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[Clipping: Last 24 Hours in Dallas]

Description: Clipping of an article regarding the numerous recent news in Dallas from the last day. One of the news highlights in the article is boxed in red, which is about the new housing development where 600-700 homes were constructed on the 173-acre area on Forest Lane near Central Expressway that was sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. Other news includes the Texas restaurant Association's convention and the return of Benny Binion, a gambler known for evading income taxes.
Date: June 7, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Group Plans Housing Sites For Negroes]

Description: Clipping of an article from the Dallas morning news regarding the disclosure of the Dallas Citizens' Association's housing project for Hamilton Park. After two years of construction, the houses are ready to be sold to residents and be individually owned. The president of the association, Jerome Crossman, is coming together with the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration to arrange loans for more construction of homes and improving the water, sewer lines, as well as stree… more
Date: June 7, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: News briefs]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about several automobile accidents over the weekend in Dallas.
Date: June 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Binion returns to face charges]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the return to Dallas and surrender to sheriffs of Nevada gambler Benny Binion, to face federal indictments of tax fraud.
Date: June 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Owner sued in property dispute]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a lawsuit brought by the town of Highland Park against a homeowner allegedly violating city building code with odd structures on his property.
Date: July 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Coogan and Hayden]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about actors Russell Hayden and Jackie Coogan, among others, coming to a baseball show at the Cotton Bowl.
Date: May 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Four alarm fire]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a four-alarm fire at a food processing plant in Dallas. No one was injured in the blaze.
Date: August 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: News brief -- Shivers speech]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a speech in Dallas by Governor Allan Shivers at the annual dinner of the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce.
Date: October 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Nurses]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a beauty contest for Dallas nursing students from regional hospitals.
Date: August 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Blasts damage building, home]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an explosion and fire at a Dallas machinery company that seriously injured two men. The script goes on to describe a second explosion at a vacant house in Fort Worth, with no injuries.
Date: August 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Bottle accident]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a collision in Dallas between a truck loaded with soft drinks and a passenger car, scattering broken glass across the highway. No one was seriously injured in the accident.
Date: April 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Q 1/2 avenue]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about confusion among postal workers in Dallas over a package sent to a mysterious address in Galveston.
Date: January 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Rassle hassle goes to court]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a court case in Dallas involving a television contract dispute between local wrestlers and promoter Ed McLemore.
Date: January 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Movie starlets]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about film stars Debbie Reynolds, Carlton Carpenter, and Pier Angeli traveling from Dallas to South America on a goodwill tour of Latin America.
Date: April 7, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Plans Completed for 172-Acre Dallas Negro Housing Project]

Description: Clipping of an article regarding the completion of the Hamilton Park housing project, which was sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. President of the association, Jerome Crossman, announced that the development was for middle-class Black families that are affected by the housing shortage to build new and improved homes in the subdivisions. The association also plans to construct a 2.5-mile water line along with a 3-mile sanitary sewer line for Hamilton Park as well.
Date: June 7, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Dallas Negroes As Homeowners]

Description: Clipping of an article on the Dallas Morning News regarding the large proportion of Black citizens of Dallas who are homeowners. However, their homes are not in the best areas or in the best conditions, and Black citizens would like an improvement in their living conditions. Due to the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Associations' contribution to improving the housing condition in predominantly Black areas, the city of Dallas is developing to be a fair community for all races.
Date: June 7, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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