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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: 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
[News Clip: Statler] captions transcript

[News Clip: Statler]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texass, 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: Video
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: 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
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 Dallas Craftsman (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1953 (open access)

The Dallas Craftsman (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes news and information concerning the labor movement along with advertising.
Date: August 7, 1953
Creator: Reilly, Wallace
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Blasts Damage Building, Home] captions transcript

[News Clip: Blasts Damage Building, Home]

Video footage 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: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Four Alarm Fire] captions transcript

[News Clip: Four Alarm Fire]

Video footage 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: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[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 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: 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: 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
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
[Letter from Duane Glady to H. Kempner, July 7, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Duane Glady to H. Kempner, July 7, 1953]

Letter from Duane Glady to H. Kempner discussing about the Quinns' insurance policy coupons #3 which were yet to be surrendered for cash and making arrangements for their replacement if lost.
Date: July 7, 1953
Creator: Glady, Duane
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Clipping: Dallas Negroes As Homeowners] (open access)

[Clipping: Dallas Negroes As Homeowners]

Clipping of an article on the Dallas Morning News regarding the large proportion of Black citizens of Dallas who are homeowners. However, their homes are not in the best areas or in the best conditions, and Black citizens would like an improvement in their living conditions. Due to the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Associations' contribution to improving the housing condition in predominantly Black areas, the city of Dallas is developing to be a fair community for all races.
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
[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: Plans Completed for 172-Acre Dallas Negro Housing Project] (open access)

[Clipping: Plans Completed for 172-Acre Dallas Negro Housing Project]

Clipping of an article regarding the completion of the Hamilton Park housing project, which was sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. President of the association, Jerome Crossman, announced that the development was for middle-class Black families that are affected by the housing shortage to build new and improved homes in the subdivisions. The association also plans to construct a 2.5-mile water line along with a 3-mile sanitary sewer line for Hamilton Park as well.
Date: June 7, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Binion returns to face charges] captions transcript

[News Clip: Binion returns to face charges]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the scheduled arraignment of Benny Binion in Austin on federal indictments of tax fraud in connection with his gambling activities in Dallas and Las Vegas.
Date: June 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Blast wrecks tourist cabin] captions transcript

[News Clip: Blast wrecks tourist cabin]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany 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: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: News briefs] captions transcript

[News Clip: News briefs]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany 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: Video
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