Granite dealers navigate San Antonio for business ties
Newell Smith and wife visit San Antonio as Smith Brothers Granite Works expands business. Tim O Keefe of Lampasas plans stone orders for his plant. Sherman Marble and Granite Works seeks cutters. Likae Granite Works chief Naveton travels to meet clients. Western Granite Works broker Vance Wallace lobbies for more shipments. Baldwin of Dealers Granite Corp reports strong San Antonio trade and expands quarry capacity.
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Newell Smith
San Antonio
Tim O'Keefe
Lampasas
Llane
O'Keefe
Vance Wallace
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Western Granite Works
Alamo City
Wallace
Papartigh
Texas Granite Demand: Local Buyers Seek Texas Stone
The message urges customers to keep Texas money in Texas by ordering Texas Granite. It emphasizes sourcing from local quarries and supporting regional industry. No other firms or dates are mentioned.
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Texas
Plants to Close for Christmas Week in Llano
Practically every plant in Llano will close for most of the coming week so workers may have a few days off for Christmas. Closures begin Saturday and likely resume operations mid next week due to heavy orders.
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Llano
Five Ton Memorial Hauled by Truck to San Angelo
The Western Granite Works delivered a large five ton memorial finished in their plant to a San Angelo dealer. The monument required a large truck and trailer due to its size. Much of the finished work is now being shipped by truck from Llano, a method growing in popularity among dealers.
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San Angelo
Western
Llano
Will Purchase Memorial For Texas Lady Grave
Mrs. Robert Turley of Waco plans a memorial for Mrs. Sarah Dodson grave in Llano district. Daughters of the Republic will fund and place opaline granite marker with design and inscription undecided. Scott Edman and Pete Beiter from Burnet were in Llano for stock purchase and social visits.
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Texas
Sarah Dodson
Robert Turley
Waco
Liano
Daughters of the Republic
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Scott Edman
Pete Beiter
Burnet
Mr. Edman
Mr. Beiter
Llano
Memorial dealer Hagelstein visits Llano amid strong business
John Hagelstein a prominent memorial dealer from San Angelo visited Llano last week and reported good business. The brief note lists WANTHED General Granite Cutter and Irkel Monumental Works of San Antonio, Texas with the date 11-12-2.
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John Hagelstein
San Angelo
Llano
Tonehe City
Irkel Monumental Works
San Antonio
Texas
All Plants Operate Under Adverse Weather Conditions
The extreme cold spell has slowed quarry and finishing plant operations in Llano. Workers face near freezing tasks as the biting weather makes handling cold granite nearly impossible for the cutters and crews.
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Llano
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Alano
Lu. H. Baldwin
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Baldwin
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Llano Chamber
Merry Christmas
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Llano Chamber OF Commerce
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Llano, Texas
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