Back in Time, April 26: Marble champions

The photo on the left is a Daily Republic photo from May 4, 1940. John Colteaux is pictured on the left and Rodney Watson on the right. Rodney Watson was the champion and John Colteaux was the runner-up in the city marble tournament held in Mitchell the previous week. They represented Mitchell in the state tournament held in Aberdeen the week after the photo where Watson placed twelfth and Colteaux took seventh place.

The photo on the right is dated May 9, 1941 in The Daily Republic. Kenneth Endres is on the left and Eugene Hoyt is pictured on the right, respectively the champion and runner-up. They represented Mitchell at the state competition in Aberdeen. Mitchell’s tourney was sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the WPA (Works Progress Administration) recreation center. Endres was a student at Notre Dame in the eighth grade. Eugene represented the Junior High. All the local schools participated in the marble competition held in Mitchell.

— Linda Oster, Researcher

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