Fifteen Texas Buildings Added To National Register
Fifteen Texas buildings have been accepted for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places as of mid December. The Restoration Department credits high quality nominations and notes all state owned structures are automatically listed. Selected Texas sites include Jefferson area houses and districts in Galveston, the Driskill Hotel in Austin, the U S Arsenal in San Antonio, and Ursuline Academy. The register aims to prevent demolition when federal funds are involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Restoration Department
Survey Committee
National Register Office
Washington, D.C
William J. Murtagh
National Register
Jefferson
Alley-Carlson
Epperson-McNutt
Jefferson Playhouse
United States Post Office
Excelsior
Galveston
George Sealy
Old Red
University of Texas Medical Branch
Ashton Villa
J. M. Brown
Strand
East End
Moody Foundation
Austin
Driskill
Lundberg
Ighway Department
French Legation
San Antonio
U. S. Arsenal
Ursuline Academy
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Miss Ima Hogg Wins National Award for Preservation Work
Miss Ima Hogg, noted Texas philanthropist and daughter of former Governor Jim Hogg, received an Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History for her achievements in preservation and restoration. The honor will be presented later. Her projects include the Warner-Hogg Plantation, Governor Hogg's Honeymoon Cottage at Quitman, Stinson house at Quitman, and the Winedale Inn Properties at Round Top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ima Hogg
Texas
American Association For State and
Miss Hogg
Jim Hogg
Warner-Hogg
Governor Hogg
Quitman
Stinson
Winedale Inn
Round Top
Miss Hogg Receives Honor After Landmark Donations
Four books were cited with Certificates of Commendation as Miss Hogg gave the Bayou Bend furniture to the Houston Museum of Fine Arts and founded the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. She joins the first State Survey Committee with a 1953 term. Richmond D. Williams announced the awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayou Bend
Houston Museum of Fine Arts
Hogg Foundation For Mental Health
Miss Hogg
Richmond D. Williams
Southwest
Joe B. Frantz
J. Frank Dobie
Mary Louise McVicker
Panhandle
Dulcie Sullivan
Clovis Heimsath
Master Casting: Practice Turns Angler into Pro
The piece explains master casting comes from persistent practice and time, rain or shine. It profiles Bill Carter of Dallas as a top Texas caster who learned in stores, performs feats like flipping ashes at 10 paces and dropping a lure in a tin cup at 20, and highlights tricks such as the black light demo and various casts.
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Texas
Bill Carter
Dallas
Bill
Zebco
Evans
Newton
Roadrunner
New Subscriptions Offer for Papers and Heralds
The notice promotes a yearly subscription rate of five dollars and fifty cents for in county readers and six dollars and ninety cents for out of county. It also lists 104 Heralds and provides contact details with Cameron’s phone number 697-6671 for more information, attributed to THE CAMERON HERALD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekend Herald
Heralds
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Brownsville
South Texas Heritage Foundation
The
Historical Survey Committee
Truett Latimer
National Historic Preservation Act
RAE Ss
Cameron
Cameron Herald
FUNK
Milford
Joe Rosson
Rosson
Mertens
Marvin Finch
Irene
Ronnie Loveless
Snook
Edmund Sebesta, JR
Ray Loveless
Ther Funhk
Gameron Seed CO
Brazos River
Cameron, Texas
Temple
Weslaco
Beeville
Italy
Paul Boyd
Gregory
MR. Farmer
Cameron, Tex
Batte
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