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Folk Travelers: Ballads, Tales and Talk

Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including traveling anecdotes, folk ballads, folklore in natural history, as well as information about black and white magic, Western animals, and cattle brands. The index begins on page 259.
Date: 1953
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Partner: UNT Press
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[News Script: Tidelands pen goes to museum]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the pen used by President Eisenhower to sign the Texas tidelands bill being obtained by the Texas Memorial Museum in Austin.
Date: July 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Justice Douglas reports on Asia]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas giving a speech on "The Red Menace" and communism in Asia at the University of Texas.
Date: October 28, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Binion]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arraignment of Benny Binion on charges that he evaded income taxes.
Date: June 9, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Laughlin ouster hearing starts]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a hearing at the Travis County courthouse in Austin to discuss the removal of District Judge C. Woodrow Laughlin from office for charges of corruption.
Date: August 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Torch parade in Austin]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a 17 foot tower being erected in Austin as a reminder that the United Fund campaign is ready to be launched.
Date: October 1, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Jimmy Phillips]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Senator Jimmy Phillips taking over as Governor of Texas for a day, while Governor Shivers and Lt. Governor Ramsey are away.
Date: September 18, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Connally, Lobo win golf titles]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Texas Amateur Golf Championship in Austin, with Texas golfers James Connally and Lesbia Lobo winning titles.
Date: June 14, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Legion building]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a flag-raising ceremony in Austin to dedicate a new state headquarters for the American Legion.
Date: July 8, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Judge Raymond]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Judge M. J. Raymond holding a news conference in Austin.
Date: August 19, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Brownell speaks at U.T. dedication]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a speech by U.S. Attorney General Herbert Brownell at the dedication of a new law center at the University of Texas in Austin.
Date: December 6, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: 36th Division]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the retirement of two Texas National Guard generals retiring from active service at a ceremony in Austin.
Date: March 3, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Aggies, Kansas Shine In Relays]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a college track meet in Austin, with numerous awards for athletes from Texas A&M University and the University of Kansas.
Date: March 29, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Blind student at U of T]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Grady Price, a blind journalism student at the University of Texas in Austin.
Date: February 27, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Legislature]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a hearing in the Texas Legislature in Austin to redistrict the 79th State Judicial District, to reduce the power of political boss George Parr in Jim Wells County.
Date: April 17, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Texas has own inauguration]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about inauguration ceremonies at the Capitol Building in Austin for Governor Allan Shivers and Lieutenant Governor Ben Ramsey.
Date: January 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Texas Independence Day]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the celebration of Texas Independence Day at University of Texas, Austin.
Date: March 3, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Races]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the National Championship Sports Car Races at Bergstrom Air Force Base.
Date: April 14, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Historian]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a visit to the University of Texas in Austin by famous historian Arnold J. Toynbee.
Date: April 9, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Governor confers with grand jury]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a conference between Texas Governor Allan Shivers and a former Jim Wells County grand jury. The former grand jury petitions the governor to help end political corruption in Jim Wells County.
Date: March 10, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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