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[News Clip: Parsons]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Hollywood columnist and broadcaster Louella O. Parsons visiting Dallas.
Date: November 5, 1953
Duration: 50 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Negro Housing Area Opens for Business]

Description: Clipping of an article from the Dallas Daily Times Herald regarding the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association new project that is now open for business after its initial proposal. More than three hundred people were dedicated to the construction of the project, much to the appreciation of Jerome Crossman and other elected officials of the association. The peak of the progress was after the two years of service from the members that created a strong foundation for the construction in Hamilton… more
Date: October 5, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Community Challenge Is Met]

Description: Clipping of an article about the new Hamilton Park subdivision providing 700 homes for middle-income black people. After the completion of the project, Hamilton Park will be a representation of a Southwestern community with black people with many opportunities. Due to the end of the housing shortage, the Dallas population is improving as a healthier, more unified city that recognizes and conquers possible challenges in the community.
Date: October 6, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: New Hamilton Park Addition will Be Dedicated Sunday]

Description: Clipping of a heading of the Dallas Star Post regarding the dedication of the Hamilton Park Addition. Due to being on the top of the newspaper, even above the title of the newspaper, it is a well-known and anticipated event in Dallas. The event is seen as a large part of the future development of Dallas and its people.
Date: October 3, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Come Hear See the Dedication..]

Description: Clipping of a poster from the Dallas Star Post about the celebration of the new Hamilton Park Addition. The poster encourages people to come to see the newly developed Hamilton Park subdivision and listen to the dedication addresses of elected officials, prominent Black citizens, notable members from the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association, and the Hoblitzelle Foundation. Mayors R.L. Thornton and Fred F. Florence will be the representatives for the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association.
Date: October 3, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Come Here See the Dedication..]

Description: Clipping of an advertisement for people to come to the Dallas Express regarding the formal dedication ceremony of the new Hamilton Park subdivision. The ceremony will celebrate the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association with Mayor R.L. Thornton and Fred F. Florence speaking as representatives of the association. Other prominent Dallas citizens and Black leaders will also be present and speak at the ceremony as well.
Date: October 3, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: City Council Action Planned On Subdivision Annexations]

Description: Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News regarding the topic of the areas Dallas will annex and how the annexation policy will be under consideration by the City Council. The largest area that will be annexed is a 172-acre Black subdivision that the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association is sponsoring to develop new homes. Some councilmen have requested annexation, while others have been questioning the motives due to the possible costs of utilities from the annexation of new subdi… more
Date: August 23, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Nonprofit Plan On Negro Homes Draw Praise On Housing Chief]

Description: Clipping of an article from the Daily Times Herald regarding the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association to build 600 homes for a Black neighborhood that is dealing with a housing shortage. Chief Albert M. Cole believes that the new addition was a great idea to fix the housing shortage for minorities due to his concern toward the problem. Mr. Cole and his administrative assistant, Neal Hardy, and other assistant and advisors plan to leave for Memphis, Tennessee to discuss the matter more thoro… more
Date: August 11, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Dallas Utilities Supervisor Says Public Can Help Improve Taxi Service]

Description: Clipping of an article on The Call regarding the taxi service that is aiming to improve in Dallas. There are five, small, separate companies currently that are not as productive as one large taxi service, and the Dallas Utilities supervisor does not know what to do how to fix the poor service on the taxi service among Black people. In order to improve the service, it will start with bettering the distribution and dispatching system with a fully-equipped radio in cabs that run around predominant… more
Date: July 24, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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

[Clipping: Negro Project Homes To Be Medium Priced]

Description: Clipping of a news article regarding the prices of the new housing from the development of Hamilton Park. The project, funded by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association aimed to end the housing shortage by constructing new homes and improve the city conditions in Hamilton Park. Jerome Crossman, the president of the association, plans to sell the houses from $7,000-$7,500 with a monthly payment of $45-$50 for the new residents.
Date: March 1, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Group Tells Home Plans For Negroes]

Description: Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News regarding the housing project of Hamilton Park that is sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. The association aims to end the housing shortage by building 100 homes that are approved by the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration with prices ranging form $7000-$7500 for Black middle-class families. Another priority of the project is to improve the water and sewer lines, which are being planned by the … more
Date: March 1, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: News briefs 1 (Brown)]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Donald Hawkins Brown being indicted for the torch slaying of Edwin Joe Campbell and an autographed book being auctioned to raise money to benefit the Overseas Press club's correspondents memorial fund.
Date: January 28, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 10 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Negro burglar]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arrest of a Dallas man for allegedly committing 78 burglaries in the city over period of nearly three years.
Date: September 23, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: News brief - Newsmen]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Marshall Field, Jr. and John S. Knight, both newspaper publishers, visiting Dallas to attend the assembly of the Inter-American Press Association.
Date: October 2, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Carter honored at YMCA camp]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a day of appreciation at YMCA Camp Carter in Fort Worth, celebrating the camp's founder and supporter, newspaper publisher Amon G. Carter.
Date: December 20, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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

[News Script: News briefs 1 (Brown)]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Donald Hawkins Brown being indicted for the torch slaying of Edwin Joe Campbell and an autographed book being auctioned to raise money to benefit the Overseas Press club's correspondents memorial fund.
Date: January 28, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Council orders crime crackdown]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Dallas City Council and Mayor Robert Thornton ordering the city's police department to address a growing crime problem in the city.
Date: December 22, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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