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"Texas In Review"

Weekly Log -- February 15, 1954 - April 12, 1954

February 15, 1954

  1. Parakeets – "Cute" treatment of Parakeets in Texas (4’00")
  2. Stickler for Stickers – Urging public to get auto inspection stickers (2’00")
  3. Flower Show – Study in flower arrangements (2’00")
  4. Wasp Doctor – Story on airplane engine repair (8’00")
  5. Fat Stock Show – Houston, San Antonio and Ft. Worth stock shows (9’00")
  6. News Briefs – (2’00")

February 22,1954

  1. Kee’s Kites – Unusual kite-builder in Austin (3’00")
  2. Dallas Dog Dean – Dallas’ world famous dog fancier and judge (8’00")
  3. Texas Talks Turkey – Dallas readies for visit of Turkish president (6’00")
  4. Saddle Story – Tracing story of saddle construction at Padgitt Bros. – (6’00")
  5. News Briefs – (3’00")

March 1, 1954

  1. First in Hearts of Laredo – Washington Birthday celebration (5’00")
  2. UT Co-op – Story of girls’ co-op dormitory life at Austin campus (6’00")
  3. Port of Houston – Trip down Ship Channel to nation’s second port (9’00")
  4. Week-end Warriors – Reservists fly at Hensley Air Force Base (4’00")
  5. News Briefs – Spring football at SMU, Baylor, Texas (3’00")

March 8, 1954

  1. Charro Days – Annual Border celebration at Brownsville and Matamoros (5’00")
  2. Ensigns and Engines – Houston power squadron at study, work and play (4’00")
  3. Michelangelo below Zero – Dallas’ Hotel chef sculpts in ice (3’00")
  4. Rice Engineers – With engineering students at Rice Institute (6’00")
  5. Football in the Spring – TCU and Rice in spring practice (3’00")
  6. News briefs (3’00")

March 15,1954

  1. Dog Show – Obedience trials etc. of Houston dog show (6’00")
  2. Jade – Showing of private collection of jade (4’00")
  3. School Centennial – Round-up of school activities over the state (10’00")
  4. News Briefs (4’00")

March 22, 1954

  1. Signs of Spring – Round-up of various spring-like activities (6’00")
  2. Caddo Lake – Views of the East Texas lake (2’00")
  3. Boy’s Choir – Denton civic boy’s choir singing 2 songs (7’00")
  4. Mink Ranch – East Texas ranch mink raising and coat making (8’00")
  5. News Briefs (3’00")

March 29, 1954

  1. Denton Dance – Modern dance group at TSCW in Denton (6’00")
  2. V.A. Hospital – McCloskey hospital at Temple (7’00")
  3. TCU Church – New Religious center at TCU (2’00")
  4. Piney Woods – Firehouse in the sky--fire fighting in East Texas (8’00")
  5. News Briefs (4’00")

April 5, 1954

  1. Prince "105" – Deluxe Tyler reception for $230,000 Angus bull (4’00")
  2. Sulfur – Trip through sulfur mines at Freeport (3’00")
  3. Safety Award – Humble received seven industrial safety prizes (2’00")
  4. Dogwood Trail – Visit to Woodville’s annual festival amid flowers (5’00")
  5. Browning Library – Baylor University’s Browning Collection visited (9’00")
  6. Nacogdoches Band – Annual high school concert and student show (1’00")
  7. Air National Guard – Civilians at work and drill in state defense units (3’30")

April 12, 1954

  1. Texas Round-Up – Homecoming at University of Texas with annual parade (4’30")
  2. Texas Relays – Shots at the Southwest’s biggest annual track and field meet (4’00")
  3. Safety Awards – San Antonio traffic safety awards (1’00")
  4. Baseball Camp – Branch Rickey directs Pittsburgh’s big farm at Huntsville (3’30")
  5. Big Thicket – Visiting the diminishing East Texas’ forest and streams (9’00")
  6. Easter Seal Girl – San Antonio’s Carol Albrecht, 1954 Easter Seal girl (1’00")
  7. Easter Pageant – Dallas’ annual portrayal of the Easter story (3’30")