Wimberley Revisited by Jim Garner
Jim Garner recounts his visit to Wimberley and Houston as sister cities, highlighting Market Square's nightlife, unique venues like The Four Seasons and Faust performances, and the upscale River Oaks area with Miss Ima Hogg's Bayou Bend estate and collection. The piece blends local charm with Houston’s cultural richness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Garner
Wimberley
Houston
Texas
Market Square
Village Inn
Les Quatre Saisons
4 Seasons
Bismark
Parthenon
River Oaks
Ima Hogg
Bayou Bend
Houston Museum of Fine Arts
Advertisers join The Wimberley Mill boosts local readers
The Wimberley Mill announces new advertisers Gazebo and Woods Brothers Clothiers as it expands Hays County participation. It notes the paper is the only all-Wimberley regular publication and recalls the short lived Wimberley Mountaineer Hope of Wimberley from 1909. It highlights Miss Hogg’s philanthropy and Houston’s civic riches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimberley Mill
Gazebo
Woods Brothers, Clothiers
Hays County
Wimberley
Buck
Europe
Kitty
Apollo 12 flag designer Ross Rainey honored
A clipping recalls Ross Rainey who designed the flag for Apollo 12 and earned Eagle Scout rank at El Rancho Cima. The crew sent a cable to Annapolis promising the flag will be returned after quarantine and praised Rainey for his senior ring design and achievements in Wimberley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Rancho Cima
Devils Backbone
Wimberley
Ross Rainey
Rainey Designs Ring for 71 Class at Navy Academy
David Ross Rainey, a junior at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, designed the Navy flag carried by the Apollo 12 astronauts on the Moon flight. He is from Houston and Wimberley, Texas, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Rainey and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Rainey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ross Rainey
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
Navy
David Rainey
Houston
R. L. Rainey
Wimberley
Ross
Wimerley
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U.S. Military Academy
Army
Moon
Mr. Buck Winn
Rainey
Blanco River
Larry Fowler
Elie
Carsons
Pape
tabBurk
Federal Reserve System US
Federal
Bpurange
Post
San Marcos
Stony Ridge Stables
Western
Larry and
Marsha Fowler
Wimberley. Tex
J& J
Country Store
Jean Garland
Kimberley, Texas
Pennington Memorial
Pennington Funeral Home, Inc
Edna Allbright
San Marcos, Texas
Bill Pennington
Dick van Dyke
Learning Tree
Kyle Johnson
Michael Caine
Laurence Olivier
Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kids
Paul Newman
Robert Redford
Katharine Rosa
Southwest Drive-in Theatre
Cameron Mitchell
John Carradine
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