WDAM Newsfilm Collection and Accretion - MP 1989.01 and MP 1...

The WDAM Newsfilm Collection and Accretion consist of local television news film from television station WDAM-TV covering the Hattiesburg/Laurel area. Stories related to the Forrest, Jones, and Perry County areas were produced between approximately 1970 and 1975. They include national, state, and local politics; civil rights activities; sports; and natural and man-made disasters.

Items

  • MP_198901_007_04_ref.mov

    Date: 10/19/73

    Event: Jones County Supervisors

    Descr: Court decides against Jones County Supervisors"' bidding practices.

  • MP_198901_007_08_ref.mov

    Date: 12/28/73

    Event: Laurel Flood

    Descr: Laurel Flood. Tanlahala Flood.

  • MP_198901_007_03_ref.mov

    Date: 4/25/73

    Event: Jones County Tornado

    Descr: Shots of damage and interviews with victims of the tornado in Jones County.

  • MP_199502_007_04_ref.mov

    Date: 5/10/71

    Event: Bob Hope

    Descr: Shots of the audience at Hope"'s performance and Hope on stage. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated.

  • MP_198901_007_02_ref.mov

    Date: 5/23/73

    Event: Bradley Arrest

    Descr: Suspect, Bradley, arrested in connection with the robbery at the Citizens"' Bank on Broadway Drive in Hattiesburg.

  • MP_198901_007_01_ref.mov

    Date: 5/23/73

    Event: Citizens"' Bank Robbery

    Descr: Robbery at the Citizens"' Bank on Broadway Drive in Hattiesburg.

  • MP_199502_007_01_ref.mov

    Date: 5/7/71

    Event: Bob Hope

    Descr: Bob Hope is interviewed as he and his troupe arrive on a Mississippi Air Guard plane at the Hattiesburg airport. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly det...

  • MP_198901_007_05_ref.mov

    Date: 6/26/73

    Event: Culvert Purchase Investigation

    Descr: County financial records investigation related to culvert purchases (Beldek)

  • MP_198901_007_06_ref.mov

    Date: 7/30/73

    Event: Lauderdale County Grand Jury

    Descr: Lauderdale County Grand Jury. Culvert purchase irregularity investigation.

  • MP_198901_007_07_ref.mov

    Date: N. D.

    Event: Robert Ray Campbell

    Descr: Recovery of the body of Robert Ray Campbell found in Hattiesburg. Campbell was murdered in Houston.

  • MP_199502_008_04_ref.mov

    Date: 5/10/71

    Event: Purvis Car - Trailer Wreck

    Descr: Footage of a car - trailer wreck with trailer on its side and the car roof caved in.

  • MP_199502_008_02_ref.mov

    Date: 5/10/71

    Event: Jones County House Fire

    Descr: Footage of a house fire in Jones County with the fire department on the scene and the house fully engulfed.

  • MP_199502_008_03_ref.mov

    Date: 5/10/71

    Event: Traffic Fatalities

    Descr: Highway Patrol officer, Wayne Valentine, gives the weekly traffic fatality report for the southern districts. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteri...

  • MP_199502_008_05_ref.mov

    Date: 5/11/71

    Event: Apartment Construction Bids

    Descr: Footage of unknown bids being opened for apartment construction sites

  • MP_199502_008_06_ref.mov

    Date: 5/11/71

    Event: A & I Board Meeting

    Descr: Footage of an Agricultural and Industrial Board Meeting in which Brad Dye, Counsel for the Board, talks about industrial expansion in Mississippi and...

  • MP_199502_008_07_ref.mov

    Date: 5/12/71

    Event: A & I Board Meeting

    Descr: Brad Dye at a meeting of the Agricultural and Industrial Board. (See item 6) NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated.

  • MP_199502_008_08_ref.mov

    Date: 5/12/71

    Event: Paul Grady"'s Memphis Trip

    Descr: Footage of Hattiesburg Mayor, Paul Grady, at the Hattiesburg airport as he leaves with his family for Memphis.

  • MP_199502_008_09_ref.mov

    Date: 5/12/71

    Event: Car Wreck

    Descr: Footage of cars being towed away after a wreck at Highway 49 & West Pine. Shots of streets wet from rain.

  • MP_199502_008_11_ref.mov

    Date: 5/13/71

    Event: John Stennis

    Descr: Senator John C. Stennis talks about demonstrating. NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated.

  • MP_199502_008_10_ref.mov

    Date: 5/13/71

    Event: Laurel Police Pistol Range

    Descr: Footage of Highway Patrol officers firing pistols at the Laurel Police Range. (See items 12 & 13)

  • MP_199502_008_12_ref.mov

    Date: 5/13/71

    Event: Pistol Match

    Descr: Laurel Mayor, Bill Patrick, shown firing at a pistol match in Laurel. (See items 10 & 13) NOTE: Sound on this item is badly deteriorated.

  • MP_199502_008_13_ref.mov

    Date: 5/13/71

    Event: Pistol Match

    Descr: Footage of law officers receiving classroom instructions at the Laurel police range. Laurel Mayor, Bill Patrick, and others shown firing. NOTE: Sound...

  • MP_199502_008_14_ref.mov

    Date: 5/13/71

    Event: Forrest General Hospital Kidney Mac

    Descr: A nurse demonstrates the kidney machine at Forrest General Hospital.

  • MP_199502_008_01_ref.mov

    Date: 5/6/71

    Event: Experimental Airplane

    Descr: Footage of an experimental airplane landing in Hattiesburg. Shots of the interior and exterior of the plane.

  • MP_199502_008_15_ref.mov

    Date: 5/6/71

    Event: John Glenn

    Descr: Purpose of space program.

  • MP_198901_008_04_ref.mov

    Date: 6/12/72

    Event: A. F. Summer

    Descr: Mississippi Attorney General A. F. Summer discusses United States Supreme Court.

  • MP_198901_008_03_ref.mov

    Date: 6/12/72

    Event: A. F. Summer

    Descr: Mississippi Attorney General A. F. Summer discusses United States Supreme Court.

  • MP_198901_008_02_ref.mov

    Date: 6/12/72

    Event: Forrest County Redistricting

    Descr: Forrest County Redistricting Douglas Baker.

  • MP_198901_008_10_ref.mov

    Date: 6/13/72

    Event: Jay Cee Pool Re-opens

    Descr: Jay Cee Pool Re-opens (Laurel?)

  • MP_198901_008_11_ref.mov

    Date: 6/13/72

    Event: General Ralph E. Haines

    Descr: United States Army General Ralph E. Haines discusses observing Reserve and Guard training at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg.