Llano Bridges Urged for Strengthening After Local Accident
After a Fourth of July bridge collapse near Brady that sent vehicles into a ditch and caused probable multiple fatalities, quarry workers urge reinforcement of two fragile spans near Llano. The Battery Hollow and Flag Creek crossings on State Highway 29 carry granite loads and have seen little recent repairs.
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Brady
Liano
Buttery Hollow
Burnet Road
Flag Creek
Mason’ Road
Battery Hollow
Local dealers close down to observe July Fourth
Finishing plants and quarries closed Monday as workers observed the holiday. Some attended Legion events or visited resorts, while most returned Tuesday to resume producing Llano granite, which is gaining customers in new territory.
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Legion
Llano
Secretary Knott Reports Texas Dealers Adopt Memorial Craftsmen name
Fort Worth official M C Knott explains Retail Monument Dealers Association of Texas will become the Memorial Craftsmen of Texas and join the Memorial Craftsmen of America. He details dues, audits of freight bills, and benefits, urges early remittance, and notes Llano hosts next convention in February.
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Corpus Christi
Memorial Craftsmen of America
T. B. Cassidy
Mr. Knott
Llano
Granite lasting through ages praised by Boston Globe article
Z A Blodgett of Llano sent the Boston Globe clipping praising American granite used in King’s Chapel and other Boston structures. The piece argues granite’s durability and beauty justify higher initial cost, urging Southern cities to adopt granite to boost Branite industry and long term prosperity.
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Z. A. Blodgett
Llano
Newa
Boston Globe
King’s Chapel
Texas
Lone Star
Minutes of state dealers convention to be published soon
A letter from State Secretary M. C. Knott of Fort Worth says the minutes of the recent State dealers convention at Corpus Christi are nearly finished and will go to the print shop for publication in a few days. The minutes will be longer due to important business matters and addresses by granite men, and booklets will be mailed to members and interested parties once printed. The News may submit a bid for the work, with copies returned to Secretary Knott after receipt.
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M. C. Knott
Fort Worth
Corpus Christi
Knott
Texas Dealers Optimistic About Trade Outlook
A transport through Llano shows national dealers, including A. Driscoll of the Driscoll Moritz Company with his wife, traveling from Fredericksburg. They report broad optimism for Texas business, with few regions lagging.
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Wr. A. Driscoll
Driscoll @' Moritz Company
Austin
Llano
Fredericksburg
Monument Move Requires Two Large Trucks for Transport
The Western Granite Works shipped a large memorial the first of the week to Comanche using two of the big motor trucks. The unit nearly filled the trucks on the bed after excavation near its polisher to place two rocks under the machine. Carl Johnson of Modern Monument Works in Cleburne visited the city, known for cutting fine stone carvings in the Llano country.
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Western Granite Works
Comanche
Roth
Carl Johnson
Modern Monument Works
Cleburne
Llano
Mr. Johnson
Business trip for firm to Lockhart and nearby cities
A courier reported that an executive left Tuesday morning for Lockhart and other destinations on company business. The trip aims to advance corporate interests and meet regional partners.
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Ern
Eraneite Works
Lockhart
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the Superior Stone of
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Cassaday Grey Granite Co., Inc
Llano Chamber OF CO
Superior
Liano Grey Granite Company
Pete Ahrens
Universal Granite Co. Gray, Bownds and Templeton
Teich
Llano Chamber OF Commerce
West Texas Chamber of Commeroe
Retail Monument Dealers Association of Texas
Memorial Craftsmen of Texas
Panhandla
East Texas
el Paso
Lone Star Granite
Ullano
F. M. Cassaday
Linden Foster
D. Montgomery
Sec
Treas
C. & P. Grey Granite
Cglland Chamber OF Commerca
Chas
Hinman Granite
Wor
Hinman H. M. Nich
Western Granite Worky
Smith Bros. Granite Works
Llano, Texas
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