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[News Clip: Accidents]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about two separate accidents: one involving a gravel truck and a passenger train and the other involving two family automobiles.
Date: September 10, 1957
Duration: 1 minute 13 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Alvarado cools off for hot reunion]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Mayor of Alvarado ordering all male residents of the town to wear Bermuda shorts as a publicity stunt for an upcoming reunion.
Date: July 5, 1955
Duration: 42 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Alvarado Fire]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story a fire accident that destroys entire school plant at Alvarado.
Date: December 13, 1955
Duration: 44 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Banker Fails to Identify Robbery Suspects ; Hijacker ; TV Performer to Tour Texas Cities ; Bonehads]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany four news stories. The first is 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. After that is a story about John R. Walker, a man who was arrested for the theft of $103 and a car. The third is about Pinky Lee visiting Fort Worth and Dallas following his collapse during a television program. The fina… more
Date: August 24, 1956
Duration: 7 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Baseball death]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a high school student dying in a freak accident while warming up for a baseball game.
Date: May 13, 1958
Duration: 45 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Beauties]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a beauty pageant held to begin the 66th annual Johnson County Old Settlers' Reunion.
Date: August 12, 1958
Duration: 1 minute 09 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Brazos still rising; federal aid ordered]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the worst flood in the state's history, with President Eisenhower declaring affected parts of Texas a disaster area and pledging federal funding to disaster relief.
Date: April 29, 1957
Duration: 1 minute 34 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Burleson]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Burleson school district asking for a tax increase to fund their new high school.
Date: July 14, 1957
Duration: 1 minute 59 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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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.)
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[News Clip: Burleson school]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: March 7, 1959
Duration: 2 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Location: 32.536279 -97.331882
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[News Clip: Burleson tax case]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about property owners in Burleson protesting sudden increases in property taxes after the community's land was revalued at a higher rate by local government.
Date: June 26, 1957
Duration: 2 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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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.)
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[News Clip: Cleburne family has second home]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the McCready family traveling to the annual Mrs. America contest in a converted school bus complete with beds, stove, ice box, and other conveniences.
Date: March 12, 1957
Duration: 1 minute 27 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Cleburne receives Santa Fe engine]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Santa Fe railroad company presenting an antique steam locomotive to the town of Cleburne, to be placed as a monument in one of the city's parks.
Date: April 26, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 28 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Crop duster lives but plane wrecked]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about crop-dusting pilot Robert Lee Bowman being critically injured in the crash of his bi-wing plane.
Date: October 2, 1955
Duration: 38 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: F. F. A. champ]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Cleburne high school student, Garland Leon Caroll, awarded top honors at the state Future Farmers of America convention for his agricultural projects.
Date: July 19, 1951
Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Flares fizzle]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany 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
Duration: 1 minute 20 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Haircuts brand football indians]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about players of the Alvarado High School football team getting mohawk haircuts as a team trademark.
Date: September 9, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Jack Todd is on trial for murder]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the trial of Dallas ex-convict Jack Todd, accused of fatally shooting a man following a bar fight. Todd's trial is moved to Cleburne by Dallas District Judge Henry King to ensure fairness.
Date: February 23, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 18 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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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.)
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[News Clip: Miss Navy]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a military-sponsored "Miss Navy" beauty contest in Lake Whitney.
Date: June 12, 1956
Duration: 58 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Miss Texas rides train to contest]

Description: Video footage from the 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
Duration: 36 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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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.)
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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.)
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