WLBT Newsfilm Collection

Filename Event Description
MP_198001_F395_1802_ref.mov Billy Graham Evangelist Billy Graham. Additional: Clergy
MP_198001_F395_1803_ref.mov Lt. Gov. Paul B. Johnson Lt. Gov. Paul B. Johnson talks about the need for industry in the state.
MP_198001_F395_1804_ref.mov Purser Hewitt Purser Hewitt, Managing Editor of 'Clarion Ledger' newspaper. Additional: Newspapers
MP_198001_F395_1805_ref.mov Thad Ryan Businessman Thad Ryan.
MP_198001_F395_1806_ref.mov Rep. Paul Measell State Rep. Paul Measell.
MP_198001_F395_1807_ref.mov Baxter Wilson Baxter Wilson, President of Miss. Power and Light Co.
MP_198001_F395_1808_ref.mov Otho Bell/Leon Hendrick Otho Bell's parents read letter from their son who chose to stay with communists in Korea. Scene changes to Circuit Judge Leon Hendrick. (silent)
MP_198001_F395_1809_ref.mov Rex Brown Plant Rex Brown Power Plant of Miss. Power and Light Co.
MP_198001_F395_1810_ref.mov Dr. Lawrence Jones Dr. Lawrence Jones, Principal and founder of Piney Woods Country Life School.
MP_198001_F395_1811_ref.mov National Guard/Bracken Lee Silent footage of Miss. National Guard. Scene changes to Utah Gov. Bracken Lee talking about social security.
MP_198001_F395_1812_ref.mov Calvary Baptist Church Calvary Baptist Church.
MP_198001_F395_1813_ref.mov Noel Price/Eddie Noel Silent footage of Noel Price, Manager of Miss. Industries for the Blind. Scene changes to Eddie Noel.
MP_198001_F395_1814_ref.mov I.S. Sanford/T.B. Birdsong Silent footage of I.S. Sanford of the Miss. Public Service Commission. Scene changes to retirement ceremony for T.B. Birdsong of the Miss. Highway Patrol.
MP_198001_F395_1815_ref.mov Whitfield/Fairground Whitfield State Hospital. Scene changes to the fairgrounds. Additional: Hospitals
MP_198001_F4003_4026_ref.mov Lt. Cmdr. James Overstreet Brooklyn, Miss. Reporter interviews the parents of Lt. Cmdr. James Overstreet. Overstreet was pilot of Navy reconnaissance plane which was shot down over North Korea.
MP_198001_F4003_4027_ref.mov Lt. Cmdr. James Overstreet Brooklyn, Miss. Reporter interviews R.E. Shoemaker, Superintendent of Forrest County Agricultural High School and Virginia Hillman, a teacher of the school, concerning Lt. Cmdr. James Overstreet. Overstreet, a former student of the school, was pilot of Navy Reconnaissance plane which was shot down over North Korea.
MP_198001_F4003_4028_ref.mov Lt. Cmdr. James Overstreet Brooklyn, Miss. Reporter interviews R.E. Shoemaker, Superintendent of Forrest County Agricultural High School, and Virginia Hillman, a teacher of the school, concerning Lt. Cmdr. James Overstreet. Overstreet, a former student of the school, was pilot of Navy reconnaissance plane which was shot down over North Korea.
MP_198001_F4003_4029_ref.mov Lt. Cmdr. James Overstreet Brooklyn, Miss. Reporter interviews R.E. Shoemaker, Superintendent of Forrest County Agricultural High School, Virginia Hillman, a teacher of the school and the parents of Lt. Cmdr. James Overstreet. Overstreet was pilot of Navy reconnaissance plane which was shot down over North Korea.
MP_198001_F4003_4030_ref.mov Williams, Safety Council Gov. John Bell Williams addresses meeting of what is possibly the Miss. Safety Council. Williams discusses the condition of the state's highways.
MP_198001_F4003_4031_ref.mov Jackson Flooding/Williams Silent footage of flash flooding in Jackson. Scene changes to meeting of Miss. Safety Council. Gov. John Bell Williams addresses council. Additional: Floods
MP_198001_F4003_4032_ref.mov Barnett Reservoir Barnett Reservoir spillway after heavy rainfall.
MP_198001_F4003_4033_ref.mov Eugene Thomas Eugene Thomas, Manager of Barnett Reservoir, is interviewed concerning the water level of the Reservoir.
MP_198001_F4003_4034_ref.mov N. McKey, J. Kuykendall Dr. Noel McKey, President of Hinds County Board of Supervisors and John Kuykendall, of Hinds County Bar Assoc. talk about bond issues to buy automatic voting machines and purchase land in the chancery building block.
MP_198001_F4003_4035_ref.mov A.H. Williams Deputy Chief A.H. Williams, of Jackson Police Dept., talks about crosswalks for pedestrians in the downtown area.
MP_198001_F4003_4036_ref.mov Pearl River Floods Aerial footage of flooding of Pearl River. Additional: Floods
MP_198001_F4003_4037_ref.mov Pearl River Floods Aerial footage of flooding of Pearl River. Additional: Floods
MP_198001_F4003_4038_ref.mov Joe Patterson Funeral Calhoun City, Miss. First Baptist Church. Scene of funeral service for Atty. Gen. Joe Patterson.
MP_198001_F4003_4039_ref.mov Harry James Musician Harry James is interviewed on his visit to Jackson. James talks about today's music and the Big Bands. Additional: Entertainers
MP_198001_F4017_4040_ref.mov Barnett Reservoir Report on the purity of the water in the Barnett Reservoir. Additional: Water Pollution
MP_198001_F4017_4041_ref.mov Barnett Reservoir Report on the purity of the water in the Barnett Reservoir. Silent footage of water samples being taken from Reservoir and people fishing. Additional: Water Pollution