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Newspaper

Cameron Herald

Location

Cameron, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1940

Page

7

Captain A N Owen Dies After Fatal Highway Collision

Captain A N Owen age 58 in charge of Harlem state prison farm died after his sedan collided with a moving van on the Houston-San Antonio Highway near Missouri City in Ft Bend County. Investigators say the truck swerved and struck Owens car, both vehicles demolished, he died at St Joseph's Infirmary. Funeral set for Richmond at 3 pm with Rev G Z Sadler officiating. Surviving wife, mother, three daughters and three sisters.

A N. Owen Harlem St. Joseph’s Infirmary Houston-San Antonio Missouri City Ft. Bend County Jack Matthews Hyde Park Funeral Home Owen Houston Matthews Thomas Whiteside Harlem No. 1 New Orleans Whitesides Whiteside Captin Owen Eastham Blue Ridge T. A. Binford Harris County Fort Bend County S. L. Bishop A. A. McMurray E. J. Buckley Norfleet Hill Ft. Bend Fort Bend Richmond G. Z. Sadler Alif Owen

50 Year Old Chair at Court House Sent to Repair Shop

The oldest furniture piece in Milam County Court House, a solid oak swivel chair in the county judge’s office, was ordered to the repair shop by Judge Jeff T. Kemp after fifty years of use. The chair dates from 1890, has leather upholstery and a carved head rest, and has served eight judges including E. Y Terrell, Sam Streetman, E. B. Muse, Major W. M. McGregor, R. B. Pool, John Watson, Graham Gillin, and Kemp.

Milam County Court House Jeff T. Kemp E. Y Terrell Sam Streetman E. B. Muse Major W. M. McGregor R. B. Pool John Watson Graham Gillin Kemp Rockdale

Miss Frances and Tom White Spent Tuesday in Houston

Frances White and Tom White traveled to Houston on Tuesday for unspecified activities. The brief note records their trip without additional context or outcomes.

Miss Frances Tom White Houston

Insurance Company Forecloses Farms for Horse Power

June 1940 tract reports show a large insurer owning thousands of farms via deed or foreclosure rehabilitating them for rental or sale. Agricultural Director concludes tractors are unprofitable on farms under 160 acres and that horse power yields higher incomes, applying to about 5 million of the 6.8 million U.S. farms.

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Albert Owen Houston Chronicle St. Joseph's Hyde Park Tom Maes Sherriff's Department Captain Owen Hazel Winston Alline Maresh Louis Milby R. G. Stidham R. B. Rylander Cameron Ewell Jackson San Marcos Rush Roane B. C. McKnight R. A. Bassett P. B. Muller Blakely Winston Buck Flanagan Jim Cage Cameron’s Green's Burial Association Green’s Burial Association Cameron, Texas Green Texas Actuns of AU Electric Tp&l Texas Power & Light Company Court House North United States I. J. Beckerman Cameron Texas Milam County Mamie A. Hefley
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