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[News Script: Car Wash]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a car wash at Lambeth Methodist Church in Fruitdale. Proceeds from the car wash will go towards building a new church sanctuary.
Date: October 27, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Vandalism Charged in Dry Campaign]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about vandalism in the prohibition campaign being waged in Oak Cliff. Reverends J. Scott Turner and Walter H. St. Clair say that their churches have been damaged by citizens who would like to legalize liquor sales.
Date: December 4, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: The Week in Review]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering the December 15-22 weekly review. The six stories include a the establishment of a new athletic conference, a church burglary, rape-murder investigations ending with a confession, a hot-check investigation involving a bank and attorney, commissioners raising their pay, and a court battle resulting in Dallas schools staying segregated.
Date: December 22, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Ground breaking]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the groundbreaking for a new sanctuary at Lovers Lane Methodist Church in Dallas. The sanctuary is the third step in a four-phase building program, which was initiated by the church in 1945.
Date: July 23, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Pickets still out at disputed church]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about continuing protests in the Morningside neighborhood of Fort Worth. An African American congregation recently purchased a formerly white church, and the Southeast Side Civic League is raising money to take back the property.
Date: October 9, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Ordination]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the ordaining of nine men inside St. John's Episcopal Church in Fort Worth to allow them the authority to preach the Gospel in the Church of God. The nine men are: William L. Burkhardt, James L. Considine, Jr., Edward Hendricks, Norman V. Hollen, James R Maceo, Robert S. Park, Charles D. Brand, Joseph G. Frazer, and James J. Niles.
Date: June 20, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Methodists]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Fort Worth's First Methodist Church witnessing the largest ordination ceremony in its history.
Date: June 10, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Church Building]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about members of the Oaklawn Church of Christ constructing a new church auditorium.
Date: January 2, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Church]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a dispute between a church and nearby citizens over the church's noise level and bus location.
Date: May 23, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Binford]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about funeral services for Dallas Chief Sheriff's Deputy Bill Binford.
Date: May 14, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Binford]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about funeral services for Dallas Chief Sheriff's Deputy Bill Binford.
Date: May 14, 1956
Duration: 55 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Catholics]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a parade of Catholics in observance of National Holy Name Sunday.
Date: January 8, 1956
Duration: 57 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Urban League]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the Urban League of Fort Worth honoring its president, Velma T. McEwen.
Date: February 19, 1956
Duration: 45 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Church]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about members of the First Presbyterian church in Fort Worth dedicating a new building.
Date: April 1, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Reverand Louis Hadley Evans]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Reverand Louis Hadley Evans, a guest speaker, promoting his book Youth Seeks A Master at a church.
Date: November 6, 1956
Duration: 37 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Election]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a proposal to purchase voting machines in Tarrant county, which has a low voter turnout.
Date: November 13, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 40 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: The Week In Review]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story covering the December 15-22 weekly review. The six stories include a the establishment of a new athletic conference, a church burglary, rape-murder investigations ending with a confession, a hot-check investigation involving a bank and attorney, commissioners raising their pay, and a court battle resulting in Dallas schools staying segregated.
Date: December 22, 1956
Duration: 5 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Zaharias funeral]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the funeral services being held for famous female athlete Mildred "Babe" Didrickson Zaharias at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: September 28, 1956
Duration: 40 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Car wash]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a car wash at Lambeth Methodist Church in Fruitdale. Proceeds from the car wash will go towards building a new church sanctuary.
Date: October 27, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 14 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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