Inventory of county records, Bosque County courthouse, Meridian, Texas (open access)

Inventory of county records, Bosque County courthouse, Meridian, Texas

Inventory of records of Bosque County. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Judge, County Clerk, County Court, County Attorney, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Treasurer, and Auditor. Also provides a listing of Bosque County records and an index.
Date: 1980
Creator: Texas County Records Inventory Project
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Motel for Boats at Lake Whitney] (open access)

[News Script: Motel for Boats at Lake Whitney]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a new boat motel, owned by Fred Waggoner, at Lake Whitney. The motel features twenty stalls to accommodate boats up to 18-and-a-half feet long.
Date: February 8, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Miss Navy] (open access)

[News Script: Miss Navy]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a military-sponsored "Miss Navy" beauty contest in Lake Whitney.
Date: June 12, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Whitney ceremony] (open access)

[News Script: Whitney ceremony]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about completion ceremonies for Highway 22 across the top of Whitney Dam on the Brazos River.
Date: March 6, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Historic town being razed] (open access)

[News Script: Historic town being razed]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the town of Kimball, which will soon be largely submerged under Lake Whitney after the damming of the Brazos River is complete.
Date: April 3, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Plane crash] (open access)

[News Script: Plane crash]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an Air Force training plan from James Connaly Air Force Base in Waco, exploding and crashing just north of Walnut Springs, killing a French cadet.
Date: September 17, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Pilot killed in jet plane crash] (open access)

[News Script: Pilot killed in jet plane crash]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a jet training plane crashing and burning, resulting in the death of one person.
Date: July 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Beauties] (open access)

[News Script: Beauties]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a competition among pageant winners at Lake Whitney for the right to represent Texas in the Miss World beauty pageant in California.
Date: June 24, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dallas Attorney charged in murder] (open access)

[News Script: Dallas Attorney charged in murder]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Dallas Attorney Norman Hamilton being charged with the murder of Clarence Bethke, his ranch foreman.
Date: December 11, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Miss Whitney] (open access)

[News Script: Miss Whitney]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about beauty pageant winners from various states passing through North Texas airports en route to Long Beach, California, to compete in the Miss Universe contest.
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Quail hunting is feature of flattop] (open access)

[News Script: Quail hunting is feature of flattop]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about quail hunting at the Flattop Ranch, owned by Dallas oilman Charles Petit.
Date: February 22, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: The week in review] (open access)

[News Script: The week in review]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering the major news stories of the past week, including a housefire in Dallas that left one sleeping man dead, a collision between two Air Force jets over Lake Whitney that ended in a crash killing one pilot, the collapse of a ceiling at a Dallas cafe with no one injured, the arrest of an escaped convict at a Dallas tavern, an investigation of bribery between a Dallas insurance executive and a state insurance investigator, and the ongoing search for a new football coach at Texas A&M University.
Date: December 21, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Plane crash] (open access)

[News Script: Plane crash]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two fighter jets colliding near Lake Whitney, resulting in the death of one pilot.
Date: December 18, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Cock fight robbery] (open access)

[News Script: Cock fight robbery]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about 26 year old Raymond Butler being charged with trying to rob spectators at a cock fight in Meridian, Texas after receiving multiple gunshot wounds in the leg.
Date: August 18, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Miss Universe] (open access)

[News Script: Miss Universe]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a dozen contestants competing in the Texas Miss Universe pageant.
Date: June 12, 1960
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Elephants] captions transcript

[News Clip: Elephants]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 10:00 P.M.
Date: July 25, 1978
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Miss Universe] (open access)

[News Script: Miss Universe]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Texas Miss Universe competition at Lake Whitney.
Date: June 13, 1962
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bone trial] (open access)

[News Script: Bone trial]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about selecting a jury for the trial of former Somervell County Sheriff Paul Bone, who is accused of misapplying over $21,000 in public funds; after the money shortage was announced, Sheriff Bone disappeared into Mexico for a week, was relieved of office, and returned to face 7 indictments.
Date: July 20, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Train-truck] (open access)

[News Script: Train-truck]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a car-train collision that leaves two men dead and a third in fair condition at the hospital.
Date: September 14, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bank robbery] (open access)

[News Script: Bank robbery]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a broadcast news story.
Date: January 20, 1965
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Scouts] (open access)

[News Script: Scouts]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Fort Worth's Troop 326 boy scouts camped at the Chisolm Trail Park in Kimball, Texas.
Date: June 16, 1963
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Miss Texas Universe] (open access)

[News Script: Miss Texas Universe]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 11, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Where deer and antelope play] (open access)

[News Script: Where deer and antelope play]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a broadcast news story.
Date: February 18, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Cow] captions transcript

[News Clip: Cow]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 16, 1980, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library