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Bryan Boyd
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Bryan Boyd, shipping clerk who co-purchased the dismantled factory property from Ball in 1954
Bridges the factory’s working history and its post-closure afterlife — an employee who later became a property owner of the same site. Listed as “Bryan Boyd, shipping clerk” in 1973 marker-dedication photo captions, he co-purchased the dismantled factory property with Harry J. Schulz in 1954.
Co-purchased the dismantled factory property with Harry J. Schulz from Ball Glass Corporation, recorded September 21, 1954 (Volume 164, page 285, County Clerk’s Office, George West, Live Oak County). [ev-0041] Per the record, the two men tried unsuccessfully to interest other glass companies in reopening the plant before eventually selling its salvageable refractory materials to Mexican manufacturers.
See Also
- Harry J. Schulz — co-purchaser of the factory property in 1954