100 YEARS AGO…
Rockdale High School is fortunate in its selection of a principal and coach for the coming term, having secured Mr. W.T. “Billy” Magee, of Georgetown. Mr. Magee was here the past week and signed contract with the school board. Mr. Magee is a Georgetown boy, a member of one of the best families of that city. He is a graduate of Southwestern University, receiving his degree this spring, and making a record for scholarship. He majored in the sciences and will have charge of the Science Department in Rockdale High School, also being principal of the high school. In addition to his school work Mr. Magee will coach athletics, and followers of high school athletics may be assured that Rockdale High athletes will be in good hands.
At the Tuesday night meeting of the Chamber of Commerce the sum of $100 was appropriated to apply on the purchase of a new street grader and tractor which the business interests of the town are buying. The American Legion has appropriated $150 toward this purchase, and business firms and individuals are making up the balance, with a liberal donation from W.E. Gaither.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Lee, who in their easy, hospitable, genuinely southern style, at their suburban home, gave much pleasure to a very large gathering of friends on Wednesday evening of last week, when they spread a banquet table on the lawn at the twilight hour for more than a hundred guests, where all was merry and as happy as good company, good welcome and a lovely repast could make good people.
The editor of The Reporter leaves tonight for San Antonio, where, under the skillful fingers of Dr. H.H. Ogilvie at Baylor Hospital, he will undergo an operation for the removal of the gall bladder. He will doubtless be away from his desk for several weeks, and during that time the paper will be under the management of the associate editor, Mr. Will E. James. The editor cordially commends Mr. James to Reporter patrons and trusts they will accord him a liberal patronage and complete cooperation for the good of the paper and the community as a whole.
40 YEARS AGO…
The 1983-1984 Rockdale High School Big Blue Band has placed fourth in the state in the annual Texas Music Educators Association contest, according to director Jim Perry, who was notified of the honor last week. “We are just as pleased as we could be,” Perry said. “We considered it a great honor earlier in the summer when Rockdale was named honor band for our region by the TMEA because that meant we beat out a couple of outstanding bands in Robinson and Midlothian.
20 YEARS AGO…
Okay, rock and roll fans, the Knights of Columbus Hall is the place for you on Thursday night. The Milam Opry will present “Rock, Roll and Remember” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday with guests Kaytie Austin and Jade performing hits from the 1950s and 60s.
10 YEARS AGO…
The City of Rockdale’s Tourism Board on Monday endorsed a request from the Rockdale Historical Society for $11,280 in hotel-motel tax for the I&GN Historical Depot. City council members are to make a final decision during their Monday session at City Hall.
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