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[News Script: Activities of the Week] (open access)

[News Script: Activities of the Week]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas relating multiple evening news stories. The first story, color television being introduced in the Southwest to the state medical associations. The doctors were excited about the television's quality and the possibility to use it for surgery instructions. In the second story, City National Bank in Mineral Wells was robbed $1500. The third story in the news is pirates invading Corpus Christi and forcing Mayor Leslie Wasserman to hand over the city during an all-good fun event. In the fourth story, Miss Betty Cruz was crowned Miss Vetch Festival during Terrell's Vetch Festival and parade event.
Date: May 7, 1950, 6:45 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Personalities of the Week] (open access)

[News Script: Personalities of the Week]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas relating multiple news stories of what occurred throughout the week.
Date: May 7, 1950
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: School for Modern Cops] (open access)

[News Script: School for Modern Cops]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas relating a news story about newly appointed Fort Worth police chief George Hawkins going to city council seeking authority to hire thirty (30) new police officers. The council offered eighteen (18) officers.
Date: May 7, 1950
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Motorcycle Races] (open access)

[News Script: Motorcycle Races]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas relating a news story about the Panther City Motorcycle Club sponsoring a motorcycle race in Fort Worth. For some motorists, this is their first race.
Date: June 7, 1950
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Activities of the week] (open access)

[News Script: Activities of the week]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the annual Cotton Bowl taking place in Dallas.
Date: January 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[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 a Marine corporal unexpectedly returning from Korea and his wife giving birth to a son only a few hours later; the daughter of an Air Force veteran signing up for the Women's Air Force in Dallas, a farewell dinner in Fort Worth for the vice president of an aircraft plant, and a new head football coach at Polytechnical High School in Fort Worth.
Date: January 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Basketball] (open access)

[News Script: Basketball]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two college basketball games, the first between Texas Christian University and Texas A&M University, with the TCU Horned Frogs winning 30-27; the second between Southern Methodist University and Baylor University, with the SMU Mustangs winning 58-46.
Date: February 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Police probe] (open access)

[News Script: Police probe]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the city manager of Fort Worth recommending that the city offer a reward to anyone providing information that would lead to convictions for police officers or city employees who accepted bribes.
Date: February 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Unity pleas] (open access)

[News Script: Unity pleas]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the annual Brotherhood Week banquet in Fort Worth, an interfaith religious gathering promoting peace.
Date: February 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Aggies nip TCU] (open access)

[News Script: Aggies nip TCU]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about A&M University beating Texas Christian University in a basketball game that determined who would play the University of Texas.
Date: March 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Court champs] (open access)

[News Script: Court champs]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Soapettes, the volleyball team of Fort Worth soap manufacturer E. O. Gillam.
Date: March 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Housing protest] (open access)

[News Script: Housing protest]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Forest Park Civic League and residents of Mistletoe Heights attempting to stop construction of a black housing project near their area.
Date: March 7, 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 three news stories about a grand jury's probe into illegal gambling in Fort Worth, Edward Hughes Pruden speaking at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, and J. B. Thomas going before the Fort Worth city council to ask approval for a new schedule of electric service rates.
Date: March 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Convair College] (open access)

[News Script: Convair College]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Fort Worth Convair plant offering graduate-level engineering classes to its workers.
Date: June 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Shooting spree] (open access)

[News Script: Shooting spree]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a picnic and shooting competition for federal deputy marshals in North Texas.
Date: June 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Casting tourney] (open access)

[News Script: Casting tourney]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fishing lure casting contest at Forest Park in Fort Worth.
Date: August 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Heat wave] (open access)

[News Script: Heat wave]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a heat wave currently affecting the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
Date: August 7, 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 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Card shark] (open access)

[News Script: Card shark]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about card shark Mickey McDouglas using his skills to expose crooked gambling methods.
Date: November 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Library birthday] (open access)

[News Script: Library birthday]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the fiftieth birthday celebration of the Fort Worth Public Library.
Date: November 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: TCU lineman wins top grid award] (open access)

[News Script: TCU lineman wins top grid award]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about three stars from the Texas Christian University football grid team appearing at a meeting of the Fort Worth Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Date: November 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Restaurant chief nabbed by posse] (open access)

[News Script: Restaurant chief nabbed by posse]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a joke arrest of Martin J. Harding, president of the National Restaurant Association.
Date: December 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Two truck wreck] (open access)

[News Script: Two truck wreck]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a two truck accident involving Bill Bigler and Corporal James L. Peavy.
Date: December 7, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Medical society installs officers] (open access)

[News Script: Medical society installs officers]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the installation of new officers in the Tarrant County Medical Society, an organization of physicians.
Date: January 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library