[Dallas Firefighter Class 57 #2]

Photograph of recruit class number 57 standing and posing together against a two-toned background. The top half of the background is light-colored and the bottom half is darker. All of the subjects wear the same uniform: short-sleeved collared button-ups tucked into matching belted slacks. The subjects are listed from left to right; Wesley Newman Mitchell, Anderson Ross Frank Jr., Robert Biniard Kimzey, Ray Harold Purdom, James Boyd Lavendar, and Albert Leonard Wasson.
Date: June 15, 1953
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: SMU coach prospect] captions transcript

[News Clip: SMU coach prospect]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the selection process of a new coach for Southern Methodist University after the resignation of Coach Rusty Russell.
Date: February 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Maid of cotton on Texas tour] captions transcript

[News Clip: Maid of cotton on Texas tour]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arrival of Miss Alice Corr, official ambassador of the American cotton industry, in Dallas for appearances at a department store.
Date: February 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Imperial Sugar Company, Estimated Daily Cash Position, May 15, 1953] (open access)

[Imperial Sugar Company, Estimated Daily Cash Position, May 15, 1953]

Report for the Imperial Sugar Company describing the estimated daily cash balances for the company.
Date: May 15, 1953
Creator: Imperial Sugar Company
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Blaze destroys clothing factory] (open access)

[News Script: Blaze destroys clothing factory]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a three-alarm fire at a Dallas garment manufacturing company. Seven employees escaped without injury.
Date: July 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: News briefs (fires)] captions transcript

[News Clip: News briefs (fires)]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: September 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. S. Hugh White, August 15, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. S. Hugh White, August 15, 1953]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to S. Hugh White requesting a reservation for a suite for the Texas Cotton Association convention.
Date: August 15, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Braniff airline overshoots field] captions transcript

[News Clip: Braniff airline overshoots field]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a Braniff Airways passenger plane overshooting the runway at Love Field. No one was seriously injured in the crash landing.
Date: May 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: News Briefs - Wrecks] captions transcript

[News Clip: News Briefs - Wrecks]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two automobile accidents over the weekend in Dallas. No one was injured in either accident.
Date: November 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Bishop Martin to Tour Far East] captions transcript

[News Clip: Bishop Martin to Tour Far East]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Methodist bishop William C. Martin leaving for a tour of Japan and Korea to spend Christmas with American troops.
Date: December 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Safety tape] captions transcript

[News Clip: Safety tape]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Jaycees and law enforcement officials kicking off a safety drive in Dallas to benefit the country.
Date: January 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, May 15, 1953 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, May 15, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 15, 1953
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, May 15, 1953 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, May 15, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 15, 1953
Creator: Cook, Corinne Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Pro grid stars leave for camp] (open access)

[News Script: Pro grid stars leave for camp]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Doak Walker and Bobby Layne leaving Dallas for training with the Detroit Lions and to prepare for the start of the football season.
Date: July 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Water well] (open access)

[News Script: Water well]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a series of mishaps during the digging of a well in Dallas to assist the city's water supply.
Date: July 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Driver charged in fatal crash] (open access)

[News Script: Driver charged in fatal crash]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering two news stories. The first story is about a Burleson farmer charged with murder in a car accident caused by his driving while intoxicated that killed a Cleburne man. The second story is about a construction worker in Dallas killed after the bridge he was driving across in a tractor suddenly collapsed.
Date: July 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Braniff airline overshoots field] (open access)

[News Script: Braniff airline overshoots field]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Braniff Airways passenger plane overshooting the runway at Love Field. No one was seriously injured in the crash landing.
Date: May 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Chicken] (open access)

[News Script: Chicken]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a group of trained chickens performing at an attraction in the State Fair of Texas in Dallas.
Date: October 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 110-year-old visits state fair] (open access)

[News Script: 110-year-old visits state fair]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a visit to the State Fair of Texas in Dallas by a 110-year-old man, Walter W. Williams, the oldest living Confederate Civil War veteran.
Date: October 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Streams rise as rains continue] (open access)

[News Script: Streams rise as rains continue]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about heavy rainfall in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
Date: May 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dallas cops] (open access)

[News Script: Dallas cops]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Dallas Police Chief W. S. Brogdon resigning from the force and being succeeded by inspector J. E. Curry.
Date: October 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News briefs (fires)] (open access)

[News Script: News briefs (fires)]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two houses in Arcadia Park burning down.
Date: September 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bishop Martin to tour far east] (open access)

[News Script: Bishop Martin to tour far east]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Methodist bishop William C. Martin leaving for a tour of Japan and Korea to spend Christmas with American troops.
Date: December 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Airliner brings Santa to Dallas] (open access)

[News Script: Airliner brings Santa to Dallas]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a large amount of used donated toys being donated to the Salvation Army and Goodwill Industries for repair and distribution at Christmas time.
Date: November 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library