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Alma maters fuel big business for college memorabilia
The piece notes how graduates crave school branded items from chairs to door chimes and toilet seats, with Ohio State and Texas A&M emblematic. Colleges seek donations and visibility, while suppliers face mixed demand as alumni buy vast amounts of memorabilia. Brannon, an Ohio State alum, envies Aggie items but remains a devoted Buckeye.
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Dow Jones
Ottaway News Service
Thomas A. Brannon
Newark
Ohio
Ohio State
Texas A&m
Aggie
College Station
Frank Jones
Indiana University
Mr. Brannon
S. Bent & Bros
Nichols & Stone Co
Buck Veirus
Association of Former Students At
Weirus
Azaleene Covey
Brady
CWRU
Sanitary Specialty Manufacturing Co
Cleveland
David L. Balliett
Sanitary