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Charles R. Tips
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Founder of both the town of Three Rivers (1913) and the Three Rivers Glass Company (1922). Served as secretary/treasurer 1922-1929, then president from 1929. Lost the factory in a 1936 foreclosure he attributed to a treacherous attorney. Central figure across nearly every source in this collection.
Next action: None — fully documented. Death date not yet established; worth a follow-up lookup if a museum exhibit needs a full lifespan.
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Why Track This
The founder and central subject of the entire collection. Primary-source author (two letters, 1971 and 1973) for most of what is known about the company’s founding and loss.
Current State
Full biography compiled at charles-r-tips. Born June 5, 1892; university-educated (UT Austin, 1912); founded Hamiltonburg/Three Rivers 1913; founded the glass company 1922 (as secretary/treasurer under first president James Kapp); became company president 1929; lost the factory to Ball Brothers’ foreclosure December 1936; recalled to Army service in WWII; later a Dallas real estate developer and Texas Historical Survey Committee officer.
Next Action
None required. Optional: confirm death date for a complete lifespan if this becomes a physical exhibit label.
Notes
Cross-reference: ball-brothers-foreclosure-and-antitrust-case, tips-glass-sales-corporation, three-rivers-glass-closure-timeline-dispute. 27 blog posts on the public site reference him directly.