100 YEARS AGO
Monday afternoon Mrs. Robert Lee Hale was delightful hostess to the Bridge Club, in her apartment at the Larrieu Hotel. Christmas bells, crimson berries and green foliage made attractive Yuletide decorations. Brillant poinsettias gave an added beauty to the scene. Tables for the games were covered in red and green, and the score cards were in holly and Christmas candle motif. Miss Eleanor Phillips held club high score and was awarded a novelty black oilcloth bridge cover and a pad. Miss Miriam Loewenstein held guest high score and was presented a pretty pair of enameled show trees. Mrs. Hale served the following delicious two course menu on bamboo trays: Potatoes, olives, coffee; marshmallow whip, delicate cake which carried out the red and green color scheme. Boxes of candy in red wrappings and poinsettia seals were given as favors.
Mr. D. A Caroway, of Florida, has located in Rockdale and is now engaged in forming the Retail Merchants’ Protective Association, an organization whose name tells its purpose. Mr. Caroway has associated with him Mr. W.E. Price of Dallas. The new organization has office quarters in the Chamber of Commerce room at the city hall. The plans contemplate the assembling of data covering Milam and adjoining counties and rendering a service to the businessmen which will be invaluable. Credit reports will be issued monthly. Mr. Caroway expects to have his organization well in hand soon after January 1.
On last Friday night, Mrs. W. E. James entertained her Sunday school class with a party at her residence on West Cameron Street. Mrs. James has twenty-three little girls enrolled, and eighteen of this number were in attendance. The spacious living room was decorated in true Christmas style, with hanging festoons, Christmas bells and potted plants, with a handsomely decorated Christmas tree, laden with gifts from one member to another, being the main attraction.
40 YEARS AGO
While a movie theater owner, he perfected a fried chicken recipe. And while a fried chicken merchant he has perfected the Pepper Puppy, a product he hopes will spring from Rockdale to...well, everywhere. Harold L. Parsley Jr. gathers no moss. He’s taught school, run a newspaper, sold real estate, operated car washes and movie theaters, runs a successful chicken business and now he’s hoping to score his biggest hit—the Pepper Puppy.
20 YEARS AGO The Duane Urban home, 612 Francine, was judged Rockdale’s overall Christmas lights champion by a committee of out-of-town judges Friday in the annual contest sponsored by the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce. “Tour of Lights” champions were crowned in 11 categories Friday and awards were presented Monday night at the Chamber’s Hogan-Hall Building.
10 YEARS AGO
New Rockdale City Manager Chris Whittaker is big on “laundry lists.” Not the kind you might find left behind at the washateria, but the kind a town might compile of tasks it would like to accomplish in the next few days, weeks or years. Whittaker, who was named city manager just over three weeks ago. has already been “out and about” taking in the scope of Rockdale’s strong points and its challenges.
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