Latest content added for The Portal to Texas Historyhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?explore=true&fq=str_location_county%3ACameron+County%2C+TX2023-06-28T23:02:18-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for searching The Portal to Texas History[News Clip: Bodies/Mexico]2023-06-28T23:02:18-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127243/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127243/"><img alt="[News Clip: Bodies/Mexico]" title="[News Clip: Bodies/Mexico]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127243/small/"/></a></p><p>Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.</p>[News Clip: Kilroy Family]2023-06-28T22:26:51-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127180/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127180/"><img alt="[News Clip: Kilroy Family]" title="[News Clip: Kilroy Family]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127180/small/"/></a></p><p>Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.</p>[News Clip: Matamoros Update]2023-06-28T21:20:01-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127042/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127042/"><img alt="[News Clip: Matamoros Update]" title="[News Clip: Matamoros Update]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127042/small/"/></a></p><p>Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.</p>[News Clip: Matamoros]2023-06-28T21:19:37-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127041/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127041/"><img alt="[News Clip: Matamoros]" title="[News Clip: Matamoros]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127041/small/"/></a></p><p>B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.</p>[News Clip: Bodies/Mexico]2023-06-28T21:17:40-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127039/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127039/"><img alt="[News Clip: Bodies/Mexico]" title="[News Clip: Bodies/Mexico]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127039/small/"/></a></p><p>Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.</p>[News Clip: Bodies/Mexico]2023-06-28T21:17:19-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127038/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127038/"><img alt="[News Clip: Bodies/Mexico]" title="[News Clip: Bodies/Mexico]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2127038/small/"/></a></p><p>Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.</p>[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to , January 3, 1957]2022-10-21T06:24:07-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1514717/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1514717/"><img alt="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to , January 3, 1957]" title="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to , January 3, 1957]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1514717/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman and Davis requesting a card regarding all the pink / red grapefruit.</p>[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Bascom Cox, April 16, 1958]2022-10-21T06:22:18-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1514432/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1514432/"><img alt="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Bascom Cox, April 16, 1958]" title="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Bascom Cox, April 16, 1958]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1514432/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Bascom Cox informing that they returned to Galveston and mentions the great hospitality over in Brownsville.</p>[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 2, 1957]2022-10-21T06:17:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1513813/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1513813/"><img alt="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 2, 1957]" title="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 2, 1957]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1513813/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis requesting a half bushel basket of grapefruit to Natalie Schafer.</p>[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 4, 1957]2022-10-21T06:16:41-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1513719/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1513719/"><img alt="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 4, 1957]" title="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 4, 1957]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1513719/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis requesting a bushel of red grapefruit and asks for the price.</p>[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to J. L. Brett, November 20, 1964]2022-10-21T06:15:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1513498/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1513498/"><img alt="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to J. L. Brett, November 20, 1964]" title="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to J. L. Brett, November 20, 1964]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1513498/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to J. L. Brett thanking for the grapefruit.</p>[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr., December 16, 1957]2022-10-21T06:12:41-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1513175/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1513175/"><img alt="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr., December 16, 1957]" title="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr., December 16, 1957]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1513175/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr. requesting that they ship 20 birds from Mexico.</p>[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr., December 5, 1957]2022-10-21T06:12:41-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1513176/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1513176/"><img alt="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr., December 5, 1957]" title="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr., December 5, 1957]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1513176/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr. informing that they need a reference to quail for a family christmas dinner Party.</p>[Letter from John L, Tompkins to Mrs. Ursula McCarthy, September 25, 1956]2022-10-21T06:08:49-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1512627/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1512627/"><img alt="[Letter from John L, Tompkins to Mrs. Ursula McCarthy, September 25, 1956]" title="[Letter from John L, Tompkins to Mrs. Ursula McCarthy, September 25, 1956]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1512627/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from John L. Tompkins to Mrs. Ursula McCarthy discussing information regarding Padre Beach, Texas, a new resort area, and has enclosed further materials and information about the scope of its development.