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Inventory of county records, Wise County Courthouse, Decatur, Texas

Description: Inventory of records of Wise County housed in the Wise County Courthouse in Decatur, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the County Clerk, County Attorney, District Clerk, District Attorney, Justice of the Peace, Tax Assessor-Collector, Sheriff, Treasurer, Auditor, and School Superintendent. Also provides an index.
Date: 1975
Creator: Riney, James E. & Pearson, Mary

[News Script: Weather]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about severe storms and tornadoes in Fort Worth, Boyd, and Eagle Mountain Lake and the damage throughout those areas.
Date: August 30, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Gas Wells]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about oil drilling near Bridgeport at a location called "Morris-Gill Number One."
Date: September 16, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Dallas Weather, Lodge, Weather]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a severe storm in Dallas and the damage sustained in Richardson and South Oak Cliff, severe storms and tornadoes in Fort Worth, Boyd, and Eagle Mountain Lake and the damage throughout those areas. The video also includes a news story about Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., and his address before the American Bar Association in Dallas.
Date: August 30, 1956
Duration: 3 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Clip: Gas Wells]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about oil drilling near Bridgeport at a location called "Morris-Gill Number One."
Date: September 16, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 56 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Old Folks]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a few elderly people visiting Decatur for the Wise County Centennial. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ross and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Sedgewick visit the festival.
Date: October 3, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Drowning]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about two people drowning in Lake Bridgeport, near Jacksboro, after their boat capsized in a windstorm.
Date: March 15, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Robber]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about William Burk returning to jail after pleading guilty to charges of bank robbery.
Date: December 6, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[News Script: Airman charged in Rhome bank robbery]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arrest of young airman William Coy Burk after a bank robbery in the town of Rhome. Burk confesses to committing the crime, saying the stolen money was intended as a gift for a crippled boy.
Date: October 30, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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