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[News Script: Tornado]

Description: 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.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Mansfield]

Description: 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.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Reunion]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about ten thousand settlers assembling for the 64th annual Johnson County Old Settlers Reunion.
Date: August 7, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Banker Fails to Identify Robbery Suspects]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a banker who was robbed by two men. The robbers took the banker's money and $254 in change from his bank. The banker is unable to identify the men in a police lineup.
Date: August 24, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Miss Texas rides train to contest]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Jo Dodson, who will represent Texas in the Miss Universe contest. She boards a train for the contest in Long Beach, California.
Date: July 10, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Shooting]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Cleburne car dealer shot to death outside a tavern. Police believe the victim, Charley Monroe Reynolds, was fatally struck by a bullet meant for the tavern's owner, Bill Anderson. Several suspects are questioned regarding the murder, but the investigation is still open.
Date: May 15, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Burleson man loses third of business]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Burleson feed store owner losing a portion of his building after Johnson County officials route the path of a new highway interchange through his property.
Date: May 29, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Miss Navy]

Description: 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.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Flares fizzle]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a test of aerial photographic flash flares by the Chance Vought Aircraft company in the skies over Cleburne and Midlothian.
Date: September 22, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Reunion]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about ten thousand settlers assembling for the 64th annual Johnson County Old Settlers Reunion. The video shows spectators and performers at Alvarado's town square.
Date: August 7, 1956
Duration: 3 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Cleburne]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: March 10, 1959
Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Sexton will]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a legal battle between Winnell Shipley and Agnes Kirk over the estate of J. E. Sexton. Petitions filed in Cleburne, Texas.
Date: March 20, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Alvarado parade]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a parade to kick off the 67th Annual Reunion of the Johnson County Pioneers and Old Settler's Association in Alvarado.
Date: August 10, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Anderson funeral]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about R.L Anderson, who passed away at the age of 81 from injuries suffered in a car wreck.
Date: November 4, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Old Settlers See Parade, Contest]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the parade for the 61st annual Johnson County Old Settler's reunion in Alvarado.
Date: August 11, 1953
Duration: 2 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Sexton Case]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Cleburne hearing regarding the will of the late millionaire J. E. Sexton coming to an abrupt end as the will is thrown out of court as a handwriting expert out of New York determines the will is forged and that the witness, W. T. Mayo did not sign the will as a proper witness, as he was not mentally competent to do so.
Date: July 24, 1958
Duration: 2 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: The week in review]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story covering a review of the week's most notable news stories.
Date: March 15, 1958
Duration: 3 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Kirk]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Cleburn rest home operator Agnes Kirk receiving a sizable inheritance from a former boarder who attempted to sexually assault her.
Date: March 12, 1958
Duration: 3 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Sexton]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the will of oilman J.E. Sexton being contested by his sister.
Date: March 17, 1958
Duration: 5 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Burleson group protests higher school taxes]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a dispute in the small town of Cleburne over property value increases resulting in higher taxes on school bonds.
Date: June 25, 1957
Duration: 2 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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