40 Years Insuring Property Agent Tells City History
Cameron veteran S P Cross reflects on four decades in the insurance business. He recalls building risk maps before modern city mapping and fire departments. His long career includes railroad agency work, enduring billheads, and a collection of slogans and clippings in his office.
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Cameron
S. P. Cross
Insurance Department
Austin
Fire Insurance Commission
Cross
Bill Head
Weekend Visitors and Social Roundup in Jones Prairie
Helen Jennings Clarkson was a weekend guest of Mrs. R. K. Anderson of Jones Prairie. Several local residents, including Fred Starnes, Estelle Gale Earvin Campbell and T. Q. Mitchell, Hazel and Aubrey Douglas, and Kenneth Mitchell visited friends and attended a Burlington Hall dance. Ed Kinsey and wife of Maysfield joined Mrs. H. Schwarzing’s family, with Mrs. W. T. Johnson and daughter Lucille also visiting. C. J. Anderson made a business trip to Richmond, while others stopped by the Schwarting home for visits.
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Helen Jennings
R. K. Anderson
Jones Prairie
Estelle
Gale
Earvin Campbell
T. Q. Mitchell
Hazel
Aubrey Douglas
Local residents and visitors pass through area
Ed McAfee of Burlington was in town Monday afternoon. Mrs. R. K. Anderson of Jones Prairie clerked at the R. K. Anderson store Thursday. Tim Mitchell and others were in Cameron as business visitors. Fritz Schwarting of Ben Arnold visited Wednesday. Mrs. Newton Canady and family along with Mrs. W. T. Johnson and Lucille were at the Arville Canady home Monday afternoon. Buck Bell and family returned home Monday after two days with Buck Bell's mother in Burlington. Hubert Bell of Burlington stayed with the Bell family the past week. D. B. Douglas traveled to Cameron Tuesday to sell geese. Roy and Howard Douglas were in Binary Saturday. S. M. Harrell and family of Jones Prairie visited Sunday afternoon. Perry Strickler and wife were out of the community Sunday.
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Fritz Schwarting
Ben Arnold
Newton Canady
W. T. Johnson
Lucille
Arville Canady
Emma Cook Stock Company Here Tonight
The Emma May Cook Stock Company opens a week in Cameron on Thursday January 7 with new plays and vaudeville between acts. A free admission offer applies to each paying adult on opening night and prices are 30 cents for adults and 16 cents for children. The heated tent sits on the Slocomb lot and promises a good clean show with a band or orchestra.
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Emma May Cook
Cameron
Slocomb
Citation Notice for Osie Phoenix in Milam County Texas
The State of Texas commands Osie Phoenix be summoned by publication in Milam County weekly for four weeks. He must appear at the District Court in Cameron on March 4, 1929 to answer a petition filed November 13, 1928 by Leon Phoenix in case No. 10104 alleging three years abandonment.
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Milam County
Osie Phoenix
District Court
Cameron
Leon Phoenix
Worn Floor Hole Teases Car Braking Habit
A cheeky driver jokes that a floor hole under the dash was worn through by passengers trying to brake, illustrating rough use and casual attitude toward the car’s interior wear.
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Clarkson
Fred Starnes
Little Kenneth Mitchell
Kenneth Campbell
Jim Hank
Burlington Hall
Ed Kinsey
Maysfield
H. Schwarzing
Lucille of
Herman Schwarting
C. J. Anderson
Richmond
Katherine
Howard Schwarting
Tonghs
Emma May
Cook Co
Ed McAfee
Burlington
Tim Mitchell
Louie Mitchell
Frank Janicek
E. T. Campbell
Buck Bell
Mr. Bell
Hubert Bell
Buck Bell and Family
D. B. Douglas
Roy and
Howardouglas
S. M. Harrell
Perry Strickler and
Wife
Emma Cook Stock Company
Chestra
State OF
Texas
Penn Wolf
Tex
Milam Co
American Milk Products Co
The
New Industries
TEXAS _ WATER UTILITIES COMPANY
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