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 Farmers Mutual Protective Association of Texas (RVOS) Posted by:  WalksfarTX
N 31° 04.174 W 097° 08.387
14R E 677473 N 3438798
Black metal marker on a metal pole at the intersection of FM 2904 and TX-320.
Waymark Code: WMWGWX
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2017
Views: 6
Marker gives the history of a Czech fraternal organization created as a means to provide insurance to farmers.
Marker Number: 1572
Marker Text:
The Farmers Mutual Protective Association of Texas (Rolnický Vzájemně Ochranný Spolek Statu Texasu ) was organized in the community of Ocker (400' NW) by nine men of Czechoslovakian descent on February 27, 1901. Created as a means of providing farmers and rural citizens with insurance coverage, the association was a cooperative effort of neighbors ready to help each other in times of need.
By the rules of the non-profit organization, only rural property was insurable, and each member was obligated to pay a share of any losses sustained by fellow members. In 1933, city property became insurable.
Association officers worked from their homes until 1946, when offices were rented in Temple. A home office was built on South 4th Street in 1950, and replaced by a new building at 2301 South 37th Street in 1981.
Charter members of the association were: Joseph R. Marek (1856-1936), Martin Stepan (1859-1935), Joseph R. Schiller (1874-1918), Frank J. Wotipka (1847-1933), Josef Wentrcek (1860-1922), F. Vincenc Schiller (1849-1941), Jan Baletka (1858-1939), Joseph Schiller (1847-1929), and Jan Zabcik (1856-1916).
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1936
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