10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO…
George Weber, 16-yearold boy, living five mile south of Thorndale, suffered a serious, if not fatal, injury on Sunday afternoon when a shotgun was accidentally discharged as he picked it up, the shot from both barrels striking him in the left shoulder and side, just above the heart. The report is that this lad and a companion were hunting near Weber’s home and stopped at a well, placing their guns across a water trough. In grasping his gun and drawing it to him by the barrel, the hammers, striking the edge of the trough, were drawn back and when released sprang back with sufficient force to explode both charges in the gun. He was rushed to the P&S Hospital in Taylor and is reported to be in serious condition.
Coach Magee’s Rockdale High School Tigers have been “mopping up” in basketball. On Tuesday of last week they defeated the Yoemen of Cameron High School on the local court by a score of 27 to 16. On Wednesday night of the same week Coach Magee took his quintet over to Georgetown and, in a night game on an indoor court, they defeated Georgetown High by a score of 16 to 13. This game was particularly pleasing to Mr. Magee as he is a graduate of Georgetown High. On Friday of the same week the tigers went to Cameron and again defeated Cameron High, the score being 21 to 18.
The residence of W.H. Fletcher in Highland Park Addition was entered by a burglar Monday night. Mr. Fletcher states that evidence was left to show that the burglar visited practically every room in the house. He was evidently in search of money, and after finding Mr. Fletcher’s pocketbook containing $50 seemed to lose interest in the silverware he had taken, which he left outside the pantry window, through which entrance to the house was effected.
40 YEARS AGO…
A long-time Rockdale fireman and his son have donated $1,000 to the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department’s building fund. Gus Backhaus Jr. and Gus Backhaus III each gave $500 checks to the RVFD which is planning on building a new fire station at the corner of Bell and Wilcox. RVFD secretary Ladis Matous said the RVFD building fund now totals $47,000, about halfway to its $100,000 goal.
20 YEARS AGO…
A 23-year-old Minerva woman is dead, her parents are in serious but stable condition at Scott & White Hospital, and a 41-year-old Hearne man will face murder and attempted murder charges after a stabbing and beating spree near Minerva. At one point three small children were held as hostages but emerged unharmed. Sheriff Charlie West and a dozen officers from various agencies found the body of Stephanie Young inside the family mobile home on CR Loop 232. Arrested was 41-year-old Ben Contreras, described by West as “Young’s estranged boyfriend.”
10 YEARS AGO…
So, you think thi s month’s Rockdale rainfall has been something special? You’re right. Through Tuesday Rockdale’s official rain gauge at KRXT-FM has recorded 5.62 inches of precipitation for the month. With a few days to go, that makes this month already the wettest January in the past 14 years.
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