</p>[Letter to Mr. and Mrs J. G. Philen, January 21, 1963]2022-10-05T13:44:19-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1509042/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1509042/"><img alt="[Letter to Mr. and Mrs J. G. Philen, January 21, 1963]" title="[Letter to Mr. and Mrs J. G. Philen, January 21, 1963]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1509042/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter to Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Philen thanking for remembering his birthday.</p>[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, July 16, 1956]2022-10-05T13:41:58-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508718/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508718/"><img alt="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, July 16, 1956]" title="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, July 16, 1956]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508718/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis asking for the half bushel baskets of grapefruit.</p>[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 6, 1956]2022-10-05T13:41:55-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508713/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508713/"><img alt="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 6, 1956]" title="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 6, 1956]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508713/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis informing that he would like half bushel baskets of grapefruits to Mr. and Mrs. Bachman.</p>[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 11, 1956]2022-10-05T13:41:54-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508710/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508710/"><img alt="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 11, 1956]" title="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 11, 1956]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508710/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis discussing</p>[Letter from Benito Longoria, Jr., to Mr. I. H. Kempner, November 29, 1956]2022-10-05T13:41:09-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508614/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508614/"><img alt="[Letter from Benito Longoria, Jr., to Mr. I. H. Kempner, November 29, 1956]" title="[Letter from Benito Longoria, Jr., to Mr. I. H. Kempner, November 29, 1956]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508614/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Benito Longoria, Jr., to Mr. I. H. Kempner discussing a shipment of quail for Christmas.</p>[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Benito Longoria, Jr., November 26, 1956]2022-10-05T13:41:09-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508615/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508615/"><img alt="[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Benito Longoria, Jr., November 26, 1956]" title="[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Benito Longoria, Jr., November 26, 1956]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508615/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Benito Longoria, Jr., requesting an order of about three dozen quail for Christmas dinner.</p>[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Benito Longoria, Jr., December 20, 1956]2022-10-05T13:41:08-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508610/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508610/"><img alt="[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Benito Longoria, Jr., December 20, 1956]" title="[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Benito Longoria, Jr., December 20, 1956]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508610/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Benito Longoria, Jr. discussing his order from Mexico that arrived in good shape, and requests the bill so he can refund him.</p>[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr., April 3, 1962]2022-10-03T13:47:25-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508466/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508466/"><img alt="[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr., April 3, 1962]" title="[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr., April 3, 1962]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508466/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr. thanking him sending a clipping on Galveston from his local paper. And mentions about the interview, but the guys didn't print much of what he told about Galveston. And mentions that he hopes to see him for longer time in his next visit.</p>[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. H. C. Fitzpatrick, November 26, 1962]2022-10-03T13:45:57-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508234/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508234/"><img alt="[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. H. C. Fitzpatrick, November 26, 1962]" title="[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. H. C. Fitzpatrick, November 26, 1962]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508234/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. H. C. Fitzpatrick expressing sympathy for Fitzpatrick's husband passing.</p>[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Bascom Cox, November 13, 1962]2022-09-18T15:33:57-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1507028/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1507028/"><img alt="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Bascom Cox, November 13, 1962]" title="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Bascom Cox, November 13, 1962]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1507028/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Bascom Cox discussing the book he recommended to the latter.</p>[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Philen, January 17, 1962]2022-09-18T15:33:54-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1507018/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1507018/"><img alt="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Philen, January 17, 1962]" title="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Philen, January 17, 1962]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1507018/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Philen sending them a copy of his diary and thanking them for their thought on his 89th birthday.