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[News Clip: Pony express]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a reenactment of the Pony Express mail delivery ride from San Antonio to Austin, a promotional stunt for the San Antonio Stock Show.
Date: February 10, 1953
Duration: 4 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Granbury Manhunt]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about three men, suspected of robbing a series of businesses in several small towns, being hunted by the police.
Date: November 26, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 27 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Air mail]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about airlines beginning to carry first-class mail on an experimental basis.
Date: December 16, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 09 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Lawmakers inspect Dallas post office]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a congressional subcommittee on post office operations inspecting the Dallas Post Office, so its particularly efficient operations can be applied in other branches.
Date: November 11, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Postmen]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two Dallas Post Office employees receiving awards for their invention of a new, efficient mail sorting system.
Date: June 2, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Murder and suicide]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an Oak Cliff woman who killed her husband and then herself over his alleged infidelity.
Date: July 17, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Granbury manhunt]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about three men, suspected of robbing a series of businesses in several small towns, being hunted by the police.
Date: November 26, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
open access

[News Script: Air mail]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about airlines beginning to carry first-class mail on an experimental basis.
Date: December 16, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
open access

[News Script: Pony express]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a reenactment of the Pony Express mail delivery ride from San Antonio to Austin, a promotional stunt for the San Antonio Stock Show.
Date: February 10, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
open access

[News Script: Xmas mail]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Dallas Postal Service working overtime to process the greatly increased volume of incoming and outgoing mail during the Christmas holiday season.
Date: December 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Bing Embarassed, Replaced by Hope]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the town of Crosby, Texas, temporarily changing its name to Hope so its residents can participate in a nationwide stunt for comedian Bob Hope's television show.
Date: December 13, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Postmen]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about two Dallas Post Office employees receiving awards for their invention of a new, efficient mail sorting system.
Date: June 2, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 35 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Lawmakers Inspect Dallas Post Office]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a congressional subcommittee on post office operations inspecting the Dallas Post Office, so its particularly efficient operations can be applied in other branches.
Date: November 11, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 05 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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