A. Lamm
PIONEER PLANO RESIDENT DIES AT AGE OF 74
McKinney Democrat, May 25, 1934
INTERMENT IN PLANO THURSDAY FOR A. LAMM
The body of A. Lamm, 74, resident of Plano many years and who died Sunday morning while visiting in New Orleans, was brought to Plano Wednesday where funeral services were conducted by the Rev. J. D. Thomas, pastor of the Plano Methodist church at Restland Memorial park. His son, Gilbert Lamm, of Los Angeles, with whom Mr. Lamm had made his home since 1930, was present for the funeral services.
Mr. Lamm was born in New Orleans, but, with his parents, moved to Dallas in 1873. The family went from Dallas to Plano and Mr. Lamm’s father was in the mercantile business there until his store and stock of goods were destroyed by the fire Aug. 26, 1881, which burned fifty-two buildings.
In the meantime, Mr. Lamm had learned telegraphy and in1880 was appointed night operator for the Houston & Texas Central at Melissa. He was later transferred to Dallas for a short time and then to Plano as operator, clerk and express agent. He only lacked seven months of having been with the H. & T. C. fifty years when he was retired on a pension at his own request and went to Los Angeles.
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Veteran Correspondent.
Mr. Lamm became correspondent for The Galveston News soon after moving to Plano and, when The Dallas Morning News was established in 1885 he became its Plano correspondent and held that position until he moved to California. At that time he had the distinction of being one of the oldest correspondents of The News in point of service, if not the oldest, for he had represented the paper ever since its first issue.
When the Lamms came to Texas, there was no rail connection between Louisiana and this part of the state. They took a Morgan line steamer at what is now Morgan City, La., and steamed around to Galveston.
Mr. Lamm was attending high school in New Orleans when the Northern Governor attempted to have Negro children attend school with white children. Two Negro children walked into the high school one day and every white student walked out. Young Lamm then attended a Jesuit college in New Orleans until his parents moved to Texas, completing his education in the old Spring Creek school and the public schools of Plano.
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Covered Three Robberies.
During his services as correspondent for The News he covered three robberies of the Plano National bank. In 1893 the safe was blown at night, as a train was passing, the noise was not heard in town, and the robbers escaped with $20,000. In 1920 robbers got $45,000 in registered United States bonds and about $20,000 in unregistered bonds, and shot the two night watchmen in making their escape. In 1927 a daylight robbery was staged, but the bandits only got away with about $900.
But in 1930 Mr. Lamm finally decided he had enough of railroading and corresponding for a newspaper and resigned both positions. He had been taking things easy for four years and was visiting his birthplace when his unexpected death came.
McKinney Democrat, May 25, 1934
INTERMENT IN PLANO THURSDAY FOR A. LAMM
The body of A. Lamm, 74, resident of Plano many years and who died Sunday morning while visiting in New Orleans, was brought to Plano Wednesday where funeral services were conducted by the Rev. J. D. Thomas, pastor of the Plano Methodist church at Restland Memorial park. His son, Gilbert Lamm, of Los Angeles, with whom Mr. Lamm had made his home since 1930, was present for the funeral services.
Mr. Lamm was born in New Orleans, but, with his parents, moved to Dallas in 1873. The family went from Dallas to Plano and Mr. Lamm’s father was in the mercantile business there until his store and stock of goods were destroyed by the fire Aug. 26, 1881, which burned fifty-two buildings.
In the meantime, Mr. Lamm had learned telegraphy and in1880 was appointed night operator for the Houston & Texas Central at Melissa. He was later transferred to Dallas for a short time and then to Plano as operator, clerk and express agent. He only lacked seven months of having been with the H. & T. C. fifty years when he was retired on a pension at his own request and went to Los Angeles.
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Veteran Correspondent.
Mr. Lamm became correspondent for The Galveston News soon after moving to Plano and, when The Dallas Morning News was established in 1885 he became its Plano correspondent and held that position until he moved to California. At that time he had the distinction of being one of the oldest correspondents of The News in point of service, if not the oldest, for he had represented the paper ever since its first issue.
When the Lamms came to Texas, there was no rail connection between Louisiana and this part of the state. They took a Morgan line steamer at what is now Morgan City, La., and steamed around to Galveston.
Mr. Lamm was attending high school in New Orleans when the Northern Governor attempted to have Negro children attend school with white children. Two Negro children walked into the high school one day and every white student walked out. Young Lamm then attended a Jesuit college in New Orleans until his parents moved to Texas, completing his education in the old Spring Creek school and the public schools of Plano.
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Covered Three Robberies.
During his services as correspondent for The News he covered three robberies of the Plano National bank. In 1893 the safe was blown at night, as a train was passing, the noise was not heard in town, and the robbers escaped with $20,000. In 1920 robbers got $45,000 in registered United States bonds and about $20,000 in unregistered bonds, and shot the two night watchmen in making their escape. In 1927 a daylight robbery was staged, but the bandits only got away with about $900.
But in 1930 Mr. Lamm finally decided he had enough of railroading and corresponding for a newspaper and resigned both positions. He had been taking things easy for four years and was visiting his birthplace when his unexpected death came.
