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"Texas In Review"

Weekly Log -- July 23, 1956 - November 12, 1956

July 23, 1956

  1. Profile of a Texan – W. T. Bonner (Cattleman Profile) (6’12").**
  2. Commercial - #56-2 (1’20").
  3. Flair for Flavor – Adams Extract Company Opening (3’20").
  4. The Builder’s Helper – Gypsum Story (7’12").
  5. Commercial - #56-12 (1’00").
  6. The Popular Peach – Peach Raising and Shipping (3’57").**
  7. Storybook Land – (4’00").

** Removed from reel 10/19/56


July 30, 1956

  1. Backyard Treat – Barbecue Story (5’28").
  2. The Llano River – (2’40").
  3. Commercial - #56-15 (1’03").
  4. Texas’ Quail Hatchery – (6’57").
  5. Vacation Bible Schools – (2’20").
  6. Commercial - #56-13 (1’08").
  7. Electronic Exploration – Oil Well Logging (5’48").
  8. Golf on the Plains – Odessa Golf Tournament (2"00").

August 6, 1956

  1. In Black and White – Skunk Ranch (5’57").
  2. Commercial - #56-14 (1’21").
  3. Picture Problems – Vacation Pictures (5’29").
  4. Cinderella City – Corpus Christi (4’31").
  5. Commercial - #56-10 (1’20").
  6. Model Flyers – Model Airplane Championships (6’19").
  7. Sands at Monahans – Sand Hills Parks (1’43").

August 13, 1956

  1. Six-Man Football – (4’02").
  2. Tourist of the Day – (3’47").
  3. Commercial - #56-4 (56").
  4. The Red River – (7’53").
  5. Ounce of Prevention – Fire Inspector (3’01").
  6. Commercial - #56-15 (1’03").
  7. House of Promise – McKnight State TB Hospital (2’46").
  8. Lone Star Playoff – State Softball Tournament (3’26").

August 20, 1956

  1. Motorcycle Masters – Police Motorcycle Drill Team (5’00").
  2. Summer Pastime – Domino Game (2’24").
  3. Commercial - #56-14 (1’21").
  4. Upper Gulf Coast – Vacation Spot (6’43").
  5. Croquet – (4’32").
  6. Commercial - #56-6 (58").
  7. Jr. Sheriff’s Posse – (4’06").
  8. Handweavers – (2’30").

August 27, 1956

  1. Straight and Sure – Archery (6’32").
  2. Commercial - #56-16 (1’26").
  3. Fabricated for Fun – Playground Equipment (3’14").
  4. The Versatile Quarter Horse – Quarter Horse Show (6’32").
  5. Commercial - #56-5 (3’30").
  6. Tomorrow’s Range – Range Improvement (3’30").
  7. Preparations for Football – Athletic Trainers Meeting and Football Officials and Announcers Meeting (5’0").

September 3, 1956

  1. Birds of Clay – Skeet Shooting (5’18")
  2. Children’s Museum – Fort Worth Children’s Museum (4’24").
  3. Commercial - #56-2 (1’20").
  4. Police Training School – (6’46").
  5. Figurine Workshop – Papier Mache Figures (56").
  6. Commercial - #56-4 (56").
  7. USS Alamo – (2’50").

September 10, 1956

  1. Neiman-Marcus Awards – (2’20").
  2. Palo Duro Pageant – Indian Pageant (4’02").
  3. Commercial - #56-21 (51").
  4. Within the Law – Crimemobile American Bar Association Southwestern Legal Center (5’38").
  5. Wool Festival – San Angelo Wool Fiesta (5’04").
  6. Commercial - #56-11 (1’09").
  7. Limelight on Lampasas – Lampasas County Centennial (1’09").
  8. Champs Play Off – Amateur Softball Tournament (3’02").

September 17, 1956

  1. Pitching Horseshoes – (5’32").
  2. Commercial - #56-21 (51").
  3. Artistry in Yarn – Tapestry Weaving (5’05").
  4. Baseball to Blossoms – Jerry Witte-Landscaper (5’36").
  5. Commercial - #56-13 (1’08").
  6. South Plains – Vacation Trails (4’52").
  7. Fun to be Fooled – Magicians (4’08").

