Wax Camps in Big Bend Spotlight Curious Local Industry
In the Big Bend region, wax camps harvest candelilla wax from desert plants. Workers, many Mexican nationals, boil the weed in vats, extract wax, and load chunks onto burros for sale to buyers in Alpine and Marfa. The operation exists with minimal infrastructure and occasional Border Patrol scrutiny.
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Big Bend
Alpine
Tex
Texas
Bie
Marfa
Mexico
South America
Rio
U. S
Border Patrol
Castolon
Presidio
Ojinaga
Family visitors gather at Moseley home
Guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Moseley include their daughter Miss Ouita Moseley of Washington D C. Mrs. Moseley's sister Mrs. D B McDonald and Mr. McDonald of Fort Worth another sister Mrs. C M Barrier and a brother J H Clements both of Abilene.
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A. W. Moseley
Ouita Moseley
Washington, D. C
Typewriter Ribbons and Supplies Listed for All Makes
Advertisement lists typewriter ribbons cot ton silk and carbon for all models including IBM with standard herald branding and availability.
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IBM
Ite
Standard Herald
Church Services and Schedules Across Brady Area
A consolidated church listing for Brady and surroundings notes service times, prayers, and events. Multiple denominations including Episcopal Presbyterian Gospel Tabernacle Catholic Baptist and more list Sunday worship mornings evenings and midweek activities along with study groups and choir rehearsals.
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Gospel Tabernacle
East Pearl St
L. Grimes
KNEL
Family reunion gathers in Richards Park
Meeting Sunday June 18 at Richards Park brought together the Selsbery family and relatives from across Texas and New Mexico. Attendees included L W Selsbery, R J Reavis, James Reavis, Horace Davis, R A Martin, Hempel family, Solsherys, Trouts, Browns, and others from San Saba, Rocksprings, San Angelo, Brownwood, Artesia New Mexico, Eden, Lohn, Rescue.
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Richards Park
L. W. Selsbery
R. J. Reavis
James Reavis
Debra
John
San Saba
Horace Davis
R. A. Martin
Donald
Natalia
Chris Hempel
Michelle
Austin
J. T. Solaber
Rescue
L. W. Solshery
Belinda Perry
Taylor Solshery
Gertrude
Jo Ann
San Angelo
Morris Reavis
David
Brownwood
James Smith
Melany
Mark
Artesia
New Mexico
Joe Pat Jones
Gayla
Sherri
Dee
Eden
Ebb
Solshery
Fowler
D. N. Solshbery
Nelson
Phyllis
Patty
Debbie
Lohn
Smith Reunion at Christoval Relatives Attend Gathering
Relatives and friends gathered in Christoval for the Smith reunion with attendees from Brady San Antonio Eldorado Abilene Ozona Rankin Odessa Sheffield San Angelo and other nearby towns. Families listed include Smith Craw ford Hurd Jones Mackey Calley Trigg and Wright among numerous others.
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Christoval
Ben Smith
Walter Hurd
Bobby Hurd
Dixie
Elaine
Frank Crawford, Sr
Brady
Leo Smith
Louw Ann
San Antonio
Mattie Thornton
H. T. Thigpen
Jerry Jones
Joey
Chuck
Jimmy Mackey
H. S. Wright
Tommy
San Angelo
Deen and Pressure Sensitive Letters Across Sites
The Standard Office documents a study on how letter forms and numbers adapt to various sites. Findings highlight material behavior, consistency challenges, and implications for typography standards in mixed media usage.
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Standard Office
Library seeks missing National Geographic issues and local histories
The M. Macks Richards Memorial Library requests help locating about a dozen missing National Geographic issues dated 1957 to 1966 including March September November 1966 and 1957 months, plus Tarzan titles and county histories of Texas. Readers are urged to supply copies to complete the collections and cover about 217 remaining Texas counties.
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FF. M.macks Richards Memorial Library
National Geographic Magazine
Bidden
Tarzan
Texas
Anderson
Bell
Brown
Tosque
Coleman
Collin
Concho
Cooke
Comfort
Coryell
Crockett
Crosby
Dawson
Eastland
Gillespie
Grayson
Gree
Guadalupe
Haskell
Hill
Hood
Kerr
McCulloch
Mason
Milen
Mills
Montage
Moseley
Robertson
Rusk
Schleicher
Scurry
Smith
Travis
Ward
Washington
Zapata
Llano Granite Still In Demand
Llano granite from Texas remains sought after as the industry peaks in 1950 with 40 ton mass shipments and a monumental move to Austin. Quarried since 1888, the Pink stone powered a Rangers Monument base and spurred a granite boom despite higher costs and a shift to cheaper sources. Advances in machinery and wider capital raise hope for renewed demand.
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Capitol Grounds
Austin
Chicago
Kansas City
Granite Industry in Lianna A Century of Stone Trade
The Lianna granite story traces early quarries and Frank Teich works established in 1900. Pioneers like David Stewart and Blodgett launched polishing and transport advances, with F M Cassady moving granite by road. By 1945 the trade declined, yet deep stone and limited quarries remain, keeping Lianna among few U S sites with commercial granite.
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Cme
Kine Ley
Port Worth
Chicago
Finley
Kansas City
Frank Teich
Teich
Mexico
David Stewart
Ile
ZA Blodgett
T W. Norton
Blodgett
F. M. Cassady
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. L. Grimes Gospel Tabernacle
Whirlpool Corporation
Brady, Texas
Butane Co., Inc
Moseleys
Edward C. Lyckman
Carolyn Lou Graham
Ronald Eugene Rugh
Ballinger
Ashley M. Rugh
Bandera
Trinity Methodist Church
Church News
Brady Presbyterian
Blackburn
Robert FE. Graham
Women's Association
Mizpah
Central Baptist Church
China St
Doe Priddy
Training Union
WMU
Ga’s
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Evans J. Burleson
East Sweden Presbyterian
Robert E. Graham
N. Grant
Boudinott Sts
W. H. Marshall
Southside Church of Christ
South Hich and Burns Sts
Co. BR
Mansfield
General Assembly
Church of the Nazarene
N. College
Lewis S. Redwine
Assembly of God Church
South
Walnut Street
Gale Rensink
Women Missionary Council
Church of Christ Pourth
Bridge
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
South Church
Richard Mayerhoff
Dallas
First Christian Church
Pill R. Boswell
Children’s Department
CYF Fellowship
First Baptist Church
Brody
Bill Kenney
Lake Brownwood
Chotr
Higginbotham
Solsbery
the Commercial National Bank
Commercial National Bank of
Grady
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
the Commercial National Bank of
Member
Library News
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Shurroughs
Tarzan the Terrible
Tarzan the Invincible
Llano
K. Finley
Baird
Mrs Bairds
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