</p>[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 31, 1955]2022-09-18T15:30:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1506409/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1506409/"><img alt="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 31, 1955]" title="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 31, 1955]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1506409/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis enclosing a check to pay a bill from the latter.</p>[Letter from Herbert Frapart, June 25, 1955]2022-08-31T06:17:23-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1503974/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1503974/"><img alt="[Letter from Herbert Frapart, June 25, 1955]" title="[Letter from Herbert Frapart, June 25, 1955]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1503974/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Herbert Frapart informing about accepting the invitation for dinner honoring Mr. Hyman S. Block.</p>[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, November 5, 1954]2022-08-31T06:04:58-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1502663/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1502663/"><img alt="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, November 5, 1954]" title="[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, November 5, 1954]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1502663/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis requesting that grapefruit be sent to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bachman in Pennsylvania and Cecile Kempner in New York.</p>[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner and Harris L. Kempner, January 4, 1954]2022-08-31T06:03:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1502493/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1502493/"><img alt="[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner and Harris L. Kempner, January 4, 1954]" title="[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner and Harris L. Kempner, January 4, 1954]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1502493/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Issac H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner and Harris L. Kempner discussing a letter he sent to Tom James with a business inquiry for the Motor Company and discussing the inspection of cotton gins in Mexico by their Sugar Land ginner Phillips.</p>[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, July 31, 1954]2022-08-31T06:03:11-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1502449/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1502449/"><img alt="[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, July 31, 1954]" title="[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, July 31, 1954]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1502449/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner discussing the acquisition of land and how much would be paid per acre and about insurance companies. He then informs I. H. Kempner of the ongoing situation with the will of Mamie B. Weis, that Harris has hired a new assistant and about the weather in Houston and Sugar Land.</p>[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner and Henrietta L. B. Kempner, August 13, 1954]2022-08-31T06:03:04-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1502438/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1502438/"><img alt="[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner and Henrietta L. B. Kempner, August 13, 1954]" title="[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner and Henrietta L. B. Kempner, August 13, 1954]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1502438/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner and Henrietta L. B. Kempner discussing his recent business trip as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the American Cotton Shippers. He then updates his parents on his personal affairs and about the cotton business. Harris Kempner adds an addition responding to his father's letter regarding Witter & Pearson and discussing the sale and ginning of cotton in Brownsville.</p>[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, August 18, 1954]2022-08-31T06:03:00-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1502432/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1502432/"><img alt="[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, August 18, 1954]" title="[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, August 18, 1954]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1502432/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner discussing borrowing money, the production and sale of cotton, and filing an insurance suit.</p>[Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Evans]2022-08-16T10:26:21-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1495689/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1495689/"><img alt="[Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Evans]" title="[Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Evans]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1495689/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Lucy Jane Zachary Evans and George Washington Evans posing together outside of their daughter's (Mrs. Virginia Evans Norton) home in Harlingen, Texas.</p>[Windsurfing Bliss on South Padre Island]2022-08-12T16:33:28-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1980342/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1980342/"><img alt="[Windsurfing Bliss on South Padre Island]" title="[Windsurfing Bliss on South Padre Island]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1980342/small/"/></a></p><p>Immerse yourself in windsurfing paradise on South Padre Island, where the optimal wind conditions and stunning coastal landscape create the perfect playground for this thrilling water sport. In the captivating photograph, witness a skilled windsurfer harnessing the power of the wind, gracefully gliding across the water, showcasing the sheer joy and excitement that awaits every windsurfing enthusiast on this Texan island.</p>27.037533 -97.405693[News Script: New top Teas weather]2022-07-21T07:30:47-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1974246/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1974246/"><img alt="[News Script: New top Teas weather]" title="[News Script: New top Teas weather]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1974246/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about light rain which fell in the El Paso area while gusty winds blew in the rest of far west Texas.</p>[News Script: Mexican money heist]2022-07-21T07:27:21-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1973790/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1973790/"><img alt="[News Script: Mexican money heist]" title="[News Script: Mexican money heist]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1973790/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about south Texas authorities which continued searching for two men who robbed two Mexican bank employees of almost 50 thousand dollars.