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[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, January 17, 1859]

Description: Letter from Maud C.Fentress to her son David discussing the length of time between his letters; a dialogue about David receiving a visit from an "Uncle";Clara Fentress' recovery from illness; news of a birth; the business partnership between Doctor Neely and Coleman; the construction of a "Livary" stable and the improbability of David selling his lot; church news; the departure of Frank for La Grange; town gossip; a dialogue requesting David to write frequently; a discussion about Peters who re… more
Date: January 17, 1859
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
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[News Script: Truck is burned after collision]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a truck carrying 5,500 gallons of naptha crashing and causing a fire near Ledbetter. The driver of the truck was hospitalized with minor wounds, and there were no casualties.
Date: August 4, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Script: First brewery attracts tourists]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the ruins of the first brewery in Texas, built in La Grange by German Immigrants in 1855. The ruins, situated next to the Monument Hill burial site commemorating the soldiers of the Texas Revolution, are becoming a tourist attraction in their own right.
Date: December 25, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Script: Arkansas football]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a football game between Southern Methodist University and University of Arkansas.
Date: November 16, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Chicken Ranch]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: July 5, 1982, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Script: West point]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a Southern Pacific Freight train derailing and crew members trying to clear the tracks between West Point and Muldoon in Fayette County.
Date: February 19, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Script: 10 PM sports]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Rangers' win over the New York Yankees, TCU football spring training, the Maureen Connolly Brinker tennis championships, coverage of the Citrus Golf Open, and a gun goes off in an Arkansas dorm.
Date: March 8, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Script: Ranch]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Texas oldest brothel Edna's boarding house at La Grange which is closed and governor Dolph Briscoe who told newsmen that the so called chicken ranch is closed permanently.
Date: August 2, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Script: Whore house]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about La Grange in South Texas which is best known House of prostitution remains its chicken ranch closed.
Date: August 2, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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