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[News Script: Evans]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Clarence "Sonny" Wesley Evans' reflection about his arrest and the criminal history of his father, Edell Evans. Sonny denies the charges of statutory rape against him and explains, when he is out of jail, that he will have to leave Fort Worth and the history of his father behind.
Date: June 29, 1956
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 the domestic dispute murder of Sydney Yarbrough by his wife. The couple was arguing over Yarbrough's lack of presence that lead to the fight for control of a rifle, it was during this quarrel that Mrs. Yarbrough shot her husband.
Date: June 29, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Award]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about bus driver John D. Hearon receiving three awards from the Department of Public Safety and the American Motorist Insurance Company for saving the lives of his passengers during a blizzard.
Date: June 29, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Burglar]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the questioning of arrested safe-cracker Paul Mannes. Mannes was captured in a farmhouse near Azle, Texas, the farmhouse is a known safe zone for safe-cracker criminals. The raid that captures Mannes was meant to catch more, however, Mannes refuses to name any accomplices.
Date: June 29, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Traffic Fines]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the increase in the price of traffic fines. Traffic Captain E. L. Giles holds an interview explaining the increase in fine prices and what it means for the city.
Date: June 29, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Engineer]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the retirement of railroad engineer of 54 years W. N. Clark. Clark has been a railroad engineer for Sante Fe line since 1902 and the story covers his last train drive into the Dallas Terminal where his wife and daughter, Margaret Leaton, waiting for the small ceremony in his honor to begin. Clark's retirement plans include making furniture with his granddaughter, Ann Leaton.
Date: June 29, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Employees]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the retirements of two court clerks, J. D. Shelton and Dorothy Knight, at the Dallas county courthouse. One party, held for Shelton, is inside the courtroom of Judge Grover Hart Junior. The second party, for Knight, was held inside the county clerk's office space.
Date: June 29, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Cave-in]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the cave-in of dirt inside of a ditch that covered two construction workers for the Williams-Dunlap-Young company. Rojello Perez and Thomas McKnight were caught waist deep and neck deep in the dirt respectively.
Date: June 29, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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