100 YEARS AGO…
The city council met in regular session and transacted routine business. Tom Marrs and Branch Lewis, two newly-elected aldermen, qualified and organization of the body for the ensuing year was effected. Marrs was elected Mayor Pro Tem.
Due entirely to editorial carelessness The Reporter failed to chronicle the annual election of officers by the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce. Dr. J.P. Sparks was elected president, being elevated from the office of vice president which he held last year. Judge Ed Gunn was elected vice president.
The Ford runabout of Dr. J.P. Sparks was stolen from the garage at his home and was recovered at Thrall, where it had been abandoned after having lost a casing and rim. It is thought that local parties took the car out for a joy ride to Taylor and abandoned it when the tire played out on them.
A man fell in a faint on the sidewalk in front of W.E. White’s store on Trades Day. When someone asked Mr. White what was the matter with the man he replied that he had just told him about his Trades Day bargains and the low prices quoted gave the man a severe shock.
In the school election, little or no interest was manifested. Messrs. Graves, Isaacs, Phillips and Cooke were elected to succeed themselves.
The Parent-Teacher Association completed the installation of nearly $200 worth of playground equipment on the campus of the Rockdale Public School. The equipment consisted of swings, bars and rings. The construction was of the very best quality and the equipment would last for years and constitute a boon for the little folks. The PTA was doing splendid work for the school and was deserving of the hearty support of the public.
40 YEARS AGO…
Three Milam County men were charged with burglary and a large number of stolen items from area thefts and break-ins were recovered at three locations, one a Rockdale residence.
Mayor Bi l l Aver e t t snipped the ribbon at the official grand opening of the new Senior Citizens Center at 765 Green St. The $112,500 center was funded by federal grant money obtained through the City of Rockdale and partially by local fund drives plus other donations from the Central Texas area.
20 YEARS AGO…
More than 2,000 items were collected for service men and women and, perhaps more importantly, spirits were lifted at a “Support Our Troops” rally held at Taylor Banc Plaza.
Rockdale High School’s Big Blue Band had bounced back all the way. That’s the opinion of University Interscholastic League judges. Big Blue won its first sweepstakes award since 1993 at Caldwell High School. That’s the highest award bestowed upon high school bands.
10 YEARS AGO…
An 1880s-era downtown building, which was ordered demolished by the city’s Building Standards Commission, had gotten at least a temporary reprieve from the city council. The council voted unanimously to hear additional evidence from a structural engineer on effects of demolishing the Cameo Insurance building on adjacent structures.
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