Inventory of county records, Wise County Courthouse, Decatur, Texas (open access)

Inventory of county records, Wise County Courthouse, Decatur, Texas

Inventory of records of Wise County housed in the Wise County Courthouse in Decatur, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the County Clerk, County Attorney, District Clerk, District Attorney, Justice of the Peace, Tax Assessor-Collector, Sheriff, Treasurer, Auditor, and School Superintendent. Also provides an index.
Date: 1975
Creator: Riney, James E. & Pearson, Mary
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Levi Perryman, March 31, 1879] (open access)

[Receipt of Levi Perryman, March 31, 1879]

Received of Levi Perryman the amount of $232.77 for execution issed from the District Court of Wise County in case No. 619. Collected from D. E. Bramon. Signed by District Clerk of Wise County.
Date: March 31, 1879
Creator: Glase, W. D.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Invoice for C. B. Moore] (open access)

[Invoice for C. B. Moore]

Washburn, Brown and Grier send an invoice to C. B. Moore for $323.00. Another invoice to A. S. Moore for the amount of $54.00.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard to Linnet White, November 22, 1915]

Postcard to Linnet White from an unknown author about their return home and the writer's plans to teach the next few nights among other small bits of news. The writer says they intend to write a letter when they have the time.
Date: November 22, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Weather] (open access)

[News Script: Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about severe storms and tornadoes in Fort Worth, Boyd, and Eagle Mountain Lake and the damage throughout those areas.
Date: August 30, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Gas Wells] (open access)

[News Script: Gas Wells]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about oil drilling near Bridgeport at a location called "Morris-Gill Number One."
Date: September 16, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Dallas Weather, Lodge, Weather] captions transcript

[News Clip: Dallas Weather, Lodge, Weather]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a severe storm in Dallas and the damage sustained in Richardson and South Oak Cliff, severe storms and tornadoes in Fort Worth, Boyd, and Eagle Mountain Lake and the damage throughout those areas. The video also includes a news story about Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., and his address before the American Bar Association in Dallas.
Date: August 30, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Gas Wells] captions transcript

[News Clip: Gas Wells]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about oil drilling near Bridgeport at a location called "Morris-Gill Number One."
Date: September 16, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Old Folks] (open access)

[News Script: Old Folks]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a few elderly people visiting Decatur for the Wise County Centennial. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ross and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Sedgewick visit the festival.
Date: October 3, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fort Worth water] (open access)

[News Script: Fort Worth water]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the drought affecting Texas in spite of heavy rains.
Date: May 3, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: College to Expand After Forty Years] (open access)

[News Script: College to Expand After Forty Years]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Decatur Baptist College, which holds a ground-breaking ceremony for the new Killian Library.
Date: January 24, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Tip sends officers to grave--of dog] (open access)

[News Script: Tip sends officers to grave--of dog]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two small caskets buried near Newark. Officers believe the caskets may hold the bodies of aborted babies, but they hold the bodies of dead dogs instead.
Date: January 27, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Drowning] (open access)

[News Script: Drowning]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two people drowning in Lake Bridgeport, near Jacksboro, after their boat capsized in a windstorm.
Date: March 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Pipeline laid in lake] (open access)

[News Script: Pipeline laid in lake]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a gas pipeline being laid across Eagle Mountain Lake.
Date: April 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News briefs 1 (copter)] (open access)

[News Script: News briefs 1 (copter)]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a helicopter acting as a crop duster for a watermelon field between Decatur and Bowie.
Date: August 5, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Curious attend Kelly funeral] (open access)

[News Script: Curious attend Kelly funeral]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the funeral of George "Machine Gun" Kelly, the ringleader of the 1933 kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel.
Date: July 25, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Safety parade] (open access)

[News Script: Safety parade]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a parade in Decatur raising awareness for driving safety.
Date: February 24, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Guard receives new M-47 tanks] (open access)

[News Script: Guard receives new M-47 tanks]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Eagle Mountain National Guard base receiving 12 new M-47 tanks for use by the 49th Armored Division.
Date: December 1, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Girl charged in mystery slaying] (open access)

[News Script: Girl charged in mystery slaying]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a young woman charged in Decatur with two mysterious murders of unknown motive.
Date: July 2, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Angus bull is sold for record figure] (open access)

[News Script: Angus bull is sold for record figure]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a champion bull at a farm in Decatur selling for a record price of $100,000.
Date: February 1, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Robber] (open access)

[News Script: Robber]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about William Burk returning to jail after pleading guilty to charges of bank robbery.
Date: December 6, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Youth gets light bank robbery sentence] (open access)

[News Script: Youth gets light bank robbery sentence]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an 18-year-old airman receiving 6 months in jail for robbing a bank.
Date: December 11, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Airman charged in Rhome bank robbery] (open access)

[News Script: Airman charged in Rhome bank robbery]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arrest of young airman William Coy Burk after a bank robbery in the town of Rhome. Burk confesses to committing the crime, saying the stolen money was intended as a gift for a crippled boy.
Date: October 30, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Freight wreck blocks tracks] (open access)

[News Script: Freight wreck blocks tracks]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a freight train derailment outside of Bridgeport that blocked the railroad track.
Date: May 21, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library