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Inventory of county records, Parker County courthouse, Weatherford, Texas

Description: Inventory of records of Parker County housed in the Parker County courthouse in Weatherford. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk, County Court, County Attorney, District Clerk, District Attorney, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Treasurer, Auditor, and School Superintendent. Also provides a list of Parker County Records and an index.
Date: 1976
Creator: Ferrier, Douglas; Fortin, Maurice G.; Hlavenka, Ann; Pels, Teresa; Rishe, Sharon; Thomson, Robert et al.
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[News Clip: Four Escape Injury in Airplane Mishap]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a family from Grand Prairie who crashed in a private plane near Weatherford on their way to visit relatives.
Date: September 10, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 05 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Country Store]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Jones's Country Store in Weatherford. The store has been returned to how it would look in the 1890's, complete with authentic antique merchandise.
Date: July 23, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Money]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Oscar Womack, who found thirty-thousand dollars in counterfeit bills in Wise County. The counterfeit bills have been linked to Robert Keller, who may have had a role in the closing of the River Oaks State Bank.
Date: November 10, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Drownings]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about four young men drowning in North Texas while swimming, two in Grapevine Lake, one in Lake Dallas, and one in the Brazos River.
Date: May 13, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Bandits]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arrest of two teenagers in Fort Worth believed to be responsible for a local car theft and a service station robbery in Weatherford.
Date: April 26, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Rodeo parade]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a parade marking the third day of the Parker County Frontier Days celebration, a western-themed fair and rodeo.
Date: July 26, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Fire damage]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire causing six hundred thousand dollars worth of damage while destroying the Hopkins Building.
Date: June 5, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Missionary]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a visit to Fort Worth by Weatherford missionary Rev. Lawrence Zellers, recently released after being imprisoned in Korea.
Date: May 19, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Wright blames politics for charge]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Congressional Candidate Jim Wright of Weatherford being charged with conducting a scheme for obtaining money through the mails. Wright maintained the charge was politically-motivated; his political rival claimed ignorance of the circumstances.
Date: June 30, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: News briefs -- storm]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a series of storms over Parker County, including destructive hail and a small tornado damaging roofs and cars in towns around the county. No one was injured in the storms.
Date: April 8, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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