</p>[News Script: Death sentence]2022-07-21T07:26:16-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1973645/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1973645/"><img alt="[News Script: Death sentence]" title="[News Script: Death sentence]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1973645/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an emotional scene in a Brownsville courtroom where a 37 year old Jerry Joe Bird was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of a Harlingen gun collector.</p>[News Script: New top Texas weather]2022-07-21T07:26:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1973610/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1973610/"><img alt="[News Script: New top Texas weather]" title="[News Script: New top Texas weather]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1973610/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about thunderstorms which are dotting the Southern portion of Texas and the forecasts are holding out promise of moisture for other sections of the state during the day.</p>[News Script: Harlingen fire]2022-07-21T07:13:05-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1971943/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1971943/"><img alt="[News Script: Harlingen fire]" title="[News Script: Harlingen fire]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1971943/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about five business in the south Texas town of Harlingen which were destroyed when a fire roared through a shopping center.</p>[News Script: Fire]2022-07-21T07:13:01-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1971933/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1971933/"><img alt="[News Script: Fire]" title="[News Script: Fire]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1971933/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about five businesses at a shopping center in Harlingen which were destroyed when a fire roared out of control.</p>[News Script: Fall]2022-07-21T07:11:37-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1971748/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1971748/"><img alt="[News Script: Fall]" title="[News Script: Fall]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1971748/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about 41 year old William Woodcox of Brownville who is listed in critical condition at a hospital.</p>[News Script: Fall]2022-07-21T07:11:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1971740/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1971740/"><img alt="[News Script: Fall]" title="[News Script: Fall]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1971740/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a Brownsville man who is listed in critical condition at parkland hospital.</p>[News Script: Fall]2022-07-21T07:11:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1971728/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1971728/"><img alt="[News Script: Fall]" title="[News Script: Fall]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1971728/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a 41 year old Brownsville man who was listed in critical condition after he fell from a window at the Fairmont hotel in Dallas.</p>[News Script: APB 115]2022-07-21T06:56:42-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969777/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969777/"><img alt="[News Script: APB 115]" title="[News Script: APB 115]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969777/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about another light freeze which nipped the Panhandle of Texas as cool, dry air continues to cover the state.</p>[News Script: Van Chronkhite]2022-07-21T06:55:24-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969610/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969610/"><img alt="[News Script: Van Chronkhite]" title="[News Script: Van Chronkhite]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969610/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about funeral services which will be held for John Van Conrkrite Sr who died in a Dallas hospital.</p>[News Script: Sign]2022-07-21T06:54:09-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969445/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969445/"><img alt="[News Script: Sign]" title="[News Script: Sign]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969445/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an improvement in the gasoline situation which has Port Isabel chamber of commerce officials who are expecting thousands of young persons to spend the Easter holiday on Texas south Padre island.</p>[News Script: Texas weather new top]2022-07-21T06:53:54-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969412/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969412/"><img alt="[News Script: Texas weather new top]" title="[News Script: Texas weather new top]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969412/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a new cold front that is bringing a major winter storm to the rocky mountains is due to start pushing into Texas by late.</p>[News Script: South Padre]2022-07-21T06:53:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969368/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969368/"><img alt="[News Script: South Padre]" title="[News Script: South Padre]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969368/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the annual Easter Holiday invasion of the South Padre Island by thousands of young people who bent on sun and fun, but ran into troubles.</p>[News Script: Mace]2022-07-21T06:53:29-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969356/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969356/"><img alt="[News Script: Mace]" title="[News Script: Mace]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969356/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the law officers on the South Padre Island who used the chemical gas, Mace, to disperse an estimated crowd of 200 persons.</p>[News Script: Disabled Shop]2022-07-21T06:52:22-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969206/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969206/"><img alt="[News Script: Disabled Shop]" title="[News Script: Disabled Shop]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1969206/small/"/></a></p><p>Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story a 32-foot boat "Freedom Quest" which was towed into Port Isabel after it drifted in the Gulf of Mexico without fuel.</p>