September 24, 1956

  1. Portrait of a Texan-Jess M. West – Pharmacist of the Year (6’06").
  2. Commercial - #56-10 (1’20").
  3. Football Highlights – SMU vs Notre Dame (4’00").
  4. Football Highlights – Texas A&M vs Villanova (3’05").
  5. Football Highlights – Texas vs USC (4’00").
  6. Football Highlights – Rice vs Alabama (3’53").
  7. Commercial - #56-1 (1’16").
  8. Citizen Firemen – Volunteer Firemen (3’56").

October 1, 1956

  1. Woodcarver’s Art – John G. Auer (5’22").
  2. Saddle Up! – Horseback Riding (5’30").
  3. Commercial - #56-6 (58").
  4. SMU vs Georgia Tech - (4’29").
  5. Baylor vs Texas Tech – (5’16").
  6. Commercial - #56-15 (1’03").
  7. Outboard Champs – Outboard Motorboat Races (4’05").

October 8, 1956

  1. Assembly Line Bones – Plastic Skeleton (5’56").
  2. Salute to Pine – Dibell Day (1’50").
  3. Commercial - #56-3 (59").
  4. Rice vs LSU – (3’39").
  5. Texas vs West Virginia – (3’32").
  6. TCU vs Arkansas – (3’45").
  7. Texas A&M vs Texas Tech – (3’55").
  8. Commercial - #56-14 (1’21").
  9. The Pesky Pollen – Hay Fever (2’22").
  10. Oil Progress Week Announcements – (11").

October 15, 1956

  1. Annual Art Show – Painting and Sculpter Show (3’41").
  2. Nutrition Conference – Texas Nutrition Conference (1’39").
  3. Echoes of a Century – Atascosa County Centennial (3’14").
  4. Commercial – OPW-#56-22 (1’16").
  5. Texas vs Oklahoma – (5’06").
  6. Texas A&M vs Houston – (5’02").
  7. Arkansas vs Baylor – (4’34").
  8. Commercial - #56-5 (54").
  9. Come and Take It Day – Gonzales Celebration (1’36").

October 22, 1956

  1. Dallas-Fort Worth Area – Vacation Trails (4’05").
  2. 100 Years Wise – Wise County Centennial (3’31").
  3. Commercial - #56-2 (1’20").
  4. Texas A&M vs TCU – (4’33").
  5. Rice vs SMU – (4’18").
  6. Texas vs Arkansas – (4’48").
  7. Commercial - #56-4 (56").
  8. Oil Progress Week – (2’30").

October 29, 1956

  1. High School Politicians – Allan Jr. High Convention-Austin (4’03").
  2. Southwest Conference Bands – Prinicipally Longhorn Band (4’03").
  3. Commercial - #56-16 (1’26").
  4. Wheels on the Sand – Jeep Derby-Padre Island (2’04").
  5. Rice vs Texas – (4’54").
  6. TCU vs Miami – (4’01").
  7. Commercial - #55-20 (53").
  8. Baylor vs Texas A&M - (4’56").
  9. Kern Tips Sync – Vote Plug (46").

November 5, 1956

  1. Pecos Portrait – Pecos Valley (5’22").
  2. Celebrity Golf – Celebrities Playing Golf in Dallas (2’04").
  3. Commercial - #56-11 (1’09").
  4. Boots and Bouquets – Gussie Nell Davis’ Day-Kilgore (1’50").
  5. Rice vs Utah – (4’11").
  6. TCU vs Baylor – (3’27").
  7. Texas A&M vs Arkansas – (4’05").
  8. Commercial - #55-20 (53").
  9. Texas vs SMU – (3’53").

November 12, 1956

  1. Bayou Hunters – Alligator Hunt (4’36").
  2. Artists Jamboree – in San Antonio (1’29").
  3. Commercial - #56-12 (1’00").
  4. U of T Dads – University of Texas Dads Association (2’00").
  5. Baylor vs Texas – (3’15").
  6. Texas Tech vs TCU – (4’04").
  7. Arkansas vs Rice – (4’56").
  8. Commercial - #56-7 (1’17").
  9. SMU vs Texas A&M – (4’04").