Resource Type

[News Script: Accident] (open access)

[News Script: Accident]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fatal auto wreck between two cars filled with workers from the Temco Aircraft Plant. Three were injured and five were killed, including Orval James Kiddy, Raymond Doyle Fauss, Jackie Ray Stalker, Ben E. Etherton, and John Davis Smith.
Date: October 8, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: City prisoners join road gang] (open access)

[News Script: City prisoners join road gang]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about men convicted of vagrancy and drunkenness put to work on a road gang in Tarrant County.
Date: October 8, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Gurley trial] (open access)

[News Script: Gurley trial]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Dallas trial of suspended Police Detective R. L. "Bob" Gurley, accused of stealing wristwatches from a jewelry store during a burglary investigation. Gurley receives a guilty verdict and two years in prison.
Date: October 8, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Murder trial] (open access)

[News Script: Murder trial]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the murder trial of George Albert Roeder, a Fort Worth man accused of killing his wife during an argument.
Date: October 8, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News brief - Com chest] (open access)

[News Script: News brief - Com chest]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a meeting of the Women's Division of the Special Gift Division of the Community Chest in Dallas.
Date: October 8, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Oklahoma fan chugs into Big D] (open access)

[News Script: Oklahoma fan chugs into Big D]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Cecil Samara, a University of Oklahoma fan, who travels from Oklahoma City to Dallas to see the Texas/OU game in a 1920s Model T Ford.
Date: October 8, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Star arrives for state fair show] (open access)

[News Script: Star arrives for state fair show]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about stage actress Ethel Merman arriving in Dallas to rehearse for a variety show at the State Fair of Texas.
Date: October 8, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Amateur circus closes career] (open access)

[News Script: Amateur circus closes career]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the final performance of the Gainesville community circus in Plano after 25 successful seasons.
Date: October 8, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Ernest Tubbs] (open access)

[News Script: Ernest Tubbs]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about singer Ernest Tubbs arriving in Dallas for a series of shows.
Date: October 8, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Football and Fair feature weekend] (open access)

[News Script: Football and Fair feature weekend]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the opening of the State Fair of Texas and the University of Texas vs. University of Oklahoma football game in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
Date: October 8, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: School vandals] (open access)

[News Script: School vandals]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about vandalism investigated by police at the new South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas.
Date: October 8, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Cab Presentation] (open access)

[News Script: Cab Presentation]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about awards for a bombing competition at Carswell Air Force Base. Howard D. Moore of the 11th Bomb Wing is presented with a plaque.
Date: October 8, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dallas Turns Down Rock Quarry Plan] (open access)

[News Script: Dallas Turns Down Rock Quarry Plan]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about citizens protesting a proposed quarry by the Lone Star Cement Company. The story details a court case between the company and civilians.
Date: October 8, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fire Prevention] (open access)

[News Script: Fire Prevention]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire prevention program in Dallas. The focus is on careless smokers.
Date: October 8, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Parade stresses fire prevention] (open access)

[News Script: Parade stresses fire prevention]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire prevention parade in downtown Fort Worth. Vantilla Ragsdale is the new Miss Flame. The original Miss Flame this year was Beverly Thurman, but she was disqualified for being under the age qualifications.
Date: October 8, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: TWC Football] (open access)

[News Script: TWC Football]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a powder puff football game at Texas Wesleyan College.
Date: October 8, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Work Started on Highway 77 Project] (open access)

[News Script: Work Started on Highway 77 Project]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the beginning of construction for Highway 77, which connects Dallas to Oklahoma City.
Date: October 8, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Big piece of candy] (open access)

[News Script: Big piece of candy]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the largest piece of caramel candy in the world arriving at Leonard's department store in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: October 8, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Car Inspection] (open access)

[News Script: Car Inspection]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a woman doing safety inspections and offering silver dollars to those who pass.
Date: October 8, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Critic Wants to Forget SOB Tag] (open access)

[News Script: Critic Wants to Forget SOB Tag]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Paul Hume, a man called an SOB by Harry Truman, coming to Fort Worth.
Date: October 8, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fading satellite signals recorded] (open access)

[News Script: Fading satellite signals recorded]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about radio signals from Russia's earth satellite growing irregular.
Date: October 8, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Grand Jury] (open access)

[News Script: Grand Jury]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Tarrant County swearing in a new grand jury.
Date: October 8, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Midget] (open access)

[News Script: Midget]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two individuals settling a workplace violence dispute in a Dallas courtroom.
Date: October 8, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Money for widow] (open access)

[News Script: Money for widow]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Dallas police fundraiser for the widow of an officer who died of injuries from a traffic accident.
Date: October 8, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library