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[Letter from Horace B. Houston, Jr. to Truett Latimer, December 7, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Horace B. Houston, Jr. to Truett Latimer, December 7, 1953]

Letter from Horace B. Houston, Jr. to Truett Latimer inquiring if he is going to attend the Cotton Bowl football game in Dallas and stating that he hopes Latimer runs for office again.
Date: December 7, 1953
Creator: Houston, Horace B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Nurse] captions transcript

[News Clip: Nurse]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a beauty contest for Dallas nursing students from regional hospitals.
Date: August 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: News Brief - Shivers Speech] captions transcript

[News Clip: News Brief - Shivers Speech]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a speech in Dallas by Governor Allan Shivers at the annual dinner of the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce.
Date: October 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Last 24 Hours in Dallas] (open access)

[Clipping: Last 24 Hours in Dallas]

Clipping of an article regarding the numerous recent news in Dallas from the last day. One of the news highlights in the article is boxed in red, which is about the new housing development where 600-700 homes were constructed on the 173-acre area on Forest Lane near Central Expressway that was sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. Other news includes the Texas restaurant Association's convention and the return of Benny Binion, a gambler known for evading income taxes.
Date: June 7, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Group Plans Housing Sites For Negroes] (open access)

[Clipping: Group Plans Housing Sites For Negroes]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas morning news regarding the disclosure of the Dallas Citizens' Association's housing project for Hamilton Park. After two years of construction, the houses are ready to be sold to residents and be individually owned. The president of the association, Jerome Crossman, is coming together with the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration to arrange loans for more construction of homes and improving the water, sewer lines, as well as streets and roads.
Date: June 7, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1953 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 7, 1953
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1953 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 7, 1953
Creator: Cook, Corinne Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: News briefs] (open access)

[News Script: News briefs]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about several automobile accidents over the weekend in Dallas.
Date: June 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: House wives stage water ballet] (open access)

[News Script: House wives stage water ballet]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about 20 Oak Cliff women staging a Mardi Gras Water Carnival at the Oak Cliff YMCA.
Date: May 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Binion returns to face charges] (open access)

[News Script: Binion returns to face charges]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the return to Dallas and surrender to sheriffs of Nevada gambler Benny Binion, to face federal indictments of tax fraud.
Date: June 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Owner sued in property dispute] (open access)

[News Script: Owner sued in property dispute]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a lawsuit brought by the town of Highland Park against a homeowner allegedly violating city building code with odd structures on his property.
Date: July 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Coogan and Hayden] (open access)

[News Script: Coogan and Hayden]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about actors Russell Hayden and Jackie Coogan, among others, coming to a baseball show at the Cotton Bowl.
Date: May 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Blast wrecks tourist cabin] (open access)

[News Script: Blast wrecks tourist cabin]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an unexplained explosion at a tourist cabin in Grand Prairie, injuring two people.
Date: June 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Statler] (open access)

[News Script: Statler]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the groundbreaking for the Statler Hotel in downtown Dallas.
Date: October 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Four alarm fire] (open access)

[News Script: Four alarm fire]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a four-alarm fire at a food processing plant in Dallas. No one was injured in the blaze.
Date: August 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News brief -- Shivers speech] (open access)

[News Script: News brief -- Shivers speech]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a speech in Dallas by Governor Allan Shivers at the annual dinner of the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce.
Date: October 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Nurses] (open access)

[News Script: Nurses]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a beauty contest for Dallas nursing students from regional hospitals.
Date: August 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Blasts damage building, home] (open access)

[News Script: Blasts damage building, home]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an explosion and fire at a Dallas machinery company that seriously injured two men. The script goes on to describe a second explosion at a vacant house in Fort Worth, with no injuries.
Date: August 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bottle accident] (open access)

[News Script: Bottle accident]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a collision in Dallas between a truck loaded with soft drinks and a passenger car, scattering broken glass across the highway. No one was seriously injured in the accident.
Date: April 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Q 1/2 avenue] (open access)

[News Script: Q 1/2 avenue]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about confusion among postal workers in Dallas over a package sent to a mysterious address in Galveston.
Date: January 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Rassle hassle goes to court] (open access)

[News Script: Rassle hassle goes to court]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a court case in Dallas involving a television contract dispute between local wrestlers and promoter Ed McLemore.
Date: January 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Poor get clothing from Brother Bill] (open access)

[News Script: Poor get clothing from Brother Bill]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Minister Bill Harrod of Eagle Ford Baptist Church in Dallas, distributing clothing to needy residents of the area.
Date: January 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Election Ft. Worth] (open access)

[News Script: Election Ft. Worth]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about elections for city council seats in Fort Worth and Dallas.
Date: April 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Movie starlets] (open access)

[News Script: Movie starlets]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about film stars Debbie Reynolds, Carlton Carpenter, and Pier Angeli traveling from Dallas to South America on a goodwill tour of Latin America.
Date: April 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library