[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 the crash of a Vought F-8 Crusader jet in a cotton field east of Maypearl, Texas.
Date: August 14, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Tornado] (open access)

[News Script: Tornado]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a tornado and severe weather in Cleburne, Midlothian, and Britton, and the damage that was sustained.
Date: August 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Carrier Model Gets Chance Vought Planes] (open access)

[News Script: Carrier Model Gets Chance Vought Planes]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Grand Prairie's Chance Vought Aircraft gift of twenty model planes for display in a larger model of the aircraft carrier Forrestal in Minneapolis.
Date: September 18, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Mansfield] (open access)

[News Script: Mansfield]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Mansfield's dedication of a new city hall.
Date: September 16, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Tornado, Parade, Baseball] captions transcript

[News Clip: Tornado, Parade, Baseball]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a tornado and severe weather in Cleburne, Midlothian, and Britton, and the damage that was sustained, a carnival to be held at the Fair Park Foods Building in Dallas, Texas, as a fund raising project for the National Polio Foundation, and a dinner honoring two Texas League baseball players who set and broke the home run record.
Date: August 31, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Soil Conservation Dam is Dedicated] (open access)

[News Script: Soil Conservation Dam is Dedicated]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a dedication ceremony at a new soil conservation dam west of Midlothian.
Date: November 20, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Milford Bank Robbery] (open access)

[News Script: Milford Bank Robbery]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a bank robbery in south Ellis county.
Date: December 21, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Johnny Marches Home in Sailor's Uniform] (open access)

[News Script: Johnny Marches Home in Sailor's Uniform]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Johnny Camera, an Italian World War Two orphan who was adopted by a member of the 36th Infantry Division, Claren Thompson of Waxahachie. Camera recently joined the United States Navy.
Date: February 15, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Cotton picking system] (open access)

[News Script: Cotton picking system]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Ellis County farmer Marvin Borders discovering a way to more successfully utilize machines to pick cotton.
Date: September 19, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Johnny is grown up] (open access)

[News Script: Johnny is grown up]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about little Johnny Camera, who was adopted by Curly Thompson, and his life in Waxahachie years after the adoption.
Date: September 2, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas news review] (open access)

[News Script: Texas news review]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering major Texas news stories from the past week.
Date: September 23, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Man killed in battle with police] (open access)

[News Script: Man killed in battle with police]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a man killed by police after shooting another man and leading officers on a chase in Dallas.
Date: January 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Home sought for handicapped girl] (open access)

[News Script: Home sought for handicapped girl]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the search for a loving home for a seven month old girl who was born without arms.
Date: July 21, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Negroes share in city affairs] (open access)

[News Script: Negroes share in city affairs]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about efforts to improve race relations in the small town of Italy by establishing a Negro City Council and mayor.
Date: July 28, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News brief -- Car in house] (open access)

[News Script: News brief -- Car in house]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two car accidents in Dallas. The first accident involves two cars colliding, with the impact sending one through the kitchen of a house. The second accident involves a train striking two cars at a railroad crossing. Injuries were minor in both accidents.
Date: November 11, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fund started for girl] (open access)

[News Script: Fund started for girl]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a charity drive in Dallas for an abandoned infant born without arms in Waxahachie.
Date: July 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Officers probe murder of airman] (open access)

[News Script: Officers probe murder of airman]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Dallas police investigating the murder of Air Force enlisted man I.W. Pruitt, who was found shot to death on a highway near Ennis.
Date: July 14, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: SSC Waxahachie] captions transcript

[News Clip: SSC Waxahachie]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/ NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Ellis County voting on the Superconducting Super Collider near Waxahachie, Texas. The story aired at 6:00 P.M.
Date: November 3, 1987
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Midlothian Murder] captions transcript

[News Clip: Midlothian Murder]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/ NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by reporter Jim Douglas about the murder undercover of narcotics officer, George W. Raffield, Jr., who worked for the City of Midlothian Police Department. Police chief, Roy Vaughn, is interviewed. The story aired at 10:00 P.M.
Date: October 25, 1987
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Midlothian Murder] captions transcript

[News Clip: Midlothian Murder]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/ NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the murder of George W. Raffield, Jr., an undercover police officer in Midlothian, Texas. A man is interviewed about the search for the missing officer. The story aired at 10:00 P.M.
Date: October 24, 1987
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Prize winner] (open access)

[News Script: Prize winner]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an Ennis third grade teacher, Mrs. Fred Wilson, winning a $5,000 prize from the Westinghouse Company.
Date: February 23, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Monument] (open access)

[News Script: Monument]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the construction of a monument to Civil War veterans in Italy, Texas
Date: April 2, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Airplane Crash] (open access)

[News Script: Airplane Crash]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an airplane crashing and burning during a test flight. The test pilot, Harry Brackett, was the only occupant of the plane at the time of the crash and survived with minor injuries.
Date: August 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Veteran Ennis doctor honored] (open access)

[News Script: Veteran Ennis doctor honored]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about 78-year-old Ennis doctor Dr. A.L. Thomas being named General Practitioner of the Year by the Texas Medical Association. Thomas had been practicing medicine for 51 years.
Date: May 6, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library