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[News Script: Ceremony opens new Sportatorium]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the opening of a new Sportatorium arena in Dallas five months after the original was destroyed in a fire.
Date: September 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Fire companies merge]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a merge between the fire departments of Dallas Naval Air Station and Hensley Field, in order to save money and fight fires more efficiently.
Date: August 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Cop trial]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the trial of City Detective Charles Sansone who was charged with four cases of conduct unbecoming to a police officer.
Date: August 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Grand champion sold at auction]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an auction for the grand champion steer at the Junior Livestock Show at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas.
Date: October 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: News brief -- Carswell party]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Christmas party with gifts for needy children held at Carswell Air Force Base, sponsored by servicemen of the 9th Bomb Squadron.
Date: December 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Shooting]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a gun battle between Fort Worth deputy constables and a Haltom City man, John D. Tyler, after he began shooting as the deputies attempted to serve eviction papers to him at his residence. Tyler's wife is killed in the exchange of gunfire, while Tyler and a deputy are critically wounded.
Date: December 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Bishop tells of Vatican ceremony]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Bishop Thomas K. Gorman of the Dallas Catholic Diocese returning home after a trip to Rome to see Pope Pius in a ceremony at the Vatican.
Date: January 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Dallas accident]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Claudine Shannon being struck by a produce truck driven by Kenneth L. Hawley, while trying to walk across the street.
Date: April 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Navy air show]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an air show at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. The show is a charity event raising funds for the Navy Relief Society.
Date: April 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Oklahomans Stage Rattlesnake Hunt]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the annual "rattlesnake roundup" in Okeene, Oklahoma.
Date: April 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: American Airlines Special]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about preparations for the opening of Greater Fort Worth International Airport.
Date: April 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Snowstorm whips across Texas]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a blizzard briefly hitting the Fort Worth-Dallas region, with little damage reported.
Date: January 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Penguins]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two Humboldt penguins being added to the Marsalis Park Zoo in Dallas.
Date: April 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Work Starts on Aluminum Plant]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the groundbreaking on a new aluminum plant in Rockwall.
Date: January 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Flag goes up on skyscraper]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a traditional flag-topped column being moved into place on top of the new Republic Bank building in Dallas.
Date: April 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Funeral is held for blind sheriff]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a funeral held for blind Sheriff Ones Hodges in Denton, after he was killed when a Jeep struck him and his guide dog near his home. The funeral was one of the largest in the history of Denton.
Date: December 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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

[News Script: Korean ambassador]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a visit to Fort Worth by Korean ambassador to the U.S. Dr. You Chan Yang.
Date: January 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Great Doc Mordini]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Fort Worth performer, Dr. E. Mordini, who claims to be a mind-reader. Dr. Mordini drives a car while blindfolded to raise money for the March of Dimes.
Date: January 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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