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100 YEARS AGO...
A blast of joy spread all over Rockdale late Friday evening when the news came that the city’s fighting little football squad had accomplished what Cameron considered the “impossible,” namely, they ha defeated Cameron High on their home ground by the decisive score of 16 to 0. It was quite an upset and Cameron supporters are still wondering how it all happened.
Slowly but surely for the past several years the consciousness has been forced upon the minds of the people of Milam County who live south of the Little River that the north half of the county was unwilling, and daily becoming more unwilling, for the south half to receive its just dues. Slowly but surely the parting of ways has been approaching, and yesterday, the Milam County Commissioners Court, dominated by County Judge W. G. Gillis, went on record as proving conclusively the truth of the above statements. Yesterday Judge Gillis, by word and action, plainly informed the people of the south half of Milam County that he was County Judge for the north half exclusively, and that in so far as his personal efforts were concerned the section of the county south of the Little River would never get anything which the people of Cameron did not want them to have.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Simms’ Ye Merry Wives party was an attractive hospitality of Friday evening. Autumnal tints were selected by the hostess for use in the color scheme. Autumn also being featured in the accessories of the game tables and gifts for high score. For each game won an autumn leaf was added to the score card which was prettily decorated with an autumn branch. Cosmos lent brightness and charge to the living and dining rooms. Six tables of players formed the personnel. After the games, each table was laid with a hand-made luncheon set and a most tempting salad course served.
40 YEARS AGO…
Gary C. Griesbach, divisional mechanical engineer at Alcoa’s Rockdale Works, was named safety manager, succeeding Bob Hubbard who has recently accepted the position of atomizer superintendent. Griesbach is a native of Erie, PA and received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Penn State University. He began his career with Alcoa as a mechanical design engineer in Pittsburgh and transferred to Rockdale in 1973 as staff mechanical engineer.
The home of Sam and Bootsie Peebles was featured in the 1981 Christmas Tour of Homes. The residence at 501 East Belton Street was once two individual houses. Combined in the 1940s, the resulting structure comprises the gracious home.
Piggly Wiggly had celery on sale for 48 cents each.
20 YEARS AGO…
Fifty-eight years ago, Rockdale High School students Domingo Suarez Sr. and Hubert Ray left school early to fight in WWII. Suarez fought in the Pacific including the Battle of Guadalcanal and the liberation of the Philippines. Ray landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day and stormed through Europe with the Corps of Engineers, picking up mines for the advancing Third Army. In an emotion-packed ceremony at Rockdale High School, they finally received their RHS Class of 1943 diplomas.
Richards Memorial Hospital received a flag and flagpole thanks to several organizations. H.B. Zachary donated and installed a flagpole with Rockdale Memorial Company providing the marker.
10 YEARS AGO…
Sometimes heroes come in small packages and Cameron-area resident Della Mekush is grateful that they do. Brothers Heath Hollas, 9, and J. W. Hollas, 6, were recognized with Preservation of Life Awards by Sheriff David Greene at Monday’s Milam County Commissioner Court meeting. On Aug. 19 the two boys, sons of Gery and Theresa Mekush Hollas of Cameron, were credited with saving Della Mekush’s life by guiding rescuers to the remote spot where she suffered critical injuries when thrown from a horse.
In 2011 “Santa” was turning the tables on Rockdale kids and for the best of causes. Rockdale Christmas Roundup, which was facing an unprecedented budget crunch in 2011, was selling letters from Santa to aid this year’s Roundup effort. Price was $5 each, according to Jocelyn Lewis, who was coordinating the program for Roundup. Letters were printed on quality Christmas paper with a coordinating envelope addressed to each child.
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