxes]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Tarrant county residents paying their poll tax. Robert L. Brooks and Mrs. Harold Davis are among the first to pay their taxes.
Date: October 1, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Stadium to be Ready for Saturday's Game] (open access)

[News Script: Stadium to be Ready for Saturday's Game]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about construction at TCU's Amon Carter Stadium. Workmen say it will be complete in time for the game between TCU and Arkansas on Saturday.
Date: October 1, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Humpty Dumpty Truck Has a Great Fall] (open access)

[News Script: Humpty Dumpty Truck Has a Great Fall]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an ice cream truck that fell in a ditch. Elvis Cox was driving the truck and fell into the ditch when trying to avoid a car.
Date: October 1, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fender Gets Three New Assistants] (open access)

[News Script: Fender Gets Three New Assistants]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about three new assistants being added to the staff of Tarrant County District Attorney Fender. William C. Pannell, William L. Hughes, and John McLean are sworn into office.
Date: October 1, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Husband Slain, Wife Claims Self Defense] (open access)

[News Script: Husband Slain, Wife Claims Self Defense]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fight between a Fort Worth couple that ended in the husband's death. Willa Mae Golasinski states that she was acting in self-defense when she shot her husband, Ben Thomas Golasinski.
Date: October 1, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Convairiety, Volume 11, Number 20, Wednesday, October 1, 1958 (open access)

Convairiety, Volume 11, Number 20, Wednesday, October 1, 1958

Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: October 1, 1958
Creator: General Dynamics Corporation. Convair Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 1, 1951] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 1, 1951]

Minutes from the Fall 1951 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Fort Worth, Texas. Included is a list of members and guests present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's report.
Date: October 1, 1951
Creator: Hartman, Albert W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Youth admits 39 church burglaries] (open access)

[News Script: Youth admits 39 church burglaries]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a young Fort Worth gang leader confessing to 39 church burglaries in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
Date: October 1, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Jaycees enjoy breakfast in rain] (open access)

[News Script: Jaycees enjoy breakfast in rain]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a breakfast event hosted by the Fort Worth Jaycees civic organization to encourage new membership.
Date: October 1, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Vernon E. Smith to Truett Latimer, October 1, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Vernon E. Smith to Truett Latimer, October 1, 1953]

Letter from Vernon E. Smith to Truett Latimer discussing financial aid for medical operations towards their mutual friend, H. A. "Salty" Hull.
Date: October 1, 1953
Creator: Smith, Vernon E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Race car] captions transcript

[News Clip: Race car]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about an Italian race car being displayed in Fort Worth.
Date: October 1, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Flood] (open access)

[News Script: Flood]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Big Fossil Creek that unexpectedly floods the area. This is the 8th time the Richland residents have been flooded.
Date: October 1, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Richland Hills cleanup] (open access)

[News Script: Richland Hills cleanup]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about cleanup after Fossil Creek in Richland Hills flooded, damaging the homes of 115 families.
Date: October 1, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: School suit] (open access)

[News Script: School suit]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a lawsuit being filed against the Fort Worth Independent School District after they prevented seven African-American children from enrolling in the traditionally all-white Burton Hill and Peter Smith elementary schools.
Date: October 1, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Car in creek] (open access)

[News Script: Car in creek]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a car that was being washed down in a creek due to the high waters that the rain has left.
Date: October 1, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Rally Staged by GOP Women] captions transcript

[News Clip: Rally Staged by GOP Women]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 1, 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: T. C. U. Honors Hines Baker] captions transcript

[News Clip: T. C. U. Honors Hines Baker]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 1, 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: First poll tax] (open access)

[News Script: First poll tax]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the first day for payment of the 1959 poll tax.
Date: October 1, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Goodwill industries] (open access)

[News Script: Goodwill industries]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Dick Curry of the Convair Management Club donating $1,000 to Goodwill to finance 10 new collection boxes around Fort Worth and Arlington.
Date: October 1, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: First poll tax] captions transcript

[News Clip: First poll tax]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the first day for payment of the 1959 poll tax.
Date: October 1, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Goodwill industries] captions transcript

[News Clip: Goodwill industries]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Dick Curry of the Convair Management Club donating $1,000 to Goodwill to finance 10 new collection boxes around Fort Worth and Arlington.
Date: October 1, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Dies, Yarborough speak in Dallas] captions transcript

[News Clip: Dies, Yarborough speak in Dallas]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Martin Dies speaking at a Federation of Women's club in Dallas.
Date: October 1, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1959 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1959

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 1, 1959
Creator: Wisch, J. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 1, 1957 (open access)

The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 1, 1957

Weekly student newspaper from Texas Wesleyan College in Fort Worth, Texas that includes campus and